COSMONAUTICAL MARTYRS, a photo from Saint Petersburg, Northwest

Photographer's Note

Inside S. Peter and S.Paul Fort there are many small museums. This one is dedicated to show details of the effort of Soviet regime to reach a high level in the conquer of the outer space. There are many old machines, rockets, clothes and photos, but few placards in English.
What called more my attention was the use of the animals as source of knowledge. They used monkeys, dogs, cats, turtles, rabbits and many other animals.
Here we can see the cat image even with its foot print and even the small cage where it was sent to space, at side there are other poster with image of animals used in the experiences and another multiple cage bellow. The image os the dogs in another part of museum was moving too.
Some of animals used had their brains connected with electronic devices..
Fortunately use of animals in science are much more ethical and limited nowadays than it used to be the past.

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Dentro do Forte de S.Pedro e S.Paulo h� uma s廨ie de pequenos museus, um deles � dedicado 跴 conquistas aeroespaciais do regime sovi彋ico. L� podemos ver muitas m嫭uinas, foguetes, retratos, cartazes, roupas e fotos. Uma pena que a maior parte das placas estava escrita apenas em russo.
Uma das coisas que mais chamou minha aten誽o foram as imagens dos animais usados como cobaias: c綣s, gatos, coelhos, tartarugas, macacos, etc.
Na foto podemos ver a foto de um dos gatos, inclusive com a pegada do bicho, e abaixo da foto est� uma gaiola onde ele foi enviado ao espa蔞. Ao lado temos mais fotos de animais usados e outra gaiola em baixo, essa usada para enviar v嫫ios bichos ao mesmo tempo. Uma foto dos c綣s usados, mostrada em outra sala, era comovente.
Muitos desses animais tinham dispositivos eletr獼icos implantados na cabe蓷.
Felizmente hoje em dia o uso de cobaias � bem mais 彋ico e limitado do que era antigamente.

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Miguel82 (47110) 2020-04-03 1:59

Jorge, i imagine the stress and the fear of these poor animals locked up in these strange machines sent to the space. Nowadays the use of animals for these experiences is controlled, fortunately. Fine colors, good sharpness, interesting photo note, regards.

Fis2 (170779) 2020-04-03 2:03

Witaj Jorge!
Curious exposure.
A very interestin presentation.
Good framing and colors.
Well done.
Keep safe.
Krzysztof

papagolf21 (152607) 2020-04-03 2:18

Bonjour, cher Jorge,
Edifiant ! et pourtant, toujours existant en mati鋨e de recherches.
Tr鋊 bon sujet.
Amiti廥.
Philippe

Silvio1953 (221627) 2020-04-03 3:37

Ciao Jorge, interesting testimoniance, fine details and and splendid clarity, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Tue (92370) 2020-04-03 3:42

Hello Jorge,
A good photo of this exhibition about space travel. Good composition, lighting and colours. The elaborate machine is well captured also, with clear details.
Lars

jhm (211736) 2020-04-03 6:00

Hello Jorge,

Again a nice interior image of the old furnitures
Real a lovely architecture realisation
But your picture is very nice photographed.
Very well done, TFS.

Keep safe,
John.

sacimar (38173) 2020-04-03 9:16

Hola Jorge,

interesante imagen de este museo, me llaman la atenci鏮 los diferentes aparatos que podemos ver aqu� y c鏔o han sido enviados al espacio los animales, bien visto,

Un saludo,

Sergio

lousat (139286) 2020-04-03 16:47

Hi Jorge,interesting exhibition,a memory of the attempts of Russia in the space,where the dog Laika remains the symbol,useful post very rich to talk about this theme. Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

emka (158172) 2020-04-03 23:58

Hello Jorge, I have rather short time for visiting the fort so I haven't seen this museum. I remember well the excitement when the dog Laika was sent in Cosmos.

Laika was a Soviet space dog who became one of the first animals in space, and the first animal to orbit the Earth. Laika, a stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, was selected to be the occupant of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 that was launched into outer space on 3 November 1957.

Poor cats.

Stay safe

MAlgo

ktanska (44766) 2020-04-04 2:33

Hi Jorge,
Interesting museum presenting the early days of space race. That face of a space cat catches attention well. I wonder what that small rocket engine was used for.
Kari