Olympics | The Left Chapter

Michael Laxer

Dec 17, 20231 min read

Soviet Olympic Kiev -- 12 Panoramic Views of the City 1980

Today we are looking at a folder of panoramic postcards of Kiev, Ukrainian SSR that were released in the lead up to the Olympic Summer...

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Michael Laxer

Apr 30, 20231 min read

Olympic cycling, Summer Olympics 1976 -- Stamps of the GDR #20

Olympic cycling, Summer Olympics 1976 -- Stamps of the GDR #20 The twentieth in our new The Left Chapter series looking at over 70 stamps...

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Michael Laxer

Apr 23, 20231 min read

Summer Olympics 1972 -- Stamps of the GDR #15

Summer Olympics 1972 -- Stamps of the GDR #15 A GDR stamp for the Summer Olympics which were held in Munich in 1972. The fifteenth in our...

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Michael Laxer

Apr 7, 20231 min read

Winter Olympics -- Stamps of the GDR #5

Winter Olympic Stamp 1976 -- Stamps of the GDR #5 The fifth in our new The Left Chapter daily series looking at over 70 stamps from the...

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Michael Laxer

Sep 20, 20221 min read

Daily LIFT #798

Glory to Soviet Athletes!, Soviet stamp. 1972 -- Daily LIFT #799 The stamp was issued to honour the first participation of the USSR in...

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Michael Laxer

Feb 14, 20222 min read

The Shougang Big Air course at the Olympics is forward thinking not "post-apocalyptic"

Far from being "post-apocalyptic" it is a part of a drive by the PRC to prevent the apocalypse of climate change. Image via Twitter In a...

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Michael Laxer

Oct 16, 20201 min read

October 16, 1968: Olympic Black Power Salute

On October 16, 1968, athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos -- who had won the Gold and Bronze medal respectively in the 200 meter running...

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