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Soviet Olympic Kiev -- 12 Panoramic Views of the City 1980
Today we are looking at a folder of panoramic postcards of Kiev, Ukrainian SSR that were released in the lead up to the Olympic Summer...
Michael Laxer
Dec 17, 20231 min read
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Olympic cycling, Summer Olympics 1976 -- Stamps of the GDR #20
Olympic cycling, Summer Olympics 1976 -- Stamps of the GDR #20 The twentieth in our new The Left Chapter series looking at over 70 stamps...
Michael Laxer
Apr 30, 20231 min read
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Summer Olympics 1972 -- Stamps of the GDR #15
Summer Olympics 1972 -- Stamps of the GDR #15 A GDR stamp for the Summer Olympics which were held in Munich in 1972. The fifteenth in our...
Michael Laxer
Apr 23, 20231 min read
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Winter Olympics -- Stamps of the GDR #5
Winter Olympic Stamp 1976 -- Stamps of the GDR #5 The fifth in our new The Left Chapter daily series looking at over 70 stamps from the...
Michael Laxer
Apr 7, 20231 min read
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Daily LIFT #798
Glory to Soviet Athletes!, Soviet stamp. 1972 -- Daily LIFT #799 The stamp was issued to honour the first participation of the USSR in...
Michael Laxer
Sep 20, 20221 min read
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The Shougang Big Air course at the Olympics is forward thinking not "post-apocalyptic"
Far from being "post-apocalyptic" it is a part of a drive by the PRC to prevent the apocalypse of climate change. Image via Twitter In a...
Michael Laxer
Feb 15, 20222 min read
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October 16, 1968: Olympic Black Power Salute
On October 16, 1968, athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos -- who had won the Gold and Bronze medal respectively in the 200 meter running...
Michael Laxer
Oct 16, 20201 min read
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