Soviet space program omitted reports of failure or trouble". Out of fear of admitting any defeat, reports of cosmonauts' missions leaned towards an exaggerated positive spin rather than factual substance. "The USSR was famously described by Winston Churchill as 'a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma' and nothing signified this more than the search for the truth behind its space program during the Cold War. Although the Space Race was literally played out above our heads, it was often obscured by a figurative 'space curtain' that took much effort to see through" says Dominic Phelan in the book "Cold War Space
A Riddle of Roses stories that her young heroine longs to place herself in but, more importantly, it leaves readers with a story that does the bardic tradition proud." A Riddle of Roses A Riddle of Roses is the debut novel of Caryl Cude Mullin. It was illustrated by Kasia Charko, and released by Second Story Press in 2000. The novel is well suited for young readers and marketed for young teenagers. The novel's topic is influenced by Celtic mythology and Arthurian legends. The story is about an orphan girl named Meryl and her dream of becoming a bard like her mother before her,