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Soviet Brands: The Scent Of Communism. Part 1 of 2
The great shortage of almost everything required for normal well being was one of the most distinguished features of the Soviet economy. Surely, there was food, clothes and some cosmetic goods in the...
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Happy Birthday Dear USSR! The Great October Socialist Revolution. November...
The Announcement of the Soviet Government. By Vladimir Serov, 1918. The Soviet Union was officially created in 1922, however, if there was a date which could be considered as a birthday of the USSR,...
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We Wish You a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
If we were to pick one the most confusing question from the history of the USSR, no doubt it would have to be the Christmas date issue. Despite the fact that the Russian Orthodox Church branches out...
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The Fearsome Threesome – Lenin and His Lovebirds
Paris, city of love, brought them all together. A Russian movie of 1981. The official history often misses a very important and interesting point in the course of the Russian Revolution – not everybody...
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Best of Winter 2009–2010
Military Discharge Handmade Scrap Book and Comics Album You’re in the army now The compulsory two years of military service was a rite of passage for every Soviet guy. When one turned eighteen — unless...
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City of UFA: Then and Now
A merchant’s house. Early twenties. A heritage building now The city of Ufa, the capital of Bashkiria, is a town with the population of just over a million, at about 1500 km distance from Moscow. It is...
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Myth Busting: Free Medicine, You Say?
Mid 1980s. Image courtesy of Life magazine. Whenever there is a heated argument whether things were better during the USSR times, this statement invariably pops up as a mighty ace: At least they had...
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