Michael LaxerJun 161 minDaily LIFT #734Nikita Khrushchev with Valentina Tereshkova, Yuri Gagarin and other Soviet cosmonauts in Moscow's Red Square on June 22, 1963 -- Daily...
Michael LaxerMay 268 minDinner at a Soviet factory cafeteria, 1963The cafeteria at the "Mosstroytrans" Trucking Depot No. 1, Moscow c. 1979 A fascinating bit of Soviet social history, this article from...
Michael LaxerApr 122 minFirst Flight: Gagarin goes into space April 12, 1961Soviet photos, statements and accounts of the historic launch and the days that followed. On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first...
Michael LaxerApr 61 minDaily LIFT #685Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev in Red Square, Moscow USSR, May Day 1963 -- Daily LIFT #685
Michael LaxerMar 101 minDaily LIFT #668Comrades Yuri Gagarin and Nikita Khrushchev embrace in Moscow days after Gagarin's historic flight into space -- Daily LIFT #668 Gagarin...
Michael LaxerMar 105 minYuri Gagarin in his own words. Yuri Gagarin, his wife Valentina Ivanovna and Nikita Khrushchev during a parade after his triumphant flight. In honour of the birth...
Michael LaxerJan 229 minSoviet 1963: Memorable eventsAs we have noted before, the 1960s was arguably the beginning of a "Golden Age" in the history of the USSR as it launched into an era of...
Michael LaxerJan 171 minDaily LIFT #625Khrushchev, Mao and Ho Chi Minh share a drink, 1959 -- Daily LIFT #625
Michael LaxerNov 6, 20219 minSoviet 1960: A year in the life of the USSR in pictures1960 was arguably the beginning of a "Golden Age" in the history of the USSR as it launched into an era of rapid development socially,...
Michael LaxerAug 31, 20211 minDaily LIFT #525Castro lights a cigar during a meeting with Khrushchev under the watchful eye of Karl Marx during a trip to the USSR, 1963 -- Daily LIFT...
Michael LaxerAug 5, 20211 minSolidarity with revolutionary Cuba!Today, the Latin American peoples are showing by their struggle that the American continent is not a preserve of the U.S.A. Latin America...
Michael LaxerJul 15, 20211 minDaily LIFT #494Nikita Khrushchev, Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh and Soong Ching-ling dine together, 1959 -- Daily LIFT #494
Michael LaxerMar 18, 20211 minDaily LIFT #414Khrushchev and Castro meet for the first time, New York, 1960 -- Daily LIFT #414 Khrushchev commented on how they "enclosed each other in...
Michael LaxerOct 21, 20201 minDaily LIFT #308Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev enjoy some Georgian wine, Georgian SSR, USSR, 1963 -- Daily LIFT #308