Sputnik Mugs

Jarkko bought 2 distinctive mugs [ side and front ] from a porter on a train in Russia while there on a trip in the late 80s before the fall of the USSR. I'm fascinated by the design which features a globe with a Soviet era space theme of rockets and space capsules jetting into space. I'd guess they're from sometime in the 1960s. I don't know much about the USSR space program but I'll guess that the little ball closest to the globe is Sputnik, which is often credited as starting the Cold War, from which I can guess that the rest of the design illustrates the progression of Soviet space technology aiming towards landing on the moon. The Leningrad Cowboys may be familiar with Soviet Era space race artwork. I'll drink glöggi [more vodka, less sugar], play Laika and the Cosmonauts and, after the first drink, I'll be in space too. Who needs a sputnik when you've got hot spiked rocket fuel to drink? :)

23 Nov 2003 at 3:08, Helsinki