40 Fascinating Color Photos Capture Street Scenes of Moscow in the Mid-1950s
This post was originally published on this siteMoscow is the capital and most populous city of Russia, standing on the Moskva River in the central […]
Russia & Soviet Union
Portraits of the Children of Tsar Nicholas II After Having Their Heads Shaved, 1917
This post was originally published on this siteEarly in January 1917, Grand Duchess Olga and Tsarevich Alexei were outside playing in the snow with a […]
The World’s Most Famous Puppeteer: Vintage Portraits of Sergey Obraztsov Posing With His Exotic Puppets
This post was originally published on this siteSergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov (22 June 1901 – 8 May 1992) was a Soviet and Russian puppeteer who is […]
35 Fascinating Photos Capture Street Scenes of the USSR in the Mid-1980s
This post was originally published on this site1980s in the USSR were rather eventful times. It started from the grandiose Olympic Games, and then ended […]
20 Amazing Photos of “Luxurious” Lada Stretched Limousines
This post was originally published on this siteLada is a brand of cars manufactured by Russian automobile manufacturer AvtoVAZ (originally VAZ). The Lada brand appeared […]
25 Fascinating Photos Capture Street Scenes of Novosibirsk, Russia in the early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteFounded in 1893 on the Ob River crossing point of the future Trans-Siberian Railway, Novosibirsk is the administrative […]
A Collection of 20 Vintage Soviet Health Propaganda Posters
This post was originally published on this siteThe USSR really cared about its citizens – well at least about their health – because if they […]
Just Before the Dissolution, 40 Fascinating Pics Capture Street Scenes of the Soviet Union in 1990
This post was originally published on this siteThe dissolution of the Soviet Union, or collapse of the Soviet Union, began in the second half of […]
50 Vintage Pics Show Cars of the Soviet Union From Between the 1950s and ’70s
This post was originally published on this siteThe automotive industry in the Soviet Union spanned the history of the state from 1929 to 1991. It […]
Iconic Photo of President Reagan Greeting a Young Boy While KGBer Vladimir Putin Dressed as a Tourist in Red Square, 1988
This post was originally published on this siteAccording to Obama’s photographer, this is Putin. According to Putin, this is not Putin! President Reagan in Red […]
Fascinating Photos of Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) in the Early 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteSaint Petersburg is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the […]
35 Amazing Photos of the Moscow Metro in 1935
This post was originally published on this siteThe Moscow metro consists of 12 lines and 180 stations. The first line was opened in 1935, and […]
Amazing Pics Capture Street Scenes of Moscow in 1970
This post was originally published on this siteMoscow is the capital and most populous city of Russia. It is one of Russia’s federal cities, and […]
From Bread Lines to Big Mac Lines, These Photos Show That Post-Communist Russians Are Loving the American Lifestyle
This post was originally published on this siteThe dissolution of the USSR left Russia ripe for visual reinterpretation. With the Cold War over we wanted […]
Porsches, BMWs, and Mercedes: Photos of Western-Spec Police Cars Used in the USSR
This post was originally published on this siteThe first foreign car joined the Soviet State Automobile Inspectorate in the late 1960s. It was Ford Galaxie […]
When Bodybuilding Was Outlawed: Vintage Photographs Capture Bodybuilding Scene in the USSR in the 1970s and ’80s
This post was originally published on this siteBack in the 1960-70s the government of the USSR strictly forbid the opening of bodybuilding gyms. Simply put, […]
22 Vintage Russian Beer Advertisements From the Late 19th and Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this sitePeople in the Soviet Union loved beer, almost as much as vodka. They would drink it in the […]
Street Sellers of Moscow in the 1950s Through an American Traveler’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteAn American photographer visited Moscow in the 1950s and here is his collection of color photos of the […]
Before Renamed Saint Petersburg, This Is What Leningrad Looked Like in the Mid-1970s
This post was originally published on this siteAn admirer of everything German, Peter the Great originally named the city, Sankt-Peterburg. On 1 September 1914, after […]
21 Soviet Sport Propaganda Posters From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this sitePropaganda posters were among the most significant tools for influencing public opinion in the Soviet Union. The text […]
Soviet Anti-Alcohol Posters in the 1970s and 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the 1960s through the 1980s, artists throughout the Soviet Union designed propaganda posters to warn the public […]
Russia Before The Revolution: 29 Found Photos That Capture Daily Life During Russian Empire Era
This post was originally published on this siteThe Russian Revolution took place in 1917 when the peasants and working class people of Russia revolted against […]
What Was It Like to Be an Artist in USSR
This post was originally published on this siteA guest blog post by Goda Smilingyte from Art Goda The powerful and secluded empire of the Soviet […]
50 Rare Photos That Show the Building of the Pskov-Riga (Russian Empire) Railway in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe building of the Pskov-Riga Railway with its branch line from Valga to Tartu started on the initiative […]
AC/DC Got Banned for Spreading Neofascism, And Here’s a List of Western Bands Banned on Soviet Radio in 1985
This post was originally published on this siteAn interesting list from back in the day has recently surfaced, showcasing artists banned in the Soviet Union […]