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Each Blow of the Sledge-Hammer is a Blow against the Enemy. Russian poster, 1920, by Viktor Deni
RUSSIA: ANTI-CAPITALIST POSTER, 1920. Each Blow of the Sledge-Hammer is a Blow against the Enemy. Russian poster, 1920, by Viktor Deni

Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference at Livadia Palace, Yalta, Crimea
YALTA CONFERENCE, 1945. Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference at Livadia Palace, Yalta, Crimea

Sputnik 1 launch. Sputnik 1, the worlds first artificial satellite, being launched by an R-7 Semyorka rocket from Tyuratam military range (now Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan, on 4 October 1957

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

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

Nikolay Urvantsev, Soviet geologist
Nikolay Nikolayevich Urvantsev (1893-1985), Soviet geologist, speaking in public at his 80th birthday celebration. Urvantsev is best known for his exploration of northern Siberia and the Arctic

Konstantin Buteyko, Soviet doctor
Konstantin Pavlovich Buteyko (1923-2003), Soviet medical doctor and researcher. In the 1950s, Buteyko, a Ukrainian, developed a theory on the effects of deep breathing (hyperventilation)

Vostok rocket, Moscow, Russia
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

PRAVDA: COMMUNIST POSTER. Pravda: Our task is to overcome capitalist resistance-not only military and political resistance, but idelogical resistance which is the most profound and powerful

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, 1922. Long Live the Fifth Anniversary of the Great Proletarian Revolution! Russian Soviet lithograph poster, 1922, by Ivan Simakov

RUSSIA: ARMY POSTER, 1920. Have You Volunteered for the Red Army? Russian Soviet lithograph poster, 1920, by Dmitry Moor

SOVIET POSTER, 1942. Soldier, save us! Soviet poster, 1942, by Viktor Koretsky

Paul Breitner on the ball in the Euro 72 final
Football - 1972 UEFA European Football Championship - Final: West Germany 3 Soviet Union 0 West Germanys Paul Breitner on the ball in the Heysel Stadium, Brussels

West German fans invade the pitch after their side wins Euro 72
Football - 1972 UEFA European Football Championship - Final: West Germany 3 Soviet Union 0 West Germany fans invade the pitch at the end of the game in the Heysel Stadium, Brussels

The Soviet Union team line up before the final of Euro 72
Football - 1972 UEFA European Football Championship - Final: West Germany 3 Soviet Union 0 The Soviet team line-up before the game in the Heysel Stadium, Brussels

The Soviet Union line-up at Euro 72
Football - 1972 UEFA European Football Championship - Semi-Final: Hungary 0 Soviet Union 1 The USSR team lines up before the game in the Stade Emile Verse, Brussels

Euro 72: Hungary 0 USSR 1
Football - 1972 UEFA European Football Championship - Semi-Final: Hungary 0 Soviet Union 1 The Soviet Unions Oleg Blokhin leaps high in the Stade Emile Verse, Brussels

Sergey Bubka
Athletics - 1985 Peugeot Talbot Games - Mens Pole Vault The Soviet Unions Sergey Bubka

Soviet propaganda poster from World War Two
Soviet propaganda poster, TASS Window no. 469. An heroic young female partisan resists the invading Germans. A patriotic poem by Vasyl Lebedev-Kumach appears below the image

Work hard during harvest time and you will be rewarded with plenty of bread
RUSSIA: COLLECTIVE FARM. " Work hard during harvest time and you will be rewarded with plenty of bread!" : Russian Soviet poster, 1947, by Mikhail Solovyov

Spacecraft model, Soviet exhibition, 1927
Spacecraft model from a Soviet exhibition held in 1927. This interplanetary spacecraft model was built by the Baltic German Soviet rocket engineer Friedrich Zander (18871933)

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

Russia, Caucasus Mountains, Sochi Area, Krasnaya Polyana, Carousel Mountain, mountain landscape, summer

Give first priority to gathering the Soviet harvest! : Russian Soviet poster, 1934, by Maria Voron
RUSSIA: COLLECTIVE FARM. " Give first priority to gathering the Soviet harvest!" : Russian Soviet poster, 1934, by Maria Voron

Soviet troops marching during a parade celebrating the 52nd anniversary of the October Revolution, in Moscow
MOSCOW: MILITARY PARADE. Soviet troops marching during a parade celebrating the 52nd anniversary of the October Revolution, in Moscow, 7 November 1969

(1894-1971). Soviet politician. Photographed c1960
NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV (1894-1971). Soviet politician. Photographed c1960

A model of Sputnik 1. Photograph, 1957
SPACE: SPUTNIK 1, 1957. A model of Sputnik 1. Photograph, 1957

Soviet political leader. Brezhnev at a White House meeting with President Richard Nixon, 1973
LEONID BREZHNEV (1906-1982). Soviet political leader. Brezhnev at a White House meeting with President Richard Nixon, 1973

Russian Football Match
Stylised painting of an early 1930s Russian Football match Date: 1931

