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The Son with Two Mothers: A Soviet Story
A woman in front of the flag of the Uzbek SSR -- Crop from a Soviet poster 1980 A remarkable true story from the Soviet press in 1983 of...

The Left Chapter
May 252 min read


Daily LIFT #1513
The Uzbek SSR's first team of tractor drivers, 1925 -- Daily LIFT #1513 "This photo headlined "From Wooden Plough to Tractor" was...
Michael Laxer
Dec 11, 20241 min read


Daily LIFT #990
Collective farmer holding her son, Uzbek SSR, USSR 1957 -- Daily LIFT #990 She is proudly displaying her medals for socialist labour...
Michael Laxer
Jul 23, 20231 min read


Daily LIFT #790
At the Lenin Museum, Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR 1978 -- Daily LIFT #790
Michael Laxer
Sep 7, 20221 min read


Daily LIFT #766
Two members of a Central Asian musical troupe on tour in the Uzbek SSR, USSR, 1984 -- Daily LIFT #766
Michael Laxer
Aug 1, 20221 min read


Daily LIFT #692
Editorial Department Building of the CP Central Committee of Uzbekistan Publishing House and the branch of the Lenin Central Museum,...
Michael Laxer
Apr 18, 20221 min read


Soviet Tashkent in photos and text, 1973 & 1980
With 18 photographs of the capital of the Uzbek SSR Today we are going to take a look at Soviet Tashkent through 18 postcard photos as...
Michael Laxer
Apr 14, 20228 min read
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