Forgotten Soviet Moon Rover Beams Light Back to Earth
I love the look of that Lunokhod rover.<p>It reminds me of Russian author Victor Pelevin's wonderful satirical mini-novel "Omon Ra". The Soviet moon missions carried a heavy secret...<p>There's a free English translation of Omon Ra available online:<p><a href="http://a7sharp9.com/Omon.html" rel="nofollow">http://a7sharp9.com/Omon.html</a><p>I don't know about the quality of this translation, but I'd absolutely recommend the book to anyone who's interested in post-Soviet Russia... And can stomach Pelevin's sprawling irony, which may be the only appropriate literary tool for approaching contemporary Russia :)