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Rare Soviet Retro-Future Space Art

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rocketships-away dept.

abramsv writes "A collection of the most inspiring and hard-to-find retro-futuristic graphics from rather unlikely sources: Soviet & Eastern Bloc 'popular tech & science' magazines, German, Italian, British fantastic illustrations and promotional literature — all from the Golden Age of Retro-Future (1930s to 1970s)."

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  1. obvious by User+956 · · Score: 1, Funny

    A collection of the most inspiring and hard-to-find retro-futuristic graphics from rather unlikely sources: Soviet & Eastern Bloc 'popular tech & science' magazines

    In Soviet Russia, future finds you!

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    1. Re:obvious by flyingsquid · · Score: 4, Funny

      The present was so much cooler in the past...

  2. Verb? by Harmonious+Botch · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ok, Dawson, it's late; but can't you put a verb in there someplace?

    1. Re:Verb? by Thanshin · · Score: 5, Funny

      A reply most insightful. Nice presentation, concise.

      All from Slashdot.

  3. Re:Russian? by Thanshin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why does the picture which most prominently displays Earth show the American continents, instead of Europe or Asia? It was originally sold as a dart target.
  4. Wrong continent? by aalu.paneer · · Score: 2, Funny

    In http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1128/1058108337_46491e437c_o.jpg, they show North and South America. I would have guessed them showing Eurasia.

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    1. Re:Wrong continent? by Hognoxious · · Score: 5, Funny

      They have always shown Eurasia.

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  5. Re:Russian? by 10Ghz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe it was their way of showing the readers "Those capitalists in North-America are very easy targets from space".

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  6. Customer alert by dgun · · Score: 2, Funny

    The x-ray glasses advertised in the back of those science mags don't work.

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  7. Re:This brought tears to my eyes by KnowledgeKeeper · · Score: 2, Funny

    Comrade Knyshov, so this is where you ended up. We 've been looking for you.

    :)

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