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Visuals from behind the Iron Curtain. Soviet (and bits of pre/post-Soviet) photography, architecture & design. USSR propaganda art. Curated by @variainayurt

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"My grandfather, USSR". via Darya Barinova
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Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theatre built in 1985⁠⁠, Cheboksary, Russia via Oleg Konstantinov
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"My father worked at the first McDonald's in the Soviet Union, and received this badge." via @zakh98
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"Rock concert" painting by Viktor Tsoi, USSR, 1980s
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"The life of Barbie and Ken in the Soviet Union" by Lara Vychuzhanina
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AI-generated scenes from the film Home Alone, reimagined as if it took place in the Soviet Union via r/midjourney
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"Alcohol is a cause of accidents at work" Soviet poster, 1987.
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"My father worked at the first McDonald's in the Soviet Union, and received this badge." via @zakh98
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"Better to be active today than radioactive tomorrow" Soviet poster, 1980s
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Soviet postcard, 1955
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Post-Soviet visual. Meanwhile in the Moscow metro.
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May Day celebration. Photo by Ilya Pavlyuk, Lvov, Ukrainian SSR, 1968
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Meanwhile in Noyabrsk, Siberia. (Post-Soviet visual)
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"Indians and Russians are Brothers!" Soviet poster, 1956.
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Post-Soviet visual. Abandoned cosmonaut statue.
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School pencil case, USSR, 1970s
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"The life of Barbie and Ken in the Soviet Union" by Lara Vychuzhanina
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Soviet postcard, 1955
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"A child was born" Photo by Sergey Vasilyev, USSR, 1977
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Soviet smoking toys, 1970s
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Anti-Soviet cartoon, 1968
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“There Is No God!” Soviet poster
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"Tales of Aunt Nastasia" Soviet children's book by Brazilian writer Monteiro Lobato, 1958.
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"Rock concert" painting by Viktor Tsoi, USSR, 1980s
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Azerbaijani wedding, USSR, 1965
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"Prudery is the enemy of art" Soviet poster, 1980s
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Happy donkey. Excerpt from "How a little donkey was looking for happiness" Soviet animation film, 1971
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Outdoor Soviet disco, 1989
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Diego Maradona in USSR, 1990.
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Moscow, May 9, 1945.
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“There Is No God!” Soviet anti-religion poster. Prints available:
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"A photo of Maradona in USSR, 1990. I found it in my uncle's house in Buenos Aires, Argentina" via Luciano Lacurcia
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In 1989, the cash-strapped Soviet Union paid Pepsi with 17 submarines, a cruiser, a frigate & a destroyer in exchange for $3 bln worth of Pepsi. This caused Pepsi to become the 6th largest military power in the world for a moment, before they sold the fleet for scrap recycling.
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Amanauz hotel abandoned during construction, Dombay, USSR, 1985
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Hungarian travel poster, 1966
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"First lesson" Soviet anti-american poster, 1964
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🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 are we doing it right
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Wishing everyone a happy Valentine's Day.
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Reply with an image of your favourite piece of Soviet architecture 👇
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Italian Communist Party Sputnik-car for propaganda during Italian general election, 1958 via Antonio Ci
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1972 Munich Olympics. 17 y.o Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut stuns the audience by performing a move that is now known as 'the Korbut flip'.
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Amanauz hotel abandoned during construction, Dombay, USSR, 1985
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Soviet space dogs Belka and Strelka upon their return to Earth in August 1960.
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Mikhail Gorbachev in Pizza Hut commercial, 1997.
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"Industrialization is the path to socialism" Soviet poster, 1927.
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Post-Soviet visual. "The Return" painting by Georgy Kurasov, Russia, 2005
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Post-Soviet visual, 2019
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Diego Maradona in USSR, 1990.
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Photo by Attila Manek, Budapest, Hungary, 1987.
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"Keep seas clean!" Soviet environmental poster, 1973.
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Post-Soviet visual. "Girl with a book and an orange" painting by Georgy Kurasov, Russia, 2009.
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Pictures of a Russian meteorologist who spent 30 years at an Arctic meteorology base. Photos by Evgenia Arbugaeva (search her name to see many more beautiful images)
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Soviet Poster “Nuclear War”.
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Control room, Metsamor nuclear power plant, Armenian SSR
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“Dad, mum, corn and me” Soviet poster, 1962.
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David Bowie travelling the Trans-Siberian railway. April 1973
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“We are not raising our sons for war!" Soviet poster, 1957
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Sochi disco, 1981. Guests had to attend an hour-long talk about politics prior to dancing. Photo by Peter Marlow, USSR, 1981
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School pencil case, USSR, 1970s
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"Let's melt rubber batons into condoms!" Moscow, USSR, 1989
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Belka the space dog upon returning from her cosmic voyage. USSR, August 1960
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"The life of Barbie and Ken in the Soviet Union" by Lara Vychuzhanina
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Post-Soviet visual from Tbilisi, Georgia. How to cross the road in style. 💪😄
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"Literacy is the path to communism" Soviet poster, 1920
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Two friends, USSR. Exact date unknown
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"Penguins" porcelain coffee pot and milk jug by Oktyabrsky Porcelain Factory, Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, 1970s
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Post-Soviet visual. Residential building in the outskirts of Saint Petersburg that houses over 18,000 people.
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Moscow State University students, USSR, 1961
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Post-Soviet Cheburashka & friend.
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"Legends of the Peruvian Indians". Excerpt from 1978 Soviet animated film.
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"My father worked at the first McDonald's in the Soviet Union, and received this badge." h/t to @zakh98 via Pikabu
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Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet rehearsal. Possibly the best thing you'll see today.
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The remains of a concrete apartment building in Kirovsky, a former fisherman village in Kamchatka which was abandoned in 1964.
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"Do not waste your life for alcohol!" Soviet poster, 1980s
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The remains of a concrete apartment building in Kirovsky, a former fisherman village in Kamchatka which was abandoned in 1964.
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Friends we know you are socially isolated and all, but the sheer volume of your reactions to Darya's grandpa is making our phones crash 😬
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May Day celebration, Lvov, Ukrainian SSR, 1968.
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TOZ-81 Mars prototype Soviet revolver developed for Soviet cosmonauts as a survival weapon
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Siberian baby bear Dasha on the way to Prague. Photo by V. Medvedev / TASS, 1987
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A Russian and American soldier kiss during celebration party after WWII ended in Germany in 1945
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In USSR, cannabis (hemp) was widely cultivated as an industrial plant used in medicine, textile, construction and other industries. This badge was awarded to farmers who were successful in growing it and distinguished themselves in that field.
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May 1st, 1968. Photo by Ilya Pavlyuk, Lvov, Ukrainian SSR
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¡Ay Carmela! Spanish song by the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Moscow Palace of Pioneers, USSR, 1968
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Wrocław girl. Photo by Chris Niedenthal, Polish People's Republic, 1982
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Post Soviet visual. Warm-up of a guard of honor soldier, Russia, 1990s
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Lambada dance. Beauty contest "Spring 90" at ballroom dance studio "Rovesnik"at the Kirov factory, Ufa. 1990.
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First woman in space Valentina Tereshkova with Fidel Castro via @adagamov
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"Potato Toys" - a 1931 Soviet guide to making toys out of potatoes. Have fun.
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Pictures of a Russian meteorologist who spent 30 years at an Arctic meteorology base. by Evgenia Arbugaeva
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@emmabethgall Congratulations Emma!! Extraordinary resemblance to this Soviet photograph from 1977.
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"A child was born" Photo by Sergey Vasilyev, USSR, 1977
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