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Soviets Collection (#6)

The Soviets, a term synonymous with the Soviet Union, evoke images of strength, resilience, and historical significance

Background imageSoviets Collection: Alexander Fadeyev, Soviet Russian author (b / w photo)

Alexander Fadeyev, Soviet Russian author (b / w photo)
7200766 Alexander Fadeyev, Soviet Russian author (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Fadeyev (1901-1956)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Ilya Ilf, Soviet Russian author (b / w photo)

Ilya Ilf, Soviet Russian author (b / w photo)
7200758 Ilya Ilf, Soviet Russian author (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ilya Ilf (1897-1937)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Samuil Marshak, Soviet Russian poet (b / w photo)

Samuil Marshak, Soviet Russian poet (b / w photo)
7200756 Samuil Marshak, Soviet Russian poet (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuil Marshak (1887-1964), Soviet Russian poet

Background imageSoviets Collection: Mossoviet (Moscow Soviet) Building, USSR (b / w photo)

Mossoviet (Moscow Soviet) Building, USSR (b / w photo)
7200754 Mossoviet (Moscow Soviet) Building, USSR (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mossoviet (Moscow Soviet) Building, USSR

Background imageSoviets Collection: Production of the ballet Eugene Onegin at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 1945 (b / w photo)

Production of the ballet Eugene Onegin at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 1945 (b / w photo)
7200751 Production of the ballet Eugene Onegin at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 1945 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Galina Ulanova, Soviet Russian ballerina (b / w photo)

Galina Ulanova, Soviet Russian ballerina (b / w photo)
7200750 Galina Ulanova, Soviet Russian ballerina (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galina Ulanova (1910-1998)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Sergei Lemeshev, Soviet Russian opera singer (b / w photo)

Sergei Lemeshev, Soviet Russian opera singer (b / w photo)
7200745 Sergei Lemeshev, Soviet Russian opera singer (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sergei Lemeshev (1902-1977), Soviet Russian opera singer

Background imageSoviets Collection: Maria Maksakova, Soviet Russian opera singer (b / w photo)

Maria Maksakova, Soviet Russian opera singer (b / w photo)
7200744 Maria Maksakova, Soviet Russian opera singer (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maria Maksakova (1902-1974), Soviet Russian opera singer

Background imageSoviets Collection: Scene from Nikolai Pogodins play The Chimes of the Kremlin (b / w photo)

Scene from Nikolai Pogodins play The Chimes of the Kremlin (b / w photo)
7200743 Scene from Nikolai Pogodins play The Chimes of the Kremlin (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soviet actors Vassili Markov (Dzerzhinsky)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Scene from Maxim Gorkys play The Lower Depths, 1902 (b / w photo)

Scene from Maxim Gorkys play The Lower Depths, 1902 (b / w photo)
7200741 Scene from Maxim Gorkys play The Lower Depths, 1902 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doss house)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Soviet Russian actor Konstantin Zubov in Alexei Tolstoys play Ivan Grozny, 1944 (b / w photo)

Soviet Russian actor Konstantin Zubov in Alexei Tolstoys play Ivan Grozny, 1944 (b / w photo)
7200740 Soviet Russian actor Konstantin Zubov in Alexei Tolstoys play Ivan Grozny, 1944 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer

Background imageSoviets Collection: Russian Kliment Voroshilov KV heavy tank, World War II (colour litho)

Russian Kliment Voroshilov KV heavy tank, World War II (colour litho)
7172716 Russian Kliment Voroshilov KV heavy tank, World War II (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian Kliment Voroshilov KV heavy tank)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Fishing in the Baltic Sea (b / w photo)

Fishing in the Baltic Sea (b / w photo)
7160696 Fishing in the Baltic Sea (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing in the Baltic Sea)

Background imageSoviets Collection: The Urals in winter (b / w photo)

The Urals in winter (b / w photo)
7160694 The Urals in winter (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Urals in winter)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Cross-country skiing in the Caucasus (b / w photo)

Cross-country skiing in the Caucasus (b / w photo)
7160691 Cross-country skiing in the Caucasus (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cross-country skiing in the Caucasus)

Background imageSoviets Collection: View of the extinct Kazbek Volcano (b / w photo)

View of the extinct Kazbek Volcano (b / w photo)
7160689 View of the extinct Kazbek Volcano (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the extinct Kazbek Volcano)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Beach of seals near Sakhalin (b / w photo)

Beach of seals near Sakhalin (b / w photo)
7160682 Beach of seals near Sakhalin (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beach of seals near Sakhalin)

Background imageSoviets Collection: 7177594

7177594

Background imageSoviets Collection: Soviet propaganda poster promoting the socialist competition between working collectives to

