The stories in this collection were a bit hit-or-miss. Other than the names used within, (judging by this collection) Soviet science fiction seemed to have a lot in common with Western science fiction from similar eras. I wouldn't have been surprised to see any of these stories pop-up in a similar collection rescued from the local used bookstore.

Some of the tales failed to land with me, but I think that's more a function of eras than region of origin. Some of the tales seemed to be a bit slow and plodding, but not more so than Western stories of that era.

That said, the last tale about cryo-hibernation was worth the price of admittance alone. I won't spoil more than that.