I find great plea­sure in look­ing at the faces of peo­ple from the days long gone. Read­ing the fine lines is like try­ing to map out the events that took place before we were even born  —  or were too far away from where it hap­pened. Please enjoy a fine col­lec­tion of the images below  —  some are just […]

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As the Soviet Union could pos­si­bly be named the coun­try of pro­pa­ganda, this array of fun edu­ca­tional posters only sup­ports this notion  —  albeit this time in quite a pos­i­tive sense. A Ukrain­ian author­ship of the road rules and safety in a funky and engag­ing man­ner teaches dri­vers to give way to pedes­tri­ans, respect the zero tolerance […]

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Mil­i­tary Dis­charge Hand­made Scrap Book and Comics Album
The com­pul­sory two years of mil­i­tary ser­vice was a rite of pas­sage for every Soviet guy. When one turned eigh­teen  —  unless for sick­ness or injury  —  it was time to be called in for the mil­i­tary life  —  two years in the bar­racks. The guys usu­ally bonded well and dur­ing their spare time […]

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A Glance at the Soviet Lifestyle, Cap­tured by Marc Riboud.
This is our third post devoted to Marc Riboud, an out­stand­ing French pho­tog­ra­pher, who trav­eled exten­sively through­out the Soviet Union.  His images cap­tured an array of every­day life episodes from the lives of the Soviet peo­ple.  Here is the first lot  —  and here is the sec­ond one. […]

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This is our fourth post devoted to Marc Riboud, an out­stand­ing French pho­tog­ra­pher, who trav­eled exten­sively through­out the Soviet Union.  His images cap­tured an array of every­day life episodes from the lives of the Soviet peo­ple.  As always, click on the mag­ni­fy­ing glass icon to see the pho­tos in detail.
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It took us almost two weeks to get this done, but finally it’s here for you  —  the geog­ra­phy darts “How well you know the USSR”? The trivia would range from what the cap­i­tal of the USSR was to the place which was called “the ice cur­tain” on the bor­der of the US and Rus­sia. There are […]

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