Michael Laxer
NDP backs aggressive NATO MAP expansion into Ukraine
The federal NDP, which once called for Canada to leave NATO, is now going all-in on the imperialist alliance advocating for its...
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Michael Laxer
Feb 9, 20211 min read
Sacrifice at Krasnodon - February 9, 1943
Monument to the Young Guards in Krasnodon -- erected in the Ukrainian SSR, 1954 On February 9, 1943, five heroic leaders and partisans of...
Michael Laxer
Dec 19, 20201 min read
Daily LIFT #350
Tatra tram cars on Lenin Ave., Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR, 1968 -- Daily LIFT #350
Michael Laxer
Dec 11, 20201 min read
Shuliavka Workers' Republic Proclaimed, Kiev December 11, 1905
Soviet stamp celebrating the 60th anniversary of 1905 On December 11, 1905 the Shuliavka Workers' Republic was proclaimed by the Council...
Michael Laxer
Oct 26, 20201 min read
The Zaporozhets ZAZ "Little King of the Big Road"
1967 Soviet advertisement for the Zaporozhets ZAZ aimed at the Canadian market. The ZAZ was the export model of this sturdy car built in...
Michael Laxer
Oct 3, 20201 min read
17 Postcard Images of Lviv, USSR 1974
In the 70s Lviv was an industrial, administrative and cultural centre in the Ukrainian SSR popular with tourists due to its historic city...
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