The centre of the village in 1983. On the left–the House of Culture, in the background–the department store A look at the history and sociology of a Soviet village through the decades. From Socialism Theory and Practice Magazine, June 1983. By Vladimir STAROVEROV Just as a drop of water can reflect an ocean, so the portrayal of the life of one village can mirror the life of a people. A typical example is provided by the destiny of the villagers of Kopanka, situated in that pa

The AMO-F-15 was the first Soviet-produced truck, based on the Italian Fiat 15, produced between 1924 and 1931, and became a versatile workhorse for civilian and military purposes. The AMO-F-15 was manufactured by the Moscow-based Avtomobilnoe Moskovskoe Obshchestvo (AMO) starting in 1924. Its design was initially based on the Italian Fiat 15Ter under license, making it the first series-produced truck in the Soviet Union. . Production plans began shortly after the October Rev

Dieter “Felix” Gerhardt in 1992 South African Communist Party message of heartfelt condolences on the death of South African struggle stalwart Comrade Dieter “Felix” Gerhardt Friday, 10 July 2026: The South African Communist Party (SACP) conveys its message of heartfelt condolences to the family of Comrade Deiter Gerhardt, 90, codename “Felix”, who served the South African liberation struggle with great dignity. We send our deepest condolences to his wife, children and his gr

Once one of the world’s most militarized frontiers, the Russia-China border along the Amur River Basin shows how a long-running territorial dispute can evolve from confrontation to integration. No. 41 Boundary Marker at China–Russia Border -- Ncysea, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By John P. Ruehl Since the early 1990s, the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk, located on the Amur River, has steadily reemerged as one of Russia’s most important “border trade hubs.” Sitting dir

KKE headquarters The Europarliamentary Group of the KKE has highlighted the unacceptable ban in Germany and the Baltic states on Soviet and anti-fascist symbols, with which people around the world commemorate May 9, the day of the Great Anti-Fascist Victory, through a question submitted to the European Commission by the KKE MEP, Kostas Papadakis. Authorities in Germany, as well as in the Baltic states, banned the “display” and posting of Soviet and anti-fascist symbols during

We finished off the enemy, arms in hand, we shall earn our daily bread by our labour. To work, comrades!, Soviet poster, 1920-22 -- Daily LIFT #2004

Soviet Lenin illustration. Written by Soviet historian Pytor Petrov in Soviet Life in 1969, this is a look at how Lenin's "Letter to American Workers" was smuggled into the United States in the winter of 1918-1919 as the young Soviet Republic fought for its life. (Learn more about the letter at: Lenin's Letter to American Workers written August 20, 1918) Text: A SHIP from Copenhagen docked at one of the piers in New York. Among the passengers who hurried down the gang plank w

A look at Valentina Tereshkova from the US publication "Man in Space" in 1974. We have edited and modernized the text. Tereshkova became the first woman in space on June 16, 1963. On June 14, 1963, at 3:00 PM Moscow time, the Soviet Union launched cosmonaut Lt. Col. Valery F. Bykovsky into orbit aboard Vostok 5. This flight was not unexpected by western observers, since the Nikolayev Popovich double Vostok flight of ten months previous had shown the Soviets were continuing to

Athletes parading in Lenin Square, Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, 1970s -- Daily LIFT #1988

Lenin working in his Kremlin office, October 16, 1918, Moscow -- An iconic Otsup photograph. Written by Pyotr Otsup, a famed Soviet photographer, in 1969, this is a look at his attempts to photograph Lenin over the years, including taking the iconic photo of Lenin reading Pravda at his desk. See the end of the piece for a brief biography of Otsup. Text: I SAW Vladimir Ilyich for the first time on October 28 (November 10) 1917. He was walking fast down the corridor of the Smol

Onscreen Mosfilm logo at the opening of Soviet films, 1950s -- Daily LIFT #1981

Signing of the Decree to form the Tatarian ASSR, Painting from 1952, L. Fattakhov & Kh. Yakupov The Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was formed at the end of May, 1920. From The Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 1979 this is a comprehensive look at the republic, its geography, history, revolutionary tradition, language, arts and culture and economy. Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Tatarstan Avtonomiyäle Sovet Sotsialistik Respublikasï), Tataria (Tatarstan), p

Soviet LAZ-697 bus, manufactured by the Lvov Bus Factory, 1970 The LAZ-697 “Tourist” was a Soviet two-axle middle-class intercity coach produced in Lvov, Ukrainian SSR, from 1959 to 1985, designed for enhanced passenger comfort on long-distance and tourist routes. The LAZ-697 was developed as a more comfortable variant of the LAZ-695 city bus series, using the same mechanical base but optimized for intercity travel and tourism. Initial prototypes were created in 1958 in colla

Our cause is just, the enemy will be defeated!, poster, Great Patriotic War, USSR -- Daily LIFT #1970

Antifascists at the Waldfriedhof cemetery in Duisburg on May 10, 2026. Credit: German Communist Party (DKP) Duisburg. By Jörg Friedrichs. Unsere Zeit. Sozialistische Wochenzeitung – Zeitung der DKP, May 13, 2026. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. Fascist Germany surrendered unconditionally to the armed forces of the anti-Hitler coalition on May 8, 1945. The German Communist Party (DKP) in Duisburg and the alliance “Duisburg Stands Up” (DSSQ) [1] commemorated this event on Ma

Marching on October Revolution Day, November 7, 1938, USSR -- Daily LIFT #1968

The "Latvija" (Latvia) minibuses, produced by the Riga Autobus Factory (RAF) from 1959 until 1997, were iconic Soviet vans widely used across the USSR in public transport, as ambulances, and for various state services. The Riga Autobus Factory (RAF) was founded in 1949 in Riga, Latvian SSR, initially producing bus bodies on the chassis of existing trucks, such as the GAZ-51. In 1955, it was reorganized as the Riga Experimental Bus Factory and became a central producer of mini

Speech by Lukas Haslwanter, Deputy Chair of the Party of Labour of Austria (PdA), at the liberation celebration at the former Mauthausen concentration camp, 10 May 2026 Speech by Lukas Haslwanter, Deputy Chair of the Party of Labour of Austria (PdA), at the liberation celebration at the former Mauthausen concentration camp, 10 May 2026 Dear comrades, Today, one day after 9 May – the day of the great anti-fascist victory of the peoples over fascism – we stand here in Mauthause

Progressives across Europe marked Victory Day on May 8-9, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, as EU authorities persist in historical revisionism. Greek and Turkish Communists honour Victory Day at the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin-Treptow -- image via the KKE By Ana Vračar, People's Dispatch On May 8 and 9, left and progressive movements in Europe marked Victory Day – the 81st anniversary of fascism’s defeat in World War II. “For the Left this cannot be

Police deployment at the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin-Treptow on May 8, 2025 -- image via X By Ralf Hohmann, Unsere Zeit. Sozialistische Wochenzeitung – Zeitung der DKP, 8 May 2026 edition. Translation by Helmut-Harry Loewen. Soviet photojournalist Yevgeny Khaldei (1917-1997) is known as a chronicler of the Second World War. His photos depict the horrors of war, the suffering and devastation in the concentration camps, and the city of Murmansk, reduced to rubble and ashes by