Soviet Collection (page 4)

Score sheet for the song L Internationale, c. 1900 (colour litho)
CHT207089 Score sheet for the song L Internationale, c.1900 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Red Cavalry, 1928-32 (oil on canvas)
SRM106310 Red Cavalry, 1928-32 (oil on canvas) by Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich (1878-1935); 91x140 cm; State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; eState Russian Museum; Russian, out of copyright

Entrance to the Moscow Metro, USSR. Date: 1986

Children on a sledge, Gorki Park, Moscow, USSR. Date: 1986

A la manivelle (Starting Up). Female engineering worker. Artist A Samokhvalov, 1934

Lenin in moscow on march 2-6, 1919

Sergei korolyov, soviet scientist and designer in the sphere of rocket building and cosmonautics, ballistic and geophysical rockets, the first satellites

Gersh I. Budker, Soviet physicist
Gersh Itskovich Budker (1918-1977), Soviet physicist. Budker was a nuclear physicist who, in 1959, founded the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Akademgorodok, in Siberian Russia

World war 2, traditional military parade on the red square in moscow on november 7, 1941, after that parade the troops marched straight to the battle front, battle of moscow

Schoolgirl with performing robot C016 / 8377
Robot and schoolgirl. An 11-year old girl programming a robot to perform. This robot has a basic repertoire of sounds and movement

Soviet tanks during a tactical exercise, 2 July 1978
SOVIET TANKS, 1978. Soviet tanks during a tactical exercise, 2 July 1978

Monument to Arctic exploration - Archangel
Russia, Arkhangelsk (Archangel) - Monument to Arctic exploration and explorers. 2010

Anglo-Russian Festival
A Russian sailor watching part of the huge crowd waiting to get on board the Soviet ships during the Portsmouth Festival of Friendship. Date: April 1956

Russians Visit Oxford
Crowd control police on motorbikes during a visit of Soviet leaders to Oxford, England. Date: April 1956

Portrait of a cosmonaut, Svetlana Savitskaya
Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya, the second woman to go into space, the first to perform a space walk, and the only woman to have made two space flights (up to November 1988)

Krushchev, Tereshkova, Nikolayev, Gagarin
The politician and the cosmonauts: (left to right) Khrushchev, Valentina Tereshkova, Adrian Nikolayev & Yuri Gagarin in Red Square, Moscow

Dnieper hydroelectric plant construction
Dniprohes (Dnieper hydroelectric station) under construction on the river Dnieper in Ukraine, USSR. The dam was constructed between 1927 and 1932

Crew of Soviet Soyus T12 before launch
The crew of Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T12, photographed before their launch on 17 July 1984. Left to right are Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Svetlana Savitskaya, and Igor Volk

Crewmembers of the first Soviet spaceflight
The first Soviet cosmonauts (left to right): P. Popovich, Yuri Gagarin, Valentina Tereshkova, Adrian Nikolayev, Valeri Bykovski, & G. Titov

Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolyov
Sergei Korolyov, the " father" of the Soviet space programme

Soviet satellite monitoring, 1958
Soviet satellite monitoring. Telescopes being used, in 1958, by Soviet astronomers, to monitor a satellite as it passes overhead

Launch of Vostok 1
The launch of the Vostok 1 spacecraft carrying Yuri Gagarin on the first manned flight in space. Launched on April 12, 1961, from Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Meeting in Red Square, Moscow, to honour Gagarin
Meeting in Red Square, Moscow, to honour the first manned spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin, who completed one revolution round the Earth in his Vostok 1 spacecraft on April 12, 1961

Soviet Arctic explorer Papanin, 1937
Soviet Arctic explorer Ivan Papanin (1894-1986) in 1937 while commanding the first Soviet drifting station " North Pole-1". Expedition members and equipment are in the background

Ilyushin and test pilot Kokkinaki, 1942
Soviet aircraft designer Sergei Ilyushin (centre right) and test pilot Vladimir Kokkinaki (left, in overalls), talking with a group of soldiers in front of an aircraft during World War II

Mir space station cosmonauts, 1987
Mir space station cosmonauts. Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Romanenko and Aleksandr Laveykin assembling an electrical power pack on the Mir space station, in 1987

Russian space station Mir over a storm on Earth
Mir space station. Fisheye lens view of the Russian space station Mir ( peace ) orbiting over a storm (lower centre) on Earth. Mir was launched in February 1986

Sviatoslav Fyodorov (1927-2000), Soviet eye surgeon and politician, photographed in the conveyer-belt operating theatre he developed

