I was utterly entranced, my heart took fire. It was August 24, 1958, when I flew from Moscow to Tashkent. We reached the airfield at dead of night, when the sky was studded with stars.

• 是在我没有一点准备、一丝预料的时刻，宇宙便把它那无与伦比的光华、丰采，全部展现在我的眼前了。