Former Soviet Union Collection (#4)

Moscow Spartakiada, 1928 (collage)
7394030 Moscow Spartakiada, 1928 (collage) by Klutsis, Gustav Gustavovich (1895-1944); State Art Museum of Republic, Riga, Latvia; Photo © Fine Art Images

Oil and coal barrel ready for provision of fresh supplies to Berlin at Tempelhof airport, 1948 (b/w photo)
1743592 Oil and coal barrel ready for provision of fresh supplies to Berlin at Tempelhof airport, 1948 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer

Berliners observe the arrival of airplanes, approaching Berlin Tempelhof airport, 1948 (photo)
ELD4927689 Berliners observe the arrival of airplanes, approaching Berlin Tempelhof airport, 1948 (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Arrival of airplanes)

Berliners watching aeroplanes during the Berlin blockade, Tempelhof airport, 1948 (b/w photo)
1973340 Berliners watching aeroplanes during the Berlin blockade, Tempelhof airport, 1948 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer

American army landing at Vladivostok
3785601 American army landing at Vladivostok; (add.info.: American army landing at Vladivostok, Russia- during Siberian Intervention)

Berliners watch planes arrive at Tempelhof airport during Berlin blockade, 1948 (b/w photo)
1751759 Berliners watch planes arrive at Tempelhof airport during Berlin blockade, 1948 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Berlin Blockade (1948-1949)); © Tallandier

Berlin Blockade, 1948 (photo)
1702474 Berlin Blockade, 1948 (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Berlin Blockade (1948-1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War

The honesty of Saint Eliigius, 1662 (oil)
7333377 The honesty of Saint Eliigius, 1662 (oil) by Bernaerdt, Philippe (17th century) ; Sint-Eligiuskerk, Kruishoutem, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, Belgium; (add.info.: Kruishoutem)

Red Ploughman, 1920(chromolitho)
FIA5403498 Red Ploughman, 1920(chromolitho) by Zvorykin, Boris Vasilievich (1872-1942); 52x69 cm; Russian State Library, Moscow, Russia; Photo © Fine Art Images

Revolutionary Demonstration in February 1917 (oil on canvas)
FIA5359104 Revolutionary Demonstration in February 1917 (oil on canvas) by Nilus, Peter Alexandrovich (1869-1943); State Art Gallery, Odessa, Ukraine; (add.info.: Episode of the Bolshevik revolution)

Poster for the film "Danger ahead", 1927 (lithograph)
FIA5402886 Poster for the film " Danger ahead", 1927 (lithograph) by Stenberg, Georgii Avgustovich (1900-1933); Russian State Library, Moscow, Russia; Photo © Fine Art Images

A Soviet propaganda plate, painted with the profile of Lenin 1922 (porcelain)
FIA5378475 A Soviet propaganda plate, painted with the profile of Lenin 1922 (porcelain) by Adamovich, Mikhail (1884-1947); Peterhof Palace, Petrodvorets, St

Red Army and the Red Fleet 1918-1923 (gouache and ink on paper)
FIA5403411 Red Army and the Red Fleet 1918-1923 (gouache and ink on paper) by Moor, Dmitry (Dmitry Stakhievich Orlov) (1883-1946); 101x69 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Fine Art Images

Brezhnev on May 26, 1943 (b / w photo)
1734705 Brezhnev on May 26, 1943 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (19 December 1906 - 10 November 1982)

The enemies of the Five Year Plan, 1929 (chromolitho)
FIA5403540 The enemies of the Five Year Plan, 1929 (chromolitho) by Deni, Viktor Nikolaevich (1893-1946); 51x71 cm; Russian State Library, Moscow, Russia; Photo © Fine Art Images

Pourquoi dors tu ? - Why do you sleep, man? par Zvorykin, Boris Vasilievich (1872-after 1935), - Chromolithography, 70
FIA5403517 Pourquoi dors tu ? - Why do you sleep, man? par Zvorykin, Boris Vasilievich (1872-after 1935), - Chromolithography, 70, 5x54 - Private Collection by Zvorykin

The 27th of February 1917, 1917 (painting)
885301 The 27th of February 1917, 1917 (painting) by Kustodiev, Boris Mikhailovich (1878-1927); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: by Boris Mikhaelovitch Kustodiev (1878-1927))

Kings & Queens, October 1929 (gouache on paper)
7259586 Kings & Queens, October 1929 (gouache on paper) by Hunter, Edmund (1866-1937); Private Collection; Edmund & Alec Hunter Collection

Portrait of Stalin, 1933 (painting)
FIA5359689 Portrait of Stalin, 1933 (painting) by Brodsky, Isaak Israilevich (1883-1939); State Museum and Exhibition Centre ROSIZO

October Hurricane Poster, 1920 (colour litho)
BAL464788 October Hurricane Poster, 1920 (colour litho) by Deni, Viktor Nikolaevich (1893-1946); Private Collection

The Surrender of the Finns in 1940 (Russian-Finnish War), 1940 (oil on canvas)
STC266178 The Surrender of the Finns in 1940 (Russian-Finnish War), 1940 (oil on canvas) by Vladimirov, Ivan Alexeyevich (1869-1947); 65x102 cm; State Central Artillery Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Marina Semyonova, Soviet Russian ballerina (b / w photo)
7200749 Marina Semyonova, Soviet Russian ballerina (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Soviet propaganda poster promoting the socialist competition between working collectives to achieve greater results
5231420 Soviet propaganda poster promoting the socialist competition between working collectives to achieve greater results, late 1920s

