The Two Sides of the Moon. The Space Race of the Cold War

An intriguing double autobiography of Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov and American astronaut David Scott – memories and a documentary narrative about how the "lunar rivalry" between the USSR and the USA, which transformed into the space project "Soyuz-Apollo", marked the... beginning of an era of scientific and technical partnership between the USSR and the USA. Scott and Leonov, as leading participants in that unprecedented race for space achievements, respected each other greatly and, in essence, more than anyone else, realized all the problems, the gravity of the trials, and the degree of risk that threatened their rival. These biographies, told from the perspectives of two very different cultures and societies, are united by the desire of true explorers to participate in the most advanced space events and respect for the technical achievements of the opposite side.