World history: Presentation of Internet exhibition and documentary exposition timed to the centenary of academician B. Ye. Chertok

April 10, 2012 the Exhibition Hall of the Russian State Archive of Scientific and Technical Documentation (Moscow) will host "I was born in 1912 ..." online exhibition and "A witness of the Era" documentary exposition, dedicated to the centenary of Academician B. Ye. Chertok.

The online exhibition is based on the documents of scientific, research, invention, design, pedagogical and creative work of the scientist and designer Boris Chertok, submitted by him to RGANTD in 1994-2011. The materials have formed the personal collection of the scientist in the archive. The exhibition also includes other materials from RGANTD, federal and departmental archives. The project features more than 370 virtual images of documents (text, graphics, audio-visual), most of which will be available to visitors for the first time. The five sections of the exhibition (A Young Inventor. 1928-1940; Jet Hardware Engineer. 1941-1946; Korolev’s Companion. 1947-1965; Veteran of Podlipki. 1966-1994, Educator, Scholar, Writer. 1968 - 2011) display documentary evidence of the interesting episodes of Chertok’s life and work, the author's unique memoirs, "Rockets and People," containing his view of the era, of the dramatic pages in the history of national rocketry and astronautics.

The Internet project is accompanied by a documentary exhibition "A witness of the Era." For many decades, from 1936, Boris E. Chertok had been actively engaged in photography. Even during his lifetime came up an idea to show the public the unique fragments of the author's collection of photos taken by the scientist. The exhibition presents collages, made from the author’s negatives, mostly black and white, which emphasizes the historical documentary of Chertok’s view of the era. The photos are grouped by author’s headings: "The parade on the Red Square", "Air festival in Tushino," "Construction of the Monument "To the Conquerors of Space" at the All-Russian Exhibition of Economic Achievements," "Building the Museum of Cosmonautics in Kaluga," etc. Photos by Boris E. Chertok (never before exhibited) reflect the author's personal impressions of the outside world, socio-political events, travel.

The online exhibition is available on the "Archives of Russia» website at: http://www.rusarchives.ru/.

The exhibition "A witness of the Era" runs from April 11 to May 12, 2012.