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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


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


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


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


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


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 14, 20222 min read


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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