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

Background imageSoviets Collection: The Stripping of Churches in Russia (Colour Litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Battle in a historic park (Colour Litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: The Very Modern War (Colour Litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Lieutenant General Dempsey, Commander of the British Second Army

Lieutenant General Dempsey, Commander of the British Second Army
STC368763 Lieutenant General Dempsey, Commander of the British Second Army, explains to Soviet officers the state of affairs on the Western Front, 1944 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageSoviets Collection: The dramas of the thaw (Colour Litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: The German attack on Russia that betrayed the pacts (colour litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: The spotlight on the front line (colour litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: The indomitable Finnish resistance (Colour Litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Russo-German Negotiations at Brest-Litovsk 1918

Russo-German Negotiations at Brest-Litovsk 1918
Double page from The Illustrated London News, 12th January 1918, with photographs of the Bolshevist minister in London Maxim Litvinoff, Lenin

Background imageSoviets Collection: Painful aspects of the Russian-Chinese conflict (Colour Litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Mikhail Frunze, Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War, 1920s (colour litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Bolshevik commanders Joseph Stalin and Kliment Voroshilov in the trenches of Tsaritsyn

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

Background imageSoviets Collection: Blackshirts businesses in Ukraine (colour litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Tanks vs. Ships (Colour Litho)

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

Background imageSoviets Collection: The German advance in Russia (colour litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: The Italians on the Don (colour litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: The Sad Exodus of the Finns (colour litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: How need sharps ingenuity (Colour Litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: 5231629

5231629

Background imageSoviets Collection: Finlands tenacious resistance to the Russian invasion (Colour Litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Those poor oxen (Colour Litho)

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

Background imageSoviets Collection: Italians advance in Russia (colour litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Italians in Ukraine (colour litho)

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

Background imageSoviets Collection: Soldiers of the Soviet Red Army (colour litho)

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)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Red Army soldiers carrying out an armed requisition in a village, Russian Civil War

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

Background imageSoviets Collection: Aerial dogfight between a German Heinkel III bomber and a Russian Mig 3 fighter, World War II

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

Background imageSoviets Collection: 30th anniversary stamp (detail). commemorating the death of Vladimir Lenin

30th anniversary stamp (detail). commemorating the death of Vladimir Lenin. The image was inspired by the Serov painting showing Lenin at the meeting of the 2nd All-Russia Congress of Soviets

Background imageSoviets Collection: New York, New York: 1962. Group of women from Women Strike for Peace holding placards relating to

New York, New York: 1962. Group of women from Women Strike for Peace holding placards relating to the Cuban missile
New York, New York: 1962.Group of women from Women Strike for Peace holding placards relating to the Cuban missile crisis and to peace

Background imageSoviets Collection: Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, known as Lenin, 1870-1924. Russian politician, political theorist

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, known as Lenin, 1870-1924. Russian politician, political theorist and head of the government of Soviet Russia, 1917-1924




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The Soviets, a term synonymous with the Soviet Union, evoke images of strength, resilience, and historical significance. The iconic sculpture "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" by Vera Mukhina stands tall in Moscow, symbolizing the unity between workers and collective farmers during that era. In 1943, Soviet ships attempted to land in Estonia as part of their strategic maneuvers. This event marked a pivotal moment in history when the Soviet Union expanded its influence beyond its borders. An advertising poster from the mid-20th century showcases Baltic Republics under Soviet rule. It reflects how propaganda played a significant role in shaping public opinion during this time. A group of Red Army soldiers represents the brave men who fought for their country's ideals during World War II. Their unwavering dedication to defending their homeland is etched into history. The Moscow Spartakiada held in 1928 was an impressive display of athleticism and national pride. Through this collage-like image, we catch a glimpse of the vibrant energy that filled the city during this grand sporting event. During post-war reconstruction efforts, oil and coal barrels were ready at Tempelhof airport to provide fresh supplies to Berlin in 1948. This photo captures a crucial moment when resources were being mobilized to rebuild war-torn cities. Berliners eagerly watched airplanes approach Tempelhof airport amidst the Berlin blockade crisis in 1948. These planes brought much-needed relief to those living under siege while also symbolizing hope for a brighter future. Not only did American army troops arrive at Vladivostok but they also represented international cooperation amid complex geopolitical dynamics. This landing showcased alliances formed during challenging times. Another striking image shows Berliners observing planes arriving at Tempelhof airport during the Berlin blockade crisis. Their watchful eyes reflected both anxiety and anticipation as they relied on these aircraft for essential supplies. The Berlin Blockade remains one of history's most notable events where tensions between the Soviet Union and Western powers escalated.