Soviet Nauka i Zhizn Science / Наука и жизнь USSR Science & Technology Magazine

Origin: Soviet Union, Moscow Year: 1968-1990. Publisher: Pravda Language: Russian Pages: 160 Original print run: 2,900,000 copies Condition: Vintage, used Price: €12.95 Original issue of Наука и жизнь (Science and Life), one of the best-known Soviet popular-science magazines. A large illustrated magazine covering scientific discoveries, engineering, industry, space exploration, nature and technology. The cover features a Soviet gas-processing installation at the Shatlyk gas field in the Turkmen SSR, together with a computer-generated scientific graph. Inside this issue: - Industrial engineering and ultrasonic testing - Soviet scientific research and discoveries - Space exploration and life in orbit - Mathematics, biology and technology - Popular-science articles, diagrams and illustrations A fascinating look at how science, technology and industrial progress were presented to the Soviet public during the Cold War. Original vintage magazine with visible age-related wear, particularly around the edges and spine. See photographs.