Palmer, 2006, Dictatorship of the Air

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Scott Palmer. Dictatorship of the Air: Aviation Culture and the Fate of Modern Russia. Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Imperial All-Russian Aero Club = IVAK

See first chapter for other groups, people, and especially publication names – usually given Romanized and translated.

Really starts in 1909. Might not mention the Russian balloon corps and related. A lot of focus on Sikorsky.

Hopkins-MSE TL526.R9 P35 2006


Original title Dictatorship of the Air: Aviation Culture and the Fate of Modern Russia
Simple title Dictatorship of the Air
Authors Scott W. Palmer
Date 2006
Countries GB
Languages en
Keywords heavier-than-air, culture, Russia, Igor Sikorsky, Imperial All-Russia Aero Club, Russo-Japanese War, Vasilii Korn, World War I
Journal
Related to aircraft? 1
Page count 307
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