Postcard of Painting by Leonov and Sokolov of Cosmonaut/Luna 9
Issued in 1967, this popular postcard reproduces the famous painting by futurist Andrei Sokolov and cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. Entitled "In the Ocean of Storms," the illustration depicts the chance happening of the first cosmonaut Moon-walker coming upon the first man-made object to soft-land upon the lunar surface. This painting was one in a series of done by the artists that showed a Soviet manned Moon landing and return to Earth.
PICTURE CREDIT: Courtesy Rex Hall
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