Lot n° 166
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RIABOUCHINSKY, Dimitri (1882–1962) – Autograph - Lot 166
RIABOUCHINSKY, Dimitri (1882–1962) – Autograph
• Memoirs of the circumstances under which I left our homeland at the end of 1918. Manuscript, undated, 6 pp., 27 × 21 cm; same text, typescript with handwritten corrections, 8 pp., 27 × 21 cm.
A unique document recounting the activities of the Kuchino Institute prior to World War I and Dimitri Riabouchinsky’s plans to incorporate the field of astronautics into the institute’s scope of study: “I already considered at the time that the problem of interplanetary flight was theoretically solvable, as confirmed by the significant results obtained to date. But I also foresaw that many of those who then regarded this problem as utopian would criticize me (…) "The war significantly altered the plans, and research at Kuchino was redirected toward military developments. During this new military research, the 'ballistic wheel' and the recoilless gun emerged, the latter tested at the Petrograd firing range on October 24, 1916. “But by early 1917, all productive work in Russia had become impossible.” From the very first day of the revolution, many of the most eminent artillery technicians were simply killed. Dimitri Riabouchinsky’s wife and their children left for Crimea, while he himself remained in Moscow in the hope of protecting the Aerodynamic Institute. In an attempt to save his colleagues and the institute itself, Dimitri Riabouchinsky proposed the nationalization of the institute. Shortly thereafter, Moisei Uritsky himself forbade Dimitri Riabouchinsky from leaving Petrograd; the situation was escalating. “(...) the next morning, a squad of soldiers stormed into my room, and their commander announced that I was under arrest. ‘But why?’ I asked, ‘when yesterday Uritsky said I was free.’ — ‘Uritsky has been killed,’ they replied. ” Dimitri Riabushinsky spent a month in detention and was released thanks to the relentless efforts of his colleagues at the Academy of Sciences. Thanks to the efforts of several of them and Maxim Gorky himself, an agreement for a trip to Denmark was quickly signed for Dimitri Riabushinsky. He left Petrograd on October 24, 1918.
Dmitri Ryabushinsky (1882–1962) - Autograph
• Memoirs of the circumstances under which I left our homeland at the end of 1918. Manuscript, undated, 6 pp., 27 x 21 cm; The same text, typescript with handwritten corrections, 8 pp., 27 x 21 cm.
A unique document describing the work of the Institute in Kuchino before World War I and Dmitry Ryabushinsky’s plans to include the problem of spaceflight within the scope of the institute’s research: “Even then, I considered the problem of interplanetary flight to be theoretically solvable, as has been confirmed by the significant results achieved to date. But I also foresaw that many who considered this problem utopian at the time would criticize me (…)” The war significantly altered plans, and research in Kuchino was redirected toward military development. In the course of this new military research, the “ballistic wheel” and a recoilless gun—tested at the Petrograd firing range on October 24, 1916—were developed. “But from the beginning of 1917, any productive work in Russia became impossible.” On the very first day of the revolution, many of the most prominent artillery engineers were simply killed. Dmitry Ryabushinsky’s wife and children left for Crimea, while he remained in Moscow in the hope of defending the Aerodynamic Institute. In an attempt to save his staff and the institution itself, Dmitry Ryabushinsky proposed nationalizing the institute. Soon after, Dmitry Ryabushinsky was personally forbidden by Moisey Uritsky from leaving
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