Cold War Era
Letters from the decades of superpower rivalry, nuclear tension, and ideological conflict between East and West.
Never let them change the truth of our innocence. We are innocent, as we have proclaimed and maintained from the time of our arrest.
June 19, 1953 • Sing Sing Prison
I have been fairly successful in putting on a mask behind which I have pined for my family, alone, never rushing for the post when it comes until somebody calls out my name.
February 1, 1975 • Robben Island Prison
Literature cannot develop between the categories 'permitted' and 'not permitted,' 'about this you may write' and 'about this you may not.'
May 1967 • Moscow
The surface is fine and powdery. I can pick it up loosely with my toe. It adheres in fine layers like powdered charcoal to the sole and sides of my boots.
July 21, 1969 • Lunar Module Eagle