Oleg we need the K-7!

[Viking]

Truly so!
This was the 30’s and the idea of future progress was unlimited.
One of my favourite movies “ Metropolis” by Fritz Lang 1927 depicts the ideas at that time.

The ideas of the Soviet era was very much like that in the sense that citizens were, happily, and to some degree ignorantly, lead by scientist who the believed could, like magicians, invalidate the laws of nature like in e.g. the K-7, the law of gravity.

The Soviet copy of the B-29 was just a way to take a shortcut in order to get a strategic air force, witch they had not had so far, ASAP to counter the US nuclear threat while they worked out their own design. No needs to improve just accept and go on to make a new model.


To make a brief comment on your post, the believe and hope the citizens of the Soviet era had in society and science mirrors the believe and hope the US citizen’s had in nation and industry. As we have seen both failed to deliver!

Regards

No anger or venom is expressed or intended.


The Viking