How Long to Read The Cosmonaut Who Couldn't Stop Smiling

How Long Does it Take to Read The Cosmonaut Who Couldn't Stop Smiling?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 21 minutes to read The Cosmonaut Who Couldn't Stop Smiling by Andrew L. Jenks

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

“Let's go!” With that, the boyish, grinning Yuri Gagarin launched into space on April 12, 1961, becoming the first human being to exit Earth's orbit. The twenty-seven-year-old lieutenant colonel departed for the stars from within the shadowy world of the Soviet military-industrial complex. Barbed wires, no-entry placards, armed guards, false identities, mendacious maps, and a myriad of secret signs had hidden Gagarin from prying outsiders—not even his friends or family knew what he had been up to. Coming less than four years after the Russians launched Sputnik into orbit, Gagarin's voyage was cause for another round of capitalist shock and Soviet rejoicing. The Cosmonaut Who Couldn't Stop Smiling relates this twentieth-century icon's remarkable life while exploring the fascinating world of Soviet culture. Gagarin's flight brought him massive international fame—in the early 1960s, he was possibly the most photographed person in the world, flashing his trademark smile while rubbing elbows with the varied likes of Nehru, Castro, Queen Elizabeth II, and Italian sex symbol Gina Lollobrigida. Outside of the spotlight, Andrew L. Jenks reveals, his tragic and mysterious death in a jet crash became fodder for morality tales and conspiracy theories in his home country, and, long after his demise, his life continues to provide grist for the Russian popular-culture mill. This is the story of a legend, both the official one and the one of myth, which reflected the fantasies, perversions, hopes and dreams of Gagarin's fellow Russians. With this rich, lively chronicle of Gagarin's life and times, Jenks recreates the elaborately secretive world of space-age Russia while providing insights into Soviet history that will captivate a range of readers.

How long is The Cosmonaut Who Couldn't Stop Smiling?

The Cosmonaut Who Couldn't Stop Smiling by Andrew L. Jenks is 315 pages long, and a total of 80,325 words.

This makes it 106% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Cosmonaut Who Couldn't Stop Smiling Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 18 minutes to read The Cosmonaut Who Couldn't Stop Smiling aloud.

What Reading Level is The Cosmonaut Who Couldn't Stop Smiling?

The Cosmonaut Who Couldn't Stop Smiling is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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