“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…)
“100 Years to Lenin”, made 1970, Siberia.
Collection of [giant soviet signs](http://www.strangeharvest.com/2009/02/giant-soviet-signs-cut-into-fo.php) cut into forests.
Comparative population in various countries. From left to right: China, Great Britain with colonies, Russia, United States, Germany, Japan, Austro-Hungary, Great Britain and France.
Published in 1912, the Nicholas Rubakin’s book «Russia in Figures» contains wonderful examples of vintage infographics.
Comparative strength of different faiths in Russia. Orthodox, Old Believers, Armenian Apostolic, Roman Catholics, Lutherans, other Christians, Jews, Islam, Buddhists, and the remaining
Comparative strength of the peoples living in Russia. Russians (with the Ukrainians and Belarusians); Turks and Tatars; Poles; Finnish tribes; Jews; Lithuanians; Germans; Caucasians and Georgians; Highlanders; Armenians; and other
The professional composition of the Russian population. The relative strength of professions.
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Photo: [Valery Titievsky](http://dotfoto.blogspot.com/).
[Civil defence exercises](http://dotfoto.blogspot.com/2008/11/blog-post_2277.html) in one of the local schools. Novosibirsk, USSR, 1989.
This illustration of the atomic hover express appears in the Soviet I want to know everything! almanac published in 1969. (more…)