#ussr

[thererisesaredstar]

Like Mama… (1977)

[prosthetic-placebo]

Globus INK, Soviet spaceflight navigation computer

[lilkakow]

Soviet swimmer Maria Havrish congratulates her rival Elena Kovalenko, who defeated her in the breaststroke competition at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR in Moscow, 1956 (photo by Lisa Larsen)

[sovietpostcards]

Vintage destination ads from Aeroflot, the Soviet airlines (1960s)

[charcoalsword]

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[omgellendean]

A very specific sub-genre of the early Soviet educational posters dedicated to the health of mothers and children: a baby rally. It's literally a picture of babies and toddlers rallying with demands for better childcare and parenting practices written on their placards.

[technofeudalism]

Angolan Air Force cadet training in the Soviet Union, 1987. Photographer unknown.