In about six weeks this remark­able man will cel­e­brate his 80^th Birth­day. Who is he? The most pop­u­lar clown of the Soviet Union, also known as the Sun­shine Clown, Oleg Popov is true icon of its own. Born in 1930, he had on of the tough­est upbring­ings ever  —  yet he man­aged to become one of most […]

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A fun post for you today  —  a series of illus­tra­tions for a Russ­ian edi­tion of The Hob­bit, 1989. The artist Belom­lin­sky por­trayed the char­ac­ters in a funky man­ner. The book was pub­lished at 300,000 copies and it was a suc­cess  —   I had itas a kid and it had me scared. I could never get over the […]

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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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…and we are back on air after our short break! Sorry it was unan­nounced, but very much needed  —  and we are delighted to recon­nect with you again. We’ve got lots of great stuff com­ing  —  from kids sum­mer camps through to some amaz­ing ama­teur pho­tog­ra­phy as well as we shall look at each decade in detail  —  what 1940s, 1950s, […]

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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. Usu­ally away from home, this period of time was meant to train and edu­cate the men should […]

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This time we are trav­el­ing to Kiev, the cap­i­tal of one of the most sig­nif­i­cant Soviet states  —  the Ukraine. Below you will find pic­tures from a book called “Ama­teur Pho­tog­ra­phers”, pub­lished in Kiev in 1986.
If you would like to clar­ify what is on the pho­tos   —   do not hes­i­tate to ask.  Click on the mag­ni­fy­ing glass icon for a […]

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