Michael Laxer
Daily LIFT #1457
Autumn in Moscow Beside the Kremlin, Georgi Khrapak, gouache, USSR 1970 -- Daily LIFT #1457
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Panoramic Soviet Moscow 1971 -- 21 Images
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Soviet Moscow's Bird Market for pets: A visit in August, 1968
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