Dictatorship of the Air: Aviation Culture and the Fate of Modern Russia, by Scott W. Palmer. Cambridge Centennial of Flight Series. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006. xx, 307 pp. $40.00 US (cloth).
Scott Palmer's engaging book examines Russian aviation as a symbol of Soviet and Russian modernity, and as a means of transportation and warfare. In exploring the many dimensions of Soviet aviation, and the more general spirit of "Soviet air-mindedness," Palmer has mined a vast array of published and archival sources. The result is an interesting book that provides important insights into the development of Soviet aviation as well as the fate of modern Russia.
The book begins with an analysis of Russia's homegrown version of Icarus, which provided …
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