Soviet Union Collection

Laika the space dog postcard. Artwork on postcard of Laika, the bitch who became the first animal in space. She was launched aboard the Soviet Sputnik 2 spacecraft

Soviet composer, dmitri shostakovich, on the train on his way home to moscow after the first performance of his 12th symphony the year 1917 by the leningrad philharmonic

Soviet propaganda poster by boris parmeev (parmeyev) called under the sun of the motherland we strengthen, ussr, 1970s

Soviet composer, dmitri shostakovich, working in his study, 1938

Carl Sagan, US astronomer
Carl Edward Sagan (1934-1996), US astronomer and astrochemist. Sagan was a consultant and adviser to NASA, and worked on the Apollo mission, as well as the Mariner, Viking, Voyager

Olga Korbut at the 1976 Montreal Olympics
Gymnastics - 1976 Montreal Olympics - Womens Balance Beam USSRs Olga Korbut (USSR) on the way to winning the silver medal in the balance beam

Lisitsky Lazar ( El Lissitsky ) Drive Red Wedges into White Troops! Vitebsk, Literary-Publishing department of the Soviet West Front Political Adminstration, 1920 Russian civil war

Daughter of soviet kirghizia 1948 painting by semyon chuikov, socialist realism

Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934-1968), Soviet cosmonaut and first man in space, artwork. Gagarin was born near Gzhatsk, Russia

Lenin, (c1930), (1939). Creator: Aleksandr Gerasimov
Lenin, (c1930), (1939). Portrait of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870-1924). Lenin was the first Soviet head of state, prime minister of the USSR

Advertising Poster for Pelmeni, 1936. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Russian composer, sergei v, rachmaninov, looking over a manuscript at his piano in the late 1920s

Tsar Bomba nuclear weapon display
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Yuri Gagarin before launch, 1961
Yuri Gagarin before launch, in his flight suit and helmet, in a bus heading toward the Vostok 1 launch site in Kazakhstan, USSR, on 12 April 1961

Soviet poster commemorating Yuri Gagarin
Soviet poster commemorating the first manned spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin on 12th April 1961. Gagarins flight lasted 108 minutes

Vladimir Ilich Lenin, Russian Bolshevik leader, in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, October 1918. Lenin (1870-1924) became leader of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic

Antique map of Russia

Coal miners relaxing after a shift. This is a coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine. Photographed in May 1987 when Ukraine was still part of the USSR

Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, sculpture by Vera Mukhina, Moscow (b / w photo)
7200710 Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, sculpture by Vera Mukhina, Moscow (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Worker and Kolkhoz Woman)

Marshal georgy zhukov riding across red square, reviewing the troops, prior to the victory parade on june 24, 1945

Marshal georgy zhukov, hero of the soviet union, 1945

Tokamak-15 nuclear fusion reactor C013 / 1348
Tokamak-15 nuclear fusion reactor. Nuclear engineer standing on top of the Tokamak-15 (T-15) nuclear fusion reactor at the Kurchatov Institute of Nuclear Power, near Moscow, Russia

Sputnik 1 stamp. Artwork of Sputnik 1, the worlds first artificial satellite, on a stamp issued by the communist government of the former Soviet Union. Sputnik 1 was launched on October 4th, 1957

Vostok 1 spacecraft after landing, 1961
Vostok 1 descent module after landing in the Saratov region of Russia, in the USSR, on 12 April 1961. Vostok 1 was the first spacecraft to take a human into space

Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, 1963
Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova preparing to become the first woman in space. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 1937) flew solo in the Vostok 6 spacecraft on 16 June 1963

Andrei Kolmogorov, Soviet mathematician
Andrei Kolmogorov (1903-1987), Soviet mathematician. Kolmogorov is widely considered one of the most prominent mathematicians of the 20th century

Spacecraft on the Moon, lunar map
Spacecraft on the Moon. Map showing coloured markers for 34 spacecraft that impacted or landed on the Moon from the 1960s onwards

Orbit of Sputnik 1, Soviet 1957 diagram
Orbit of Sputnik 1. Diagram showing the Earth orbits possible for different spacecrafts. Sputnik 1, the first spacecraft ever to reach Earth orbit, was launched on 4 October 1957 by the Soviet Union

Russia, St. Petersburg; The partly frozen Neva River in Winter, with the Winter Palace, the Admiralty and St. Isaacs Cathedral