The Stripping of Churches in Russia (Colour Litho)
2809134 The Stripping of Churches in Russia (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The stripping of churches in Russia)

Battle in a historic park (Colour Litho)
2778603 Battle in a historic park (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle in a historic park)

The Very Modern War (Colour Litho)
2778593 The Very Modern War (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The very modern war)

The dramas of the thaw (Colour Litho)
2778237 The dramas of the thaw (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The drama of the thaw)

The German attack on Russia that betrayed the pacts (colour litho)
2778573 The German attack on Russia that betrayed the pacts (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The German attack on Russia that betrayed the pacts)

The spotlight on the front line (colour litho)
2784140 The spotlight on the front line (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The spotlight on the front line)

The indomitable Finnish resistance (Colour Litho)
2783988 The indomitable Finnish resistance (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The indomitable Finnish resistance)

Painful aspects of the Russian-Chinese conflict (Colour Litho)
2783545 Painful aspects of the Russian-Chinese conflict (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Painful aspects of the Russian-Chinese conflict)

Mikhail Frunze, Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War, 1920s (colour litho)
5231913 Mikhail Frunze, Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War, 1920s (colour litho) by Brodsky, Isaak Israilevich (1883-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bolshevik commanders Joseph Stalin and Kliment Voroshilov in the trenches of Tsaritsyn, Russian Civil War, 1918 (litho)
5231622 Bolshevik commanders Joseph Stalin and Kliment Voroshilov in the trenches of Tsaritsyn, Russian Civil War, 1918 (litho) by Grekov

Blackshirts businesses in Ukraine (colour litho)
2778604 Blackshirts businesses in Ukraine (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blackshirts businesses in Ukraine)

Tanks vs. Ships (Colour Litho)
2778591 Tanks vs. Ships (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tanks versus ships)

The German advance in Russia (colour litho)
2778579 The German advance in Russia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The German advance in Russia)

The Italians on the Don (colour litho)
2784168 The Italians on the Don (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Italians on the Don)

The Sad Exodus of the Finns (colour litho)
2783994 The Sad Exodus of the Finns (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sad exodus of the Finns)

How need sharps ingenuity (Colour Litho)
2808926 How need sharps ingenuity (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: How need sharpen ingenuity)

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Finlands tenacious resistance to the Russian invasion (Colour Litho)
2783968 Finlands tenacious resistance to the Russian invasion (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finlands tenacious resistance to the Russian invasion)

Those poor oxen (Colour Litho)
2778611 Those poor oxen (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Those poor oxen)

Italians advance in Russia (colour litho)
2778601 Italians advance in Russia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Italians are advancing in Russia)

Italians in Ukraine (colour litho)
2778588 Italians in Ukraine (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Italians in Ukraine)

Soldiers of the Soviet Red Army (colour litho)
6033583 Soldiers of the Soviet Red Army (colour litho) by Zvorykin, Boris Vasilievich (1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldiers of the Soviet Red Army)

Red Army soldiers carrying out an armed requisition in a village, Russian Civil War, 1918 (colour litho)
6033381 Red Army soldiers carrying out an armed requisition in a village, Russian Civil War, 1918 (colour litho) by Zvorykin

Aerial dogfight between a German Heinkel III bomber and a Russian Mig 3 fighter, World War II, 1943-1944 (colour litho)
6015161 Aerial dogfight between a German Heinkel III bomber and a Russian Mig 3 fighter, World War II, 1943-1944 (colour litho) by English School

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Former Soviet Union: A Journey Through History and Culture Step into the enchanting world of the former Soviet Union, where captivating landscapes and rich heritage await. Begin your exploration in Ukraine's vibrant capital, Kyiv, as you ascend Saint Volodymyr Hill Park. From this vantage point overlooking the majestic Dnieper River, take a moment to immerse yourself in the breathtaking scenery and find solace in the serene sitting area. As you delve deeper into history, an antique map of Russia unveils tales of conquests and triumphs that shaped this vast land. Travel further north to Tallinn, Estonia, where an elevated view over Old Town at dawn reveals a city steeped in medieval charm. No journey through the former Soviet Union would be complete without experiencing its iconic landmarks. Marvel at Red Square in Moscow as it comes alive under a starry night sky or wander through Pechersak Lavra Monastery of Caves in Kyiv – an Orthodox Christian sanctuary brimming with spirituality. The striking Saint Basil's Cathedral stands tall amidst Moscow's skyline, showcasing exquisite architectural brilliance. Venturing beyond urban centers leads you to discover hidden gems scattered across these lands. Traverse Ukrainian countryside highways aboard a Russian-made Lada vehicle from the early 1970s for an authentic taste of local life. In Saint Petersburg's Kazan Cathedral, witness grandeur intertwined with religious devotion. The allure continues as dusk falls upon Moscow Kremlin and Moskva River; their illuminated beauty casting a spell on all who behold them. Boris Kustodiev's masterpiece "Bolshevist" captures the spirit of revolutionary Russia with vivid strokes that ignite imagination. In Lviv's electric commuter trolley system traversing medieval cobblestone streets lies evidence of Ukraine’s commitment to preserving its cultural heritage while embracing modernity simultaneously. Finally, pay homage to Ukraine’s Air Force by standing before Vinnytsya’s monument dedicated to their valor and dedication.