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50+ Candid Photos Of Soviet Union From the 1950s To 1970s Capturing Everyday Life Of People

During its existence, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was by area the world’s largest country. It was also one of the most diverse, with more than 100 distinct nationalities living within its borders. In addition to having the world’s longest coastline, the U.S.S.R. had the longest frontiers. Under the constitution adopted in the 1930s and modified down to October 1977, the political foundation of the U.S.S.R. was formed by the Soviets (Councils) of People’s Deputies. These stunning historical photos were taken by some of the best Soviet Union photographers will bring you a great trip back to the USSR era. So vote your favorites, and don’t forget to share.

#2 The parade on the Red Square, 1970 – Alexander Nagralyan

#4 That is my temper, 1969 – Dmitry Vozdvizhensky and Nina Sviridova

#10 Non of my dog’s business, 1965 – Vladimir Bogdanov

#13 Alert on the position ZUR, 1970 – Vasily Kunyaev

#14 A morning for my girl, 1975 – Wilhelm Micheilowski

#18 The rhythm of the labour, 1960 – Nikolay Matorin

#19 I don’t give a damn on Malthus, 1960 – Victor Akhlomov

#21 Aleksey Leonov, the commander of the spaceship Soyuz-14, 1973 – Albert Pushkarev

#22 Who will be the new boss of the dating agency? (A title in the newspaper), 1970 – Boris Kauffman

#25 An eruption of Tolbachik volcano, 1975 – Vadim Gippenreyter

#27 Morning on a beach, Bashkiria, 1978 – Alexander Grashchenkov

#30 Evgeny Morgunov’s surprising, 1970 – Vasily Egorov

#34 Bosom friends. Mikhail Rumiantsev, 1977 – Yury Belinsky

#35 A sad holiday. New Year in a psychiatric hospital, Moscow, 1988 – Pavel Krivtsov

#41 Competition of hairdressers in Moscow, 1975 – Igor Gavrilov

#42 The record jump of Valery Brumel, 1963 – Alexander Ptitsyn

#43 At the exhibition. A girl with a bag, 1960 – Nikolay Tokarev

#44 Trains are going to a frontline, 1941 – Alexander Ustinov

#46 The festival of youth and students on the Moscow streets, 1957 – Mikhail Trakhman

#49 On the 1st of May parade. Ice cream, 1950 – Yury Krivonosov

#54 The earthquake in Armenia, Spitak, 1988 – Kopachev Alexander

#55 80 km away from the Chernobyl NPP, Ukraine, 1989 – Igor Kostin

#57 100 000 demonstrators, Baku, 1989 – Solovyov Andrey

#58 Mikhail Gorbachev surrounded by 2250 members of the new Congress, 1989 – Vladimir Fedorenko

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