Category Archives: History

Season 2 Finale

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Not bad. I think Lenin takes it. Thanks to SB.

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‘All tucked in’

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

Full credit for this post goes to LP and SB: News that the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez (who was called an ‘outstanding leader and manager and a close friend of Russia’ by Vladimir Putin) will be embalmed and put … Continue reading →

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Trashcanistan

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

Over the past few months, English Russia has published three separate albums with black-and-white photographs from the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Album 1, Album 2, Album 3 In my time working in this country, a couple of my own misconceptions … Continue reading →

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Tourism in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

The ЖЖ “History and Modernity” recently posted a collection of Soviet-era travel posters, enticing foreigners to visit the land of Volga barges and Kirghiz peaks, not to mention Gulgas, purges and secret police. The images are – naturally – colorful, … Continue reading →

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Позабуду лагерные муки

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

An older documentary on Russian prison tattoos was posted on youtube in June 2012 and contains a musical sequence that will easily bring a sentimentalist to tears. In the clip, the guitarist plays a version of a song that is … Continue reading →

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Where Communism Peaked

Posted on September 29, 2012 by

“In Soviet Russia, mountain climbs you.” Pik Kommunizma is the former Soviet Union’s and Pamir’s highest peak. It is one of the five Snow Leopard mountains. The official name is nowadays Pik/Peak Ismail Somoni, but the name hasn’t stuck and … Continue reading →

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Moscow’s 865th Birthday

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

On 1 September 2012, Moscow celebrated its 865th birthday. The Moscow Times put together this photo album of the occasion: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/multimedia/photogalleries/moscows-865th-birthday-party/4874.html?photo=1 Thanks to LP for the link.

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Ленин был грибом

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

This post made my year. I don’t feel justified embedding the video because I don’t want to take any credit away from AS, the original blogger. Instead, I will just paste the video caption below to whet appetites. There are … Continue reading →

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Christian Dior in Moscow, ca 1950s

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

Courtesy of Retronaut http://www.retronaut.co/2010/05/christian-dior-in-the-ussr/

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