{"product_id":"soviet-space-book-key-to-start-launch-veselka-1986","title":"Soviet Space Book Key to Start, Launch – Veselka Kyiv 1986, Ukrainian","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis illustrated Soviet space book, “Ключ на старт! ПУСК!” (Key to Start! Launch!), was published in Kyiv in 1986 by the Veselka (Веселка) publishing house. Written for young explorers and future space captains, it is a guide to astronautics from the history of astronomy to the Soyuz missions of its day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eItem Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated book on astronautics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ключ на старт! ПУСК! (Key to Start! Launch!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Veselka (Веселка), Kyiv\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear Published:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1986\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ukrainian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with color cover art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diagrams of rockets, orbital stations and space suits, portraits of cosmonauts including Yuri Gagarin, life in zero gravity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood vintage condition. The pages are clean with minor age-appropriate yellowing. The spine and cover show light wear consistent with age. Please see the photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeselka was the main children's publisher of Soviet Ukraine, and its science books were known for generous illustration. Published in 1986, this volume captures the pride the USSR took in its space program in the late Soviet years, when long-duration flights aboard orbital stations were the headline achievement. Detailed technical drawings sit next to portraits of famous cosmonauts, making it both an educational book and a period piece of Space Race imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause it is written entirely in Ukrainian rather than Russian, this Soviet space book is also of interest to collectors of regional and language editions, as well as to anyone who collects vintage scientific illustration or Soviet space program collectibles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eShipping\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarefully packed and shipped worldwide from Ukraine with a tracking number. Delivery to the USA typically takes 2–4 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soviet Vintage Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67681718829205,"sku":"EBAY-406926565545","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/0500\/3413\/files\/soviet-space-book-key-to-start-launch-veselka-1986-1.jpg?v=1791708732","url":"https:\/\/sovietvintagestore.com\/products\/soviet-space-book-key-to-start-launch-veselka-1986","provider":"Soviet Vintage Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}