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Daily LIFT #441
Lenin at age 35 or 37, c. 1905-1907. The photo is thought to have been taken in London, UK -- Daily LIFT #441 To learn more about Lenin...
Michael Laxer
Apr 23, 20211 min read


"Lenin is a truly exceptional phenomenon in human life"
Lenin Pin USSR c. 1970 -- Daily LIFT #440 Today is the anniversary of Lenin's birth. Amilcar Cabral: We are not saying anything new....
Michael Laxer
Apr 22, 20212 min read


Lenin in London
“The immensity of London staggered us. Although the weather was filthy the day we arrived, Vladimir Ilyich brightened up at once and...
Michael Laxer
Apr 22, 20216 min read


Across the turnpikes of tongues...
A poem in honour of Lenin's birth by Haitian poet Jean-Fernand Brierre Written by Haitian poet Jean-Fernand Brierre this poem was first...
Michael Laxer
Apr 22, 20213 min read


Daily LIFT #438
A small child plays at the base of a Lenin monument, Karelia USSR, 1965 -- Daily LIFT #438
Michael Laxer
Apr 19, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #436
New Successes, Comrades! - Soviet Poster, N. Tereshchenko 1980 -- Daily LIFT #436 On April 16, 1917 Lenin returned to Russia via...
Michael Laxer
Apr 16, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #434
Lenin, seated on some steps near the platform, listens to a speaker at the Third Congress of the Comintern, Moscow 1921 -- Daily LIFT #434
Michael Laxer
Apr 14, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #429
Vladimir Mayakovsky Monument, Moscow USSR c. 1968 -- Daily LIFT #429 On snow-covered lands and on stubbly fields, in smoky plants and on...
Michael Laxer
Apr 8, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #426
New Century - A Mixed Media/Altered Art Piece by Natalie Lochwin -- Daily LIFT #426 This original piece is available as a poster at our...
Michael Laxer
Apr 2, 20211 min read


15 panoramic views of Soviet Novorossiysk, port and Hero City
With two bonus views. Text translated from the Russian. The city of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea was a prominent and storied port in...
Michael Laxer
Apr 1, 20214 min read


Daily LIFT #425
V. I. Lenin, oil on canvas 1969, Elmar Yanovich Kits (1913-1972) -- Daily LIFT #425 Kits was a People's Artist of the Estonian SSR.
Michael Laxer
Apr 1, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #422
Lenin in Red Square, May 1, 1919 -- Daily LIFT #422
Michael Laxer
Mar 27, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #413
Lenin in Red Square, November 7, 1919 -- Daily LIFT #413
Michael Laxer
Mar 16, 20211 min read


Lenin speaks at the funeral of Yakov Sverdlov, March 18 1919
Photos of Revolutionary Russia #47 Lenin speaks at the funeral of Yakov Sverdlov, March 18 1919 -- Photos of Revolutionary Russia #47...
Michael Laxer
Mar 7, 20211 min read


Lenin speaks on Red Square, May 1, 1919
Photos of Revolutionary Russia #41 Lenin speaks on Red Square, May 1, 1919 -- Photos of Revolutionary Russia #41 Lenin delivers a speech...
Michael Laxer
Mar 1, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #400
A team of tractor drivers visit Krupskaya's office in Moscow, 1935 -- Daily LIFT #400 Nadezhda Krupskaya stanch revolutionary, Marxist...
Michael Laxer
Feb 26, 20211 min read


Grand opening of the Shaturskaya power plant, 1925
Photos of Revolutionary Russia #35 Grand opening ceremony for the Shaturskaya power plant -- Photos of Revolutionary Russia #35 The...
Michael Laxer
Feb 21, 20211 min read


Lenin with press workers, Moscow April 25, 1921
Photos of Revolutionary Russia #28 Lenin with press workers, Moscow April 25, 1921 -- Photos of Revolutionary Russia #28 Lenin sits with...
Michael Laxer
Feb 13, 20211 min read


Lenin, Moscow April 23, 1920
Photos of Revolutionary Russia #27 Lenin, Moscow April 23, 1920 -- Photos of Revolutionary Russia #27 This historic portrait is available...
Michael Laxer
Feb 11, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #389
Lenin Memorial Concert, Empress Theatre, Vancouver January 21, 1935 -- Daily LIFT #389
Michael Laxer
Feb 11, 20211 min read
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