Artificial Satellites of the Earth (1958)

 Iskusstvennye sputniki. by Ario Abramovich Shternfelʹd Moskva, Gos. izd-vo tekhniko-teoret. lit-vy, (296 p.) 1958. First ed. published in 1956 under title: Iskusstvennye sputniki Zemli.

With no ability to translate I still wanted to share some of the great illustrations in this book.

Fig. V. Multistage orbital rocket (project by Gotland, Kunesch & Dixon)

Fig. VI Top stage of previous rocket, to serve as artificial satellite

Fig XI Satellite, base of interplanetary rockets, rotates to generate gravity (A Shterifeld, drawing by N. Kolchitskij)

Fig XII Another possible crewed satellite. Int eh center section there's no gravity, in the rotating segment there's gravity. (A. Shterifeld, drawing by V. Vorontsov)

Fig. XIII interplanetary station (Braun)
 I think this is a Fred Freeman painting from Colliers

Fig XIV Artificial satellite (Erik?)

 I like this Russian version of construction a space station.

Fig XV various phases of the construction, (project by Romick)

 Fig. 42 method for determining the vertical detecting the blocking of cosmic rays by earth.

These diagrams are both beautiful and informative about creating satellite coverage with stationary satellites.

 Maybe someone can send me an explanation what this is. Even with a diagram I am not sure if it is a space station, telescope, or something else.

Fig XXX Artificial satellite by Oberth

Fig XXXI Automatic rocket orbiting earth loading fuel before dearting to Moon (Clark?)

Fig XXXII A spaceship parting from satellite (A. Shterifeld, drawing by N. Kolchitskij)

Fig XXXIII Launch of orbital rocket (drawing by N. Kolchitskij)

Fig XXXIV, Fig XXXV and Fig XXXVI are different stages in the assembly of a Interplanetary Station (A. Shterifeld, drawing by N. Kolchitskij)

 These last few paintings are dated 1957 so they are new to this printing. Too bad they are not in color.