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Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Felix Dzerzhinsky the head of the first Soviet secret police force the Cheka

Felix Dzerzhinsky the head of the first Soviet secret police force the Cheka, which became the NKVD then KGB As far as my research is able to ascertain

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Laika the space dog postcard

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Soviet propaganda poster by boris parmeev (parmeyev) called under the sun of the motherland we strengthen

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Soviet composer, dmitri shostakovich

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Andrei Kolmogorov, Soviet mathematician

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Olga Korbut at the 1976 Montreal Olympics

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Soviet composer, dmitri shostakovich, working in his study, 1938

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Lenin, (c1930), (1939). Creator: Aleksandr Gerasimov

Lenin, (c1930), (1939). Creator: Aleksandr Gerasimov
Lenin, (c1930), (1939). Portrait of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870-1924)

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Carl Sagan, US astronomer

Carl Sagan, US astronomer
Carl Edward Sagan (1934-1996), US astronomer and astrochemist

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Marshal georgy zhukov riding across red square

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, sculpture by Vera Mukhina, Moscow (b / w photo)

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)

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Lisitsky Lazar ( El Lissitsky ) Drive Red Wedges into White Troops! Vitebsk

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Russian composer, sergei v, rachmaninov

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Tsar Bomba nuclear weapon display

Tsar Bomba nuclear weapon display
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Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Advertising Poster for Pelmeni, 1936

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Vladimir Ilich Lenin, Russian Bolshevik leader

Vladimir Ilich Lenin, Russian Bolshevik leader, in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, October 1918

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Antique map of Russia

Antique map of Russia

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Daughter of soviet kirghizia 1948 painting by semyon chuikov, socialist realism

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Coal miners

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Yuri Gagarin before launch, 1961

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Soviet poster commemorating Yuri Gagarin

Soviet poster commemorating Yuri Gagarin
Soviet poster commemorating the first manned spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin on 12th April 1961

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Lt, general vasili chuikov (2nd from left) giving an assignment to the commander of the 13th guards rifle division

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)

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Tokamak-15 nuclear fusion reactor C013 / 1348

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Sputnik 1 stamp

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Vostok 1 spacecraft after landing, 1961

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Komarov before Soyuz 1 launch, 1967

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, 1963

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Spacecraft on the Moon, lunar map

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: 1960s Soviet Union poster

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Orbit of Sputnik 1, Soviet 1957 diagram

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Soviet cholera vaccination poster, 1967

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Russia, St Petersburg

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Marshal georgy zhukov, hero of the soviet union, 1945

Marshal georgy zhukov, hero of the soviet union, 1945

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: World war 2, senior sergeants v

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Russia, St. Petersburg; The partly frozen Neva River in Winter, with the Winter Palace

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Soviet composer, dmitri shostakovich

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Installation of Vostok spacecraft

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Sputnik 1 postcard

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Soviet Pe-2 bomber and pilot, 1944

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Soviet lunar craft Zond 5, 1968

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Launch of Vostok 1 spacecraft, 1961

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Vostok 1 Soviet spacecraft

Vostok 1 Soviet spacecraft
Vostok (Russian осток)

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Alexandra kollontai, russian revolutionary

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman, and Josef Stalin

Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman, and Josef Stalin
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, U.S. President Harry S. Truman, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin sit together at the Potsdam Conference in 1945

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Photo portrait of Vladimir Lenin

Photo portrait of Vladimir Lenin

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Steve Ovett (279) Crosses Track Finish

Steve Ovett (279) Crosses Track Finish
(Original Caption) 7/26/80-MOSCOW

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Woman with a Rake, 1928-1932. Artist: Kazimir Malevich

Woman with a Rake, 1928-1932. Artist: Kazimir Malevich
Woman with a Rake, 1928-1932. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich and Aram Khachaturian, Russian composers, 1945

Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich and Aram Khachaturian, Russian composers, 1945

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Soviet space-walk, artwork

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

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: 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 Tchaikovsky s
Russia; St. Petersburg; Prince Sigfried dancing with the Swan in the performance of Tchaikovskys Swan Lake

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Yuri Gagarin driving through London, UK

Yuri Gagarin driving through London, UK
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), Soviet cosmonaut and first man in space, driving through London, UK, in an open-top car. Gagarin made the first manned space flight on 12 April 1961

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Anonymous Poster Designer Poor folk! A clenched fist is threatening the workers - Rise up

Anonymous Poster Designer Poor folk! A clenched fist is threatening the workers - Rise up and fight it! 1918 (?) colour lithograph

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Marshal of the soviet union, konstantin rokossovsky

Marshal of the soviet union, konstantin rokossovsky, on his way to red square from the kremlin for the victory day parade, moscow, 1945

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: V, i, lenin (in bowler hat) plays chess with a

V, i, lenin (in bowler hat) plays chess with a, a, bogdanov while visiting a, m, gorky (in background, in wide-brimmed hat, standing next to natalya bogdanova), zinovll peshkov

