Soviet science fiction illos

Posted by Cory Doctorow, May 8, 2008 9:43 AM | permalink

Phil sez, "Dark Roasted Blend has posted a collection of illustrations from early Soviet science fiction, most by Yury Markov. Stunning artistry!" Link

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Older International ferry terrorism search called off: they were just tourists

Newer 3D photos of centuries old anatomical models

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#1 posted by Matt Staggs, May 8, 2008 10:32 AM

Dark Roasted Blend is a never-ending source of "wow!"moments for me. Thanks for keeping them on the radar here at BB!

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#2 posted by Antinous / Moderator, May 8, 2008 11:53 AM

That guy in the foreground looks suspiciously like Nikolai Cherkasov, who starred in Alexander Nevsky and Ivan Groznyy.

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#3 posted by Gort, May 8, 2008 7:40 PM

Awesome illustrations - are they public domain? Some would good on a shirt.

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#4 posted by eustace, May 9, 2008 12:39 AM

Oaaaah! These are beautiful!
When I got to Robot vs. Tiny Godzillas (no 10 down) I thought "Can't get cooler than this". Wrong. See no 15 down, Think about Monster, Forget Spacesuit, Die.

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#5 posted by eustace, May 9, 2008 2:10 AM

No 5 from the top - Fighting Monsters and Robots gave me this Skin Condition.

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#6 posted by eustace, May 9, 2008 9:37 PM

gee... I guess no one else wanted to play. And I left many good ones unnamed.