This biography of the chief rocket designer of the Soviets, Sergei Korolev, is also a good introduction to the Soviet space program. https://www.amazon.com/Kor

This biography of the chief rocket designer of the Soviets, Sergei Korolev, is also a good introduction to the Soviet space program. https://www.amazon.com/Korolev-Masterminded-Soviet-Drive-America/dp/0471327212 https://www.amazon.com/Korolev-Masterminded-Soviet-Drive-Ame...