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There was another surprise in opposite to the U.S "touch downs" from 60ies. The sovjiets had really none Luna probes on the far side. However ! they made the first foto from far side. And Lunar probes they send really many (17) of all kind of orbiter, flybys and softlands. Even probe return as a record in the 60ies belongs to the sovjiets successes.