Otto Schmidt, Soviet Arctic explorer
Otto Yulievich Schmidt (left, 1891-1956), Soviet Arctic explorer and geophysicist, greeting one of the rescue pilots (right) during the Chelyuskin expedition to the Arctic

Nikolai Basov, Soviet physicist
Nikolai Gennadiyevich Basov (1922-2001), Soviet physicist. Basov is primarily known for his work with Aleksandr Prokhorov on developing masers (amplified beams of microwaves)

Beritashvili and students, Tbilisi, 1962
Ivan Beritashvili (1885-1974, centre), Soviet physiologist, instructing students who are studying the brain of a laboratory animal

Nikolai Dubinin, Russian geneticist
Nikolai Petrovich Dubinin (1907-1998), Russian geneticist, examining microscope slides in a laboratory. Dubinin was one of the founding members of the Cytology

Vladimir Dmitrievich Zamyatin - poet
Vladimir Dmitrievich Zamyatin, Russian Soviet poet (1915-1952). The winner of the Stalin Prize of the third degree (1952 - posthumously)

Mikhail Ivanovich Tereschenko, Russian politician and financier, seen here in August 1917. In this year he was appointed Finance Minister of the Russian Provisional Government, then Foreign Minister

Women Ground Crew
Soviet female ground-crew re- arm a fighter bomber. Almost all the Soviet ground crew were female

Raf Vs Soviet Airforce
Anglo-Soviet soccer match, Murmansk, RAF and Soviet Airforce. The RAF provided air-cover for convoys in their Hawker Hurricanes (background)

Greeting Soviet Tank
Ukrainian farmer greets a Soviet Tank crew with traditional gifts - bread and salt

Russian Soldier and Dog
Soviet soldiers are befriended by a stray dog

Soviet Tank Parade
Tanks leave Moscow after a parade, going straight to the front-line. This is a view of Gorky Street

Crossing Caucasus
Soviet soldiers cross the Caucasus Mountains on the way to the front

Soviet Cavalryman
A Soviet cavalryman shares a drink with his horse, at the Dneiper river

Troops over Volga
Soviet support troops cross the Volga by raft

Soviet Tank and Gun
A Soviet T-34 tank passing a 76.2mm field gun

Russian Soldiers Oath
A Soviet soldier makes the Soldiers Oath, kissing his rifle

Soviet Cosmonaut
Russian cosmonaut VALENTINA TERESCHKOWA (born 1937) is the first woman in space, aboard Vostok 6

Lenin Monument, Moscow
The Lenin monument on Soviet Square, Moscow

Entrance to the dockyard, Portsmouth
Entrance to the dockyard at Portsmouth, where Lieutenant Commander Lionel Kenneth Phillip Buster Crabb (1909-1956) disappeared on 19 April 1956

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The Soviet Union, a nation that left an indelible mark on history, is a captivating tale of triumphs and tribulations. From the breathtaking artwork like "Sunrise in Space" by Leonov to iconic photographs like Vladimir Grebnev's image capturing Red Army soldiers raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag in Berlin, April 30th, 1945 - each frame tells a story of resilience and determination. In the early days of revolution, powerful imagery emerged with Trotsky slaying the counter-revolutionary dragon in a poster from 1918. This portrayal symbolized their unwavering commitment to uprooting oppression. Likewise, another propaganda poster titled "We want Peace" showcased their desire for harmony amidst global tensions. Artistic brilliance continued to flourish as seen in Leonov's masterpiece "Above the Black Sea, " which depicted cosmic beauty intertwined with human exploration. The Soviet Union also produced remarkable leaders such as Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and his profound impact on Russian politics can still be felt today. However, it wasn't just political figures who captured attention; even animals played significant roles. Laika, the space dog who ventured into orbit aboard Sputnik 2, became an emblematic figure representing scientific progress and sacrifice. Soviet Armenia stands as a testament to cultural diversity within this vast empire. Its rich heritage blended seamlessly with socialist ideals while preserving its unique identity. Yuri Gagarin's historic journey onboard Vostok 1 marked humanity's first step into space—an achievement that propelled both science and national pride skyward. Valentina Tereshkova followed suit becoming not only the first woman but also one of many trailblazers who shattered gender barriers within Soviet society. Amidst all these milestones lay fervent opposition towards world imperialism encapsulated perfectly by Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor's poignant poster declaring "Death to World Imperialism. " It embodied their relentless fight against oppressive forces.