Russian space scientist and diplomat, Anatoly Blagonravov, helpted promote internation cooperation on oceanic projects even at the height of the cold war (a period of geopolitical tension between the US and Soviet Union based upon the struggle for global influence between the two superpowers)and was able to create the Dry-den Blagonravov agreement for the cooperation of the exchange of data from weather satellites, and other joint activities.
He worked closely with Hugh Dryden, his American counterpart, to promote international cooperation on space projects at the height of the Cold War. 
