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.
#1 Swans, 1963 – Evgeny Umnov
#2 The parade on the Red Square, 1970 – Alexander Nagralyan
#3 That is my temper, 1969 – Dmitry Vozdvizhensky and Nina Sviridova
#4 Badly finished, 1960 – Nikolay Horunzhy
#5 March sun, 1962 – Grigory Mkhitaryan
#6 Alert on the position ZUR, 1970 – Vasily Kunyaev
#7 Torpedoman Victor Cherokov, 1936 – Yakov Halip
#8 The rhythm of the labour, 1960 – Nikolay Matorin
#9 Poultry-maid, Kirovsk, 1950 – Yakov Ryumkin
#10 Flood – Vladimir Lagrange
#11 Belousova and Protopopov, 1965 – Sergey Lidov
#12 Silhouette, 1960 – Miroslav Murazov
#13 Non of my dog’s business, 1965 – Vladimir Bogdanov
#14 Crew, Moscow, 1980 – Yury Abramochkin
#15 Youth wins, Moscow, 1963 – Anatoly Boldin
#16 A morning for my girl, 1975 – Wilhelm Micheilowski
#17 Three stripped vests, 1968 – Sergey Petrukhin
#18 New Zaporozhets, 1960 – Nikolay Rakhmanov
#19 I don’t give a damn on Malthus, 1960 – Victor Akhlomov
#20 Rural school, 1970 – Vadim Opalin
#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
#23 Sunday, 1965 – Igor Gnevashev
#24 Odessa. Stairs, 1969 – Friedrich Greenberg
#25 An eruption of Tolbachik volcano, 1975 – Vadim Gippenreyter
#26 Pushkin Square, Moscow, 1940 – Naum Granovsky
#27 Morning on a beach, Bashkiria, 1978 – Alexander Grashchenkov
#28 Loss, 1964 – Eduard Pesov
#29 A break, 1970 – Lev Sherstennikov
#30 Evgeny Morgunov’s surprising, 1970 – Vasily Egorov
#31 Rooks came, 1964 – Mikola Gnisyuk
#32 55C, 1964 – Koposov Gennady
#33 1970s – Yakutia, the river Lena
#34 Bosom friends. Mikhail Rumiantsev, 1977 – Yury Belinsky
#35 A sad holiday. New Year in a psychiatric hospital, Moscow, 1988 – Pavel Krivtsov
#36 Winter, 1965 – Yury Lunkov
#37 A soldier, 1973 – Vladimir Vyatkin
#38 Swing, 1977 – Mikhail Golosovsky
#39 Strokes of childhood, 1957 – Leonid Lazarev
#40 Sports ornament, 1959 – Lev Borodulin
#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
#45 Orange sun, 1960 – Anatoly Hrupov
#46 The festival of youth and students on the Moscow streets, 1957 – Mikhail Trakhman
#47 A road, 1975 – Gunar Binde
#48 Bread was brought, 1960 – Grigory Dubinsky
#49 On the 1st of May parade. Ice cream, 1950 – Yury Krivonosov
#50 TV presenters, 1960 – Lev Porter
#51 Fire in Moscow, 1960 – Vladislav Kivrin
#52 On the ashes, Zhizdra, 1943 – Mikhail Savin
#53 Blocking, 1970 – Igor Utkin
#54 The earthquake in Armenia, Spitak, 1988 – Kopachev Alexander
#55 80 km away from the Chernobyl NPP, Ukraine, 1989 – Igor Kostin
#56 Unnamed – Vladimir Velengurin
#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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