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: world war ll 1945: marshal konevs troops pushed deeper into germany

world war ll 1945: marshal konevs troops pushed deeper into germany, above, guards mortar crews directing fire at german positions on the approaches to breslau, katyusha rocket launchers

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Wolf Messing, German psychic

Wolf Messing, German psychic
Wolf Grigorevich Messing (1899-1974), German psychic. Messing, born to a Jewish family in Germany, fled to the USSR before World War II

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Alexander Yakovlev, aircraft designer

Alexander Yakovlev, aircraft designer
Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev (1906-1989), Soviet aircraft designer, in military uniform and holding an aircraft model. In 1932, Yakovlev founded what became the the Yakovlev design bureau

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Nikolay Urvantsev, Soviet geologist

Nikolay Urvantsev, Soviet geologist
Nikolay Nikolayevich Urvantsev (1893-1985), Soviet geologist, speaking in public at his 80th birthday celebration

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Vostok rocket, Moscow, Russia

Vostok rocket, Moscow, Russia
Vostok (Russian осток)

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer, poet, and actor, 1979

Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer, poet, and actor, 1979. Vysotsky (1938-1980), in the television mini-series The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: A girl: metro-builder 1937 painting by a, samokhvalov (1894 - 1971), socialist realism

A girl: metro-builder 1937 painting by a, samokhvalov (1894 - 1971), socialist realism

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Soviet composer dmitri shostakovich, early 1940s

Soviet composer dmitri shostakovich, early 1940s

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Lyudmila pavlichenko, famous 26 year old russian guerrilla sniper who has killed 309 germans

Lyudmila pavlichenko, famous 26 year old russian guerrilla sniper who has killed 309 germans, for which she was made a senior lieutenant and given the order of lenin, a former historian

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: The house of architect konstantin melnikov

The house of architect konstantin melnikov, in 10 krivoarbatsky pereulok, which he designed in the late 1920s, moscow, ussr

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: L, beria, g, malenkov, and a, mikoyan on the rostrum on lenins tomb during a may day demonstration in red square

L, beria, g, malenkov, and a, mikoyan on the rostrum on lenins tomb during a may day demonstration in red square, moscow, ussr, may 1, 1949

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Nina lobkovskaya in war and peace

Nina lobkovskaya in war and peace, like all young girls, nina loves pretty clothes, here she is trying on a dress during a shopping trip

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: The storming of the winter palace in st

The storming of the winter palace in st, petersburg during the great october revolution 1917

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Lev vygotsky, 1896 - 1934

Lev vygotsky, 1896 - 1934, the psychologist whos cultural / historical theory which formed the basis for the school of thought in soviet psychology

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Partisan units of yugoslav national liberation army march into liberated belgrade

Partisan units of yugoslav national liberation army march into liberated belgrade, october 20th, 1944, yugoslavia, world war 2

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Soviet propaganda banner with likenesses of lenin

Soviet propaganda banner with likenesses of lenin, engels, and marx in leningrad, ussr, 1960s, the banner reads forward to the victory of communism!

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Soviet MiG-19 jet fighter C015 / 6180

Soviet MiG-19 jet fighter C015 / 6180
MiG-19. View of a Soviet MiG-19 jet fighter. Powered by two engines, the MiG-19 (NATO reporting name Farmer ) was the first operational fighter capable of supersonic speeds in level flight

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Igor Golovin, Soviet nuclear physicist

Igor Golovin, Soviet nuclear physicist
Igor Nikolaevich Golovin (1913-1997), Soviet nuclear physicist. Golovin worked on the Soviet atomic bomb program, and then later did pioneering work on nuclear fusion

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Russia, St Petersburg, Politseysky Bridge

Russia, St Petersburg, Politseysky Bridge. Lamp post on the Politseysky Bridge across the Fontanka river. Russia, St Petersburg, Politseysky Bridge

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Russia, St Petersburg, Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin)

Russia, St Petersburg, Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). Catherine Palace was commissioned by the Empress Elizabeth and built by the Italian architect Rastrelli, and was finally finished in 1756

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Stalin and Lenin, Russian Bolshevik revolutionary leaders, Moscow, Russia, 1919

Stalin and Lenin, Russian Bolshevik revolutionary leaders, Moscow, Russia, 1919. Stalin (1879-1953) and Lenin (1870-1924) at the VIII Congress of the Russian Communist Party

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Marshal georgy zhukov greeting foreign military attaches during the time of the victory parade in moscow

Marshal georgy zhukov greeting foreign military attaches during the time of the victory parade in moscow, may 1945

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Nikita khrushchev speaking from the rostrum of the 3rd soviet writers congress

Nikita khrushchev speaking from the rostrum of the 3rd soviet writers congress, long live soviet writers, loyal assistants of our party in the upbuilding of communism

Background imageSoviet Union Collection: Builders of communism a soviet poster from 1967

Builders of communism a soviet poster from 1967



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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.

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