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Very much so. My uncle, a well educated and curious person had no idea Americans landed on the Moon. He learned that only around 1989 and was profoundly shocked
by varjag 7y ago
Very much so. My uncle, a well educated and curious person had no idea Americans landed on the Moon. He learned that only around 1989 and was profoundly shocked.
There was astronomy course in Soviet high school curriculum in 1980s but no mention of the landings in the textbook. And the Great Soviet Encyclopaedia article on Apollo 11 was probably one of the tersest in the whole publication :)
- m0zg 7y agoGlad to see a confirmation I'm not imagining things. My memory of those times has faded considerably, but this is one of those things that shocked me so much that I remember it better than others.
- gdy 7y agoBeing born in the USSR, my memories are quite the opposite. Everyone new that Americans have landed on the moon. What's more, I've never heard about 'moon landing hoax' until the end of 90s.
- varjag 7y agoYes, moon landing hoax was not a thing. Soviet govt never tried to deny it, just to downplay. And no, "everyone" didn't know that. Space and tech nerds would know that for sure, but outside that it would be spotty: many would have heard of it, some didn't. Certainly not something they'd bring up 12th of April on TV.