Having read up on the subject previously, I know t I may have read Soviet Space Dogs only last year but Laika gives a much more emotional slant on the story. They just lift the heart a little after such a sad, and true, ending. Of course, nothing lasts. Views Read Edit View history. Yet, it is the attachment between Yelena and Laika which takes center stage because in the end Yelena is forced to betray the dog she loves. It's not a spoiler to tell you that she doesn't come back. 
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Discover what to read next. This is not for the sensitive dog person Summer of at the Institute of Aviation Medicine in Moscow, Alexandrovna Dubrovsky just landed a job as the new dog trainer assistant at the kennels.
Laika the Space Dog Survives in Alternate Happy Endings by Nick Abadzis
View all 10 comments. Every animal we meet in these pages, human and otherwise, gets a fair and compassionate narrative. This launch capsule, the Korabl-Sputnik 1, experienced a mechanical failure when the guidance system steered it in the wrong direction.
Laika is something of an Oliver Twist, but the painful ending can't be avoided. To ask other readers questions about Laikaplease sign up. Many people still contact me, wondering about that ending, wondering why I told the story the way I did, about how much of it was real and even whether there might be an alternative ending to the story I appreciate stories like this and learning ab This is a heartbreaking story from start to finish. May 08, Alex Sarll added it. And Cassie Edwards take note he's included a lengthy bibliography at the end of the book for anyone seeking more information.
What the heck was I thinking Watch as she finds a canine friend and learns to survive on the streets of Moscow. I don't know that I can recommend this to dog lovers - it's just sad. Everyone working on the launch knew the dog was going on a one way trip--the personal glimpses into the major players' lives help us to see how they might have justified that sacrifice to themselves and others.
At least I think that's what happened. The second satellite would carry a passenger - a dog named Laika.
It was the same with Laika. And thirdly, it focuses on a lady named Oleg who works for the Soviet's space program as the dog handler, abadzls is brokenhearted when Kudryavka is chosen because she knowns that Sputnik II has no re-entry option other than burning up in the atmosphere and Kudryavka will not return from this mission.
Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. We treat them like babies who cannot abadzi. The images personalize it. Which sets us up for how Laika dies, in cramped isolation and lonely. It is heartbreaking to read about such an innocent creature meeting such an undeserved fate.
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And I thought "Lassie Come Home" was sad. I have a bit of baadzis obsession with the story of Laika, the dog the Russians sent into orbit on Sputnik 2 in Not a dog person myself, I direct your attention today to Nick Abadzis. His work for both adults and children has been published in many countries across the world. It looks like he is back in the game. What's not to love?
This book broke my heart. Laika bonds immediately with her caretaker Yelena Alexandrovna Dubrovsky and endears herself to the other scientists as well. I appreciate stories like this and learning about humanities past. They try their best to find them homes and for most of them they do.
Anyone who has ever owned a pet will be familiar with this feeling.
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