State Bank of the USSR, 1939
Registering the deposits of Soviet workers in the State Bank of the U.S.S.R in 1939. On the right, depositors can be seen at a counter waiting their turn while men

Russian Cavalry in Red Square, 1939
Following the Cossack tradition of the days of Czarist Russia, the USSR army in 1939 still maintained a strong cavalry arm. This regiment, lined up in Red Square, Moscow is smartly turned out

Soviet Caspian Sea oil fields, 1978
Soviet Caspian Sea oil fields. Road bridge connecting oil wells in the Serebrovsky offshore oil field, in the Caspian Sea, near Baku, Azerbaijan, in June 1978

Soyuz 11 crew before launch, 1971
Soyuz 11 crew before launch. Soviet cosmonauts (left to right) Georgy Dobrovolsky, Viktor Patsayev and Vladislav Volkov at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers, 1943
Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers, being reloaded by Red Army soldiers in September 1943, during World War II. At this stage in the war

Yuri Gagarin as a student, 1953
Yuri Gagarin as a student. Students at the Saratov Industrial Polytechnic, Saratov, USSR, in 1953. At centre is Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), who later became famous as the first man in space

Artem Mikoyan, Soviet aircraft designer
Artem Ivanovich Mikoyan (1905-1970), Soviet aircraft designer. Mikoyan, of Armenian descent, was a member of the USSR Academy of Sciences

Ivan Vinogradov, Soviet mathematician
Ivan Matveevich Vinogradov (1891-1983), Soviet mathematician. Vinogradov was one of the founders of modern analytic number theory

Sergei Korolev, 1961
Sergei Korolev (1907-1966), pioneering Soviet rocket scientist, during the launch of Vostok 1, the first manned space mission, in April 1961

Kurchatov and colleagues, Leningrad, 1925
Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov (1903-1960, right), Soviet nuclear physicist, talking to colleagues at the Leningrad Physical-Technical Institute, Leningrad, Russia

Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, Soviet engineer

Tupolev and Chelomei, Moscow, 1980
Alexei Andreyevich Tupolev (1925-2001, left), Soviet aircraft designer, and Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomei (1914-1984, right), Soviet rocket engineer

Moons surface, Zond 3 image
Moons surface. Photocopy of an image taken by the Soviet lunar probe Zond 3, on 1st September 1966, showing the cratered surface of the far side of the Moon

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, 1917. Meeting of the soldiers section of the Petrograd Soviet in the State Duma, 1917

SOVIET UNION: GYMNASTS. Still from the Soviet documentary film Pageant of Russia, 1947

SOVIET POSTER, 1924. Long Live the Young Communist League! The Young are taking over the older generations torch
SOVIET POSTER, 1924. " Long Live the Young Communist League! The Young are taking over the older generations torch!" : Russian Soviet lithograph poster, 1924, by Alexander Samokhvalov

West German players run of the field as fans invade the pitch after victory in Euro 72
Football - 1972 UEFA European Football Championship - Final: West Germany 3 Soviet Union 0 West German fans invade the pitch at the final whistle

Red Army recruitment poster, showing a Soviet sailor and soldiers fighting: Forward to the Don!

Wunstorf Airfield, near Hanover, 1948
Photograph showing Wunstorf Airfield, near Hanover, in the British controlled zone of Germany, with a large number of Dakota and York airplanes lined up for use during the Berlin Airlift, 1948

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"USSR: A Tapestry of History, Triumphs, and Ideals" Step into the captivating world of the USSR through a collection of iconic images that define an era. From the heartwarming Laika the space dog postcard to the resounding words on a Communist poster declaring Lenin's eternal presence, each hint unravels a unique facet of Soviet history. Witness Aleksandr Karelin's indomitable spirit as he triumphantly marches towards his first gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, embodying the unwavering determination that defined Soviet athletes. Meanwhile, Carl Sagan, renowned US astronomer, bridges nations with his boundless curiosity and passion for exploring our universe. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin stands tall as a Russian statesman whose ideology shaped an entire nation. His legacy echoes through time in Viktor Ivanov's powerful poster proclaiming "Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live forever. " - a testament to his enduring influence. The Young Communist League emerges as the Shock Battalion of the Five-Year Plan in Vladimir Lyushin's evocative artwork from 1931. This stirring image captures their unwavering commitment to building a better future for all citizens. Intriguing glimpses into daily life under communist rule come alive through posters advertising Dance Festivals and showcasing vibrant cultural celebrations across the USSR. These artistic expressions serve as windows into an era filled with national pride and unity. Yuri Gagarin takes center stage as he becomes humanity's pioneer in space exploration – forever etching his name in history books as one of Earth's first cosmonauts. His extraordinary journey symbolizes both scientific achievement and international competition during this tumultuous period. Sports transcend borders too; two captains shake hands before Euro '88 final – bridging political divides even within fierce rivalries. And amidst tears at Munich '72 Olympics, Olga Korbut embodies both vulnerability and strength, reminding us of the human spirit that unites us all.