{"id":15207,"date":"2017-11-19T11:55:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T16:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15207"},"modified":"2017-11-19T11:55:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T16:55:33","slug":"the-space-art-of-nikolai-m-kolchitsky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15207","title":{"rendered":"The space art of Nikolai M. Kolchitsky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out a sampling of the wonderful artworks from Nikolai Kolchitsky (1907-1979) via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tty72\" target=\"_d\">Artyom Chitailo (@tty72) | Twitter<\/a>:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15208\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15208\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=15208\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MarsInTheSkiesOfItsMoonDeimos-Kolchitsky.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"864,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars in the Skies of it&amp;#8217;s Moon Deimos\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Mars in the Skies of It&amp;#8217;s Moon Deimos&amp;#8221; illustration by Nikolai Kolchitsky for the book  &amp;#8220;The Journey to Distant Worlds&amp;#8221; by Karl Gilzin, 1960&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MarsInTheSkiesOfItsMoonDeimos-Kolchitsky-737x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15208\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MarsInTheSkiesOfItsMoonDeimos-Kolchitsky-737x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MarsInTheSkiesOfItsMoonDeimos-Kolchitsky-737x1024.jpg 737w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MarsInTheSkiesOfItsMoonDeimos-Kolchitsky-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MarsInTheSkiesOfItsMoonDeimos-Kolchitsky-768x1067.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MarsInTheSkiesOfItsMoonDeimos-Kolchitsky.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>&#8220;Mars in the Skies of It&#8217;s Moon Deimos&#8221; illustration by Nikolai Kolchitsky for the book &#8220;The Journey to Distant Worlds&#8221; by Karl Gilzin, 1960<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/spaceart?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#spaceart<\/a> from &#8220;The Journey to Distant Worlds&#8221; book by Karl Gilzin, 1960. Artist N. Kolchitsky <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SkDkkpwgQ4\">pic.twitter.com\/SkDkkpwgQ4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Artyom Chitailo (@tty72) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tty72\/status\/931939461423861761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;Construction of Earth&#8217;s artificial satellite&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Refueling the interplanetary ship at the satellite&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Mars in the skies of its moon Deimos&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;The interplanetary voyagers at Jovian moon Europa&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/spaceart?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#spaceart<\/a> by N. Kolchitsky from &#8220;The Journey to Distant Worlds&#8221; book by K. Gilzin, 1960 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Ml8GFfFde\">pic.twitter.com\/0Ml8GFfFde<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Artyom Chitailo (@tty72) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tty72\/status\/931945914557784065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/spaceart?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#spaceart<\/a> from &#8220;The Journey to Distant Worlds&#8221; book by Karl Gilzin, 1960. Artist N. Kolchitsky <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SkDkkpwgQ4\">pic.twitter.com\/SkDkkpwgQ4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Artyom Chitailo (@tty72) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tty72\/status\/931939461423861761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another untitled <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/spaceart?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#spaceart<\/a> by N. Kolchitsky from &#8220;The Journey to Distant Worlds&#8221; book by Karl Gilzin, 1960 (first edition released in 1955) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L1Qa9nqi5x\">pic.twitter.com\/L1Qa9nqi5x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Artyom Chitailo (@tty72) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tty72\/status\/931941070157565953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;The sight of Saturn from its moon Tethys&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;The interplanetary settlement at 1670 km height&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Future spaceport&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;The interplanetary ship heads to landing&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/spaceart?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#spaceart<\/a> by N. Kolchitsky from &#8220;The Journey to Distant Worlds&#8221; book by K. Gilzin, 1960 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gsIgMKUvZD\">pic.twitter.com\/gsIgMKUvZD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Artyom Chitailo (@tty72) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tty72\/status\/931951161091022848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>More about Kolchitsky:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.653618671320933.1073742282.534492069900261&amp;type=3\" target=\"_d\">The Art of Nikolai Mikhailovich Kolchitsky (URSS- 1907-1979) | Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/steampunkopera.wordpress.com\/2014\/06\/21\/russian-space-art\/\" target=\"_d\">Russian Space Art | A Steampunk Opera (The Dolls Of New Albion)\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/translate?sl=ru&amp;tl=en&amp;js=y&amp;prev=_t&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fandom.ru%2Fabout_fan%2Fromanenko_2.htm&amp;edit-text=&amp;act=url\" target=\"_d\">M. Romanenko &#8211;\u00a0Three Ways Tomorrow: In memory of the artist Nikolai Kolchitsky (Google Translate)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=grocery&amp;banner=00G7Z5DTSFKX6MTTBPR2&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=6b49309f10639a0063e8c2710e9c356a&amp;t=hobbyspace&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out a sampling of the wonderful artworks from Nikolai Kolchitsky (1907-1979) via\u00a0Artyom Chitailo (@tty72) | Twitter: #spaceart from &#8220;The Journey to Distant Worlds&#8221; book by Karl Gilzin, 1960. Artist N. Kolchitsky pic.twitter.com\/SkDkkpwgQ4 \u2014 Artyom Chitailo (@tty72) November 18, 2017 &#8220;Construction of Earth&#8217;s artificial satellite&#8221; &#8220;Refueling the interplanetary ship at the satellite&#8221; &#8220;Mars in the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15207\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The space art of Nikolai M. 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