Vostok programme it into an even higher orbit. The orbit eventually decayed, and it re-entered the atmosphere several years later. The next six launches were all of the "Vostok 1K" design, equipped with life-support facilities, and planned to be recovered after orbit. The first spacecraft launched on July 28, 1960 carried two space dogs named Chayka and Lisichka. An explosion destroyed the spacecraft shortly after launch, killing both dogs, and the mission was not given a name. The next mission, designated Korabl-Sputnik 2, was launched on August 19, 1960, carrying two more dogs, Belka and Strelka, as well as a variety of
The Man from the USSR and Other Plays on September 28, 1996, at the Berlin Schaubühne, and was followed by 20 performances in October. It was performed in German, translated by German playwright Botho Strauß. 'The Man from the USSR' was first produced in Berlin in 1926, and the first act was published in "Rul"' on January 1 the following year. 'The Event' was written in Paris in 1938, and was published in "Russkie kapiskie" ("Russian Annuls"). The plot follows a painter in tsarist Russia and his wife as they await a convict who has threatened them with violence. 'The Granddad' is a one-act verse play, which was