Moskvitch 410. Scans by Hugo90.
Another portion of the Soviet export advertising and it’s all about cars this time. Soviet cars weren’t the most comfortable automobiles in the world, but the brands were fancy – Volga, Moskvitch, Zaporozhets. (more…)
Author: Elia Kabanov
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Soviet brochure from Expo 58
Scans via jericl cat.What a stunning brochure of the Soviet pavilion at Expo 58! Remarkable illustrations, good-looking map and scheme, the lovely promo-girl in a bikini advertises leisure in the Soviet Union – what more can you ask for. (more…)
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Soviet export advertising
“Are you thinking about holidays in the USSR?” Scans by John Coulthard. Click pictures to enlarge.Sputnik was a Soviet magazine published from 1967 until 1991 by the Soviet press agency Novosti in several languages, targeted at both Eastern Bloc countries and Western nations. It was a digest of the most interesting Soviet news. In addition, the Sputnik touted the achievements of socialist industry. (more…)
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Russian Wildfires
Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images.
A Russian man rides a motorcycle in the village of Kriusha, Ryazan region.
See more photos at [The Big Picture](http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/continuing_russian_wildfires.html) blog.
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Captain George
Photo by Maya Shelkovnikova.George Dunenkov, the captain of the Dragon class yacht, during the sailing trip on the Ob sea.
