The first manned spaceflight
Subtitle: Russia's quest for space
By: Vladimir Suvorov, Alexander Sabelnikov.
Contributors: Sabelnikov, Alexander.
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Commack, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
Subjects: Manned space flight -- Russia (Federation) -- History.; Manned space flight -- Soviet Union -- History.
Description: This book is about the early era of the Russian space challenge. It is based on the notes of Vladimir Suvorov, a distinguished chief documentary cinematographer, who eyewitnessed and described in his top secret diary all these events from 1959 to 1969. He and his team made 35 films on the Russian conquest of space.

He worked closely with the key scientists including Chief Designer Sergey Korolev, the President of the Academy of Sciences Mstislav Keldish and other high ranking military officers who were in charge of the Soviet space program. Many cosmonauts, especially the first ones like Yuri Gagarin, German Titov, et al., became his friends. This book is the first close up and personal account of these remarkable events.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.