Soviet cholera vaccination poster, 1967
Soviet cholera vaccination poster. Poster which appeared in the USSR in 1967, urging citizens to get themselves vaccinated against cholera

Russia, St Petersburg. Main entrance to the Saint Hermitage Museum or Winter Palace

Lt, general vasili chuikov (2nd from left) giving an assignment to the commander of the 13th guards rifle division, major general alexander rodimtsev (far right)

World war 2, senior sergeants v, mityoshina and n, zalko, former students of the moscow state theatrical institute have been at the front from the first days of the war

Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934-1968), Soviet cosmonaut and first man in space. Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino near Gzhatsk, Russia

Soviet composer, dmitri shostakovich, backstage listening to the first performance of his 12th symphony the year 1917 being played by the leningrad philharmonic

Installation of Vostok spacecraft
Vostok spacecraft installation. Workers installing a Vostok spacecraft. Vostok were Soviet spacecraft used as part of the Vostok programme, which flew six manned spaceflights between 1961 and 1963

Komarov before Soyuz 1 launch, 1967
Komarov before Soyuz 1 launch, speaking at the launch site in Kazakhstan, on 23 April 1967. Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov (1927-1967) was killed during this mission

Sputnik 1 postcard. Artwork of Sputnik 1, the worlds first artificial satellite, on a postcard issued by the communist government of the former Soviet Union

Soviet Pe-2 bomber and pilot, 1944
Soviet Pe-2 bomber and pilot. The pilot, Grigory Pasynkov, held the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Photographed in December 1944, in the St Petersburg region of Russia

Soviet lunar craft Zond 5, 1968
Soviet lunar exploration craft Zond 5, being taken onboard the ship Vasilli Golovnin in Russia, 1968. Zond 5 was intended to be a precursor for Soviet manned Moon missions

1960s Soviet Union poster
" Proletarians of All Countries, Unite!" Early Soviet poster by an unknown artist. Lenin Library, Moscow

Launch of Vostok 1 spacecraft, 1961
Launch of Vostok 1 spacecraft. Close-up of the exhaust flames of the rocket launching Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) into orbit from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 12 April 1961

Vostok 1 Soviet spacecraft
Vostok (Russian осток, translated as "East") was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM designed for the humanspaceflight programme but later used for other sputnik

Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), soviet cosmonaut and first man in space. Gagarin made the first manned space flight on 12 April 1961

Alexandra kollontai, russian revolutionary, social theorist and stateswoman (1872-1952), kollontai in 1910

Soviet space-walk, artwork
Soviet space-walk. Computer artwork of a Soviet Union cosmonaut performing an extra-vehicular activity (EVA, spacewalk) in orbit over the Earth

Russia; St. Petersburg; Prince Sigfried dancing with the Swan in the performance of Tchaikovsky s
Russia; St. Petersburg; Prince Sigfried dancing with the Swan in the performance of Tchaikovskys Swan Lake

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"The Soviet Union: A Tapestry of History, Culture, and Achievements" Step into the fascinating world of the Soviet Union through these captivating hints. From Laika, the brave space dog who paved the way for human exploration beyond Earth's atmosphere, to Dmitri Shostakovich, a renowned Soviet composer immersed in his study during 1938. Even across borders, great minds like Carl Sagan recognized the contributions of this vast nation. Olga Korbut's graceful performance at the 1976 Montreal Olympics showcased Soviet excellence in sports. Propaganda played a significant role in shaping society; Boris Parmeev's iconic poster "Under The Sun of The Motherland We Strengthen" from the 1970s exemplifies this sentiment. Influential figures such as Vladimir Ilich Lenin left an indelible mark on history. Captured within Moscow's Kremlin walls in October 1918, Lenin was a Russian Bolshevik leader whose ideas shaped an era. Sergei V. Rachmaninov expressed his genius through music; here he is seen intently examining a manuscript at his piano during the late 1920s. Yuri Gagarin became humanity's first cosmonaut when he embarked on an extraordinary journey beyond our planet’s boundaries. His achievement symbolized Soviet dominance in space exploration. Artistic expressions also flourished under Soviet rule; Vera Mukhina's sculpture "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" stands tall as a testament to resilience and unity amidst industrial progress (b/w photo). Aleksandr Gerasimov captured Lenin’s essence with striking portraits that reflect both power and determination - one from around c1930 and another from 1939. Delve into Russia's rich past with an antique map showcasing its vast territory - reminding us of its historical significance and cultural diversity.