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Kindergarten playground Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, USSR 1983 -- Daily LIFT #1206
Michael Laxer
- Mar 5
- 2 min
Carrot and Green Pea Salad, Scalloped Fish w. Vegetables and Prunes w. Nut Stuffing
Recipes of Soviet Ukraine #2 Scalloped Fish In 1980 a terrific little cookbook was published in the USSR looking at Soviet Ukrainian...
Michael Laxer
- Dec 17, 2023
- 1 min
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
- Apr 17, 2023
- 1 min
Daily LIFT #922
"Karl Marx", and "Vladimir Lenin", oil on paper portraits, Aleksei Alekseevich Shovkunenko, USSR -- Daily LIFT #922 From the Great Soviet...
Michael Laxer
- Jan 26, 2023
- 1 min
Daily LIFT #870
Monument to the January Uprising, 1918, Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR 1975 -- Daily LIFT #870 In the January Uprising the workers of Kiev...
Michael Laxer
- Jan 9, 2023
- 1 min
Daily LIFT #862
Memorial Complex to the Victims of Fascism, Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR 1975 -- Daily LIFT #862
Michael Laxer
- Nov 6, 2022
- 1 min
Vladimir Lenin in October
Vladimir Lenin in October, Oil Painting, F. Samusev 1947 This magnificent, large painting of Lenin in the days of the revolution was...
Michael Laxer
- Aug 1, 2022
- 2 min
"Yes, I am Alive! And I Shall Live Forever!" -- Lesya Ukrainka, revolutionary poet and writer
Triumphant and solemn, the flash of predawn light Has pierced through the gloom of the night Still asleep are the rays of the sun --...
Michael Laxer
- Jul 5, 2022
- 1 min
Daily LIFT #747
New tractor is delivered to a collective farm, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, spring 1939 -- Daily LIFT #747 The rapid industrialization of the...
Michael Laxer
- Mar 13, 2022
- 1 min
Daily LIFT #671
Lenin Statue at the DneproGES Dnieper Hydroelectric Station, Ukrainian SSR, USSR 1972
Michael Laxer
- Mar 8, 2022
- 3 min
Six pieces of contemporary Soviet art, 1956-1970
In March, 1976 Soviet Life magazine published this look at six artworks from Soviet artists of the period 1956-1970. While they have...
Michael Laxer
- Mar 5, 2022
- 1 min
Visiting the Carpathian Mountains region of Soviet Ukraine, 1973
This postcard packet was produced in the USSR in 1973 and featured views of cities, attractions, natural settings, etc. of the western...
Michael Laxer
- Mar 3, 2022
- 1 min
Daily LIFT #661
Mass demonstration in Kiev celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Ukrainian SSR, December 24th, 1967 -- Daily LIFT #661
Michael Laxer
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Daily LIFT #660
State Emblem of the Ukrainian S.S.R., from the Encyclopedia of Soviet Ukraine, 1968 -- Daily LIFT #660 "The state emblem of the Ukrainian...
Michael Laxer
- Feb 25, 2022
- 1 min
Daily LIFT #657
State Emblem of the Ukrainian SSR at the Ukrainian Pavilion of the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy, Moscow USSR -- Daily...
Michael Laxer
- Jan 27, 2022
- 4 min
Five varieties of Soviet borsch -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Moscow Borsch, Ukrainian Borsch, Borsch with Dried White Mushrooms and Prunes, Summer Borsch and Cold Beetroot Soup. Stock photo These...
Michael Laxer
- Aug 26, 2021
- 3 min
Soviet Life's Ukrainian Cuisine 1969 -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Cherry Vareniki, Galushki, Kievsky Salad and Borsch, Ukrainian style. In the December, 1969 issue of the English language magazine...
Michael Laxer
- Aug 16, 2021
- 18 min
Artek: The vast Soviet internationalist complex of children's camps
An in-depth look at the Soviet Artek Pioneer youth camp, a sprawling internationalist complex of ten sub-camps and various facilities...
Michael Laxer
- Jun 16, 2021
- 1 min
Daily LIFT #478
Children play in front of a mural at the Artek Pioneer Youth Camp, USSR 1968 -- Daily LIFT #478 Founded on June 16, 1925 the Artek...
Michael Laxer
- Feb 18, 2021
- 1 min
Daily LIFT #393
Our locomotive goes forward!, Revold Baryshnikov USSR 1972 -- Daily LIFT #393 Baryshnikov (1924-1985) was born in Kharkov and had just...
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