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    "Yes, I am Alive! And I Shall Live Forever!" -- Lesya Ukrainka, revolutionary poet and writer
    Michael Laxer
    • Aug 1
    • 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 --...
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    Daily LIFT #747
    Michael Laxer
    • Jul 5
    • 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...
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    Daily LIFT #671
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 13
    • 1 min

    Daily LIFT #671

    Lenin Statue at the DneproGES Dnieper Hydroelectric Station, Ukrainian SSR, USSR 1972
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    Six pieces of contemporary Soviet art, 1956-1970
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 8
    • 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...
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    Visiting the Carpathian Mountains region of Soviet Ukraine, 1973
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 5
    • 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...
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    Daily LIFT #661
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 3
    • 1 min

    Daily LIFT #661

    Mass demonstration in Kiev celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Ukrainian SSR, December 24th, 1967 -- Daily LIFT #661
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    Daily LIFT #660
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 1
    • 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...
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    Daily LIFT #657
    Michael Laxer
    • Feb 25
    • 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...
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    Five varieties of Soviet borsch -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
    Michael Laxer
    • Jan 27
    • 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...
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    Soviet Life's Ukrainian Cuisine 1969 -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
    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...
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    Artek: The vast Soviet internationalist complex of children's camps
    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...
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    Daily LIFT #478
    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...
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    Daily LIFT #393
    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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    Sacrifice at Krasnodon - February 9, 1943
    Michael Laxer
    • Feb 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    Sacrifice at Krasnodon - February 9, 1943

    Monument to the Young Guards in Krasnodon -- erected in the Ukrainian SSR, 1954 On February 9, 1943, five heroic leaders and partisans of...
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    Daily LIFT #350
    Michael Laxer
    • Dec 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Daily LIFT #350

    Tatra tram cars on Lenin Ave., Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR, 1968 -- Daily LIFT #350
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    The Zaporozhets ZAZ "Little King of the Big Road"
    Michael Laxer
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Zaporozhets ZAZ "Little King of the Big Road"

    1967 Soviet advertisement for the Zaporozhets ZAZ aimed at the Canadian market. The ZAZ was the export model of this sturdy car built in...
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    Daily LIFT #302
    Michael Laxer
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    Daily LIFT #302

    Rosa Luxemburg Square, Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR 1975 -- Daily LIFT #302
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    17 Postcard Images of Lviv, USSR 1974
    Michael Laxer
    • Oct 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    17 Postcard Images of Lviv, USSR 1974

    In the 70s Lviv was an industrial, administrative and cultural centre in the Ukrainian SSR popular with tourists due to its historic city...
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