#all of their cute knickknacks were belka and strelka

[kindalikerackham]

space (dogs) race

laika laika laika laika

a beloved tragedy the stars in their eyes became the stars around yours a fatal optimism echoes of the doomed ring of communism so we say belka and strelka and belka and strelka and strelka and belka

joy and hope and triumph the stars in our eyes became the stars around yours a resilient optimism echoes the brilliant ring of communism so they say

#the english speaking world's fixation on laika is so fascinating after visiting moscow's space museum #all of their cute knickknacks were belka and strelka #poetry #poems #unedited #me #space race #ussr #communism #propaganda #laika #belka and strelka #лайка #белка и стрелка #коммунизм #ссср