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Red Army stops the Nazis at the gates of Moscow, Dec. 5 1941
On December 5, 1941 the Red Army launched a counter-offensive against the Nazi invaders at the very gates of Moscow. This was totally...
Michael Laxer
Dec 5, 20215 min read


Three reminiscences of Lenin
Remembrances of Lenin's return from exile in 1900, his Subbotnik work in 1920 and his love of music, written by his sister, the maid he...
Michael Laxer
Nov 27, 20217 min read


Daily LIFT #583
Lenin Monument, Moscow, USSR 1985 -- Daily LIFT #583
Michael Laxer
Nov 20, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #575
Karl Marx statue, Moscow USSR, 1971 -- Daily LIFT #575
Michael Laxer
Nov 9, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #561
Under the banner of Peace and Freedom the World Peace Conference took place in Moscow , October 25-31, 1973 -- Daily LIFT #561
Michael Laxer
Oct 22, 20211 min read


"They Stand Guard": An example from the USSR of how to counter an outbreak
In 1960 the Soviet Union provided a clear example of how to respond to a major public health threat. Do it quickly and effectively. This...
Michael Laxer
Aug 31, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #435
Monument in honour of the launch of the Sputnik satellite, Leninskiy Prospect metro station, Moscow USSR c. 1980 -- Daily LIFT #435
Michael Laxer
Apr 15, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #433
Soviet Monument to the workers who built the Moscow Metro -- Daily LIFT #433
Michael Laxer
Apr 13, 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 #421
1965 advertisement for a 16 day trip from Canada to the USSR -- Daily LIFT #421 Organized by the Canada-USSR Association in Toronto, the...
Michael Laxer
Mar 26, 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


Daily LIFT #406
The Yuri Gagarin Monument, Moscow USSR 1981 -- Daily LIFT #406
Michael Laxer
Mar 7, 20211 min read


Tram lines converge in Strastnaya Square, Moscow 1928
Photos of Revolutionary Russia #46 Tram lines converge in Strastnaya Square, Moscow 1928 -- Photos of Revolutionary Russia #46 New tram...
Michael Laxer
Mar 6, 20211 min read


Delegates arrive at the Fifth All-Russian Congress of Soviets, Moscow, July 1918
Photos of Revolutionary Russia #45 Delegates arrive at the Fifth All-Russian Congress of Soviets, Moscow, July 1918 -- Photos of...
Michael Laxer
Mar 5, 20211 min read


Celebration of International Youth Day, Moscow 1929
Photos of Revolutionary Russia #43 Celebration of International Youth Day, Moscow 1929 -- Photos of Revolutionary Russia #43
Michael Laxer
Mar 3, 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


First meeting of the women workers organizing committee of the Tverskoy District RCP(b)
Photos of Revolutionary Russia #37 First meeting of the women workers organizing committee of the Tverskoy District RCP(b) -- Photos of...
Michael Laxer
Feb 24, 20211 min read


Gorky and plant director I. A. Likhachev outside the Moscow Automotive Plant, 1928
Photos of Revolutionary Russia #36 Gorky and plant director I. A. Likhachev outside the Moscow Automotive Plant, 1928 -- Photos of...
Michael Laxer
Feb 23, 20211 min read


At the Moscow Agricultural Exhibition, 1923
Photos of Revolutionary Russia #33 At the Moscow Agricultural Exhibition, 1923 -- Photos of Revolutionary Russia #33
Michael Laxer
Feb 19, 20211 min read


The first Soviet AMO-F-15 truck in Red Square, 1924
Photos of Revolutionary Russia #32 The first Soviet AMO-F-15 truck in Red Square, 1924 -- Photos of Revolutionary Russia #32 The first...
Michael Laxer
Feb 18, 20211 min read
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