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Daily LIFT #1578
The Log Jam, painting, Veniamin Kushner, Ukrainian SSR, USSR late 1950s -- Daily LIFT #1578
Michael Laxer
Mar 51 min read
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Daily LIFT #1577
End of the Shift, painting Vilen Chekanyuk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR late 1950s -- Daily LIFT #1577
Michael Laxer
Mar 51 min read
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Loss, Sacrifice and Victory -- Second World War Art of the Soviet Ukraine
Known as the Great Patriotic War in the USSR the Second World War left deep social scars and trauma that it took many years for the...
Michael Laxer
Jun 9, 20242 min read
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Daily LIFT #1206
Kindergarten playground Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, USSR 1983 -- Daily LIFT #1206
Michael Laxer
Mar 29, 20241 min read
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Carrot and Green Pea Salad, Scalloped Fish w. Vegetables and Prunes w. Nut Stuffing
Recipes of Soviet Ukraine #2 Scalloped Fish In 1980 a terrific little cookbook was published in the USSR looking at Soviet Ukrainian...
Michael Laxer
Mar 5, 20242 min read
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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...
Michael Laxer
Dec 17, 20231 min read
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Daily LIFT #922
"Karl Marx", and "Vladimir Lenin", oil on paper portraits, Aleksei Alekseevich Shovkunenko, USSR -- Daily LIFT #922 From the Great Soviet...
Michael Laxer
Apr 17, 20231 min read
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Daily LIFT #870
Monument to the January Uprising, 1918, Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR 1975 -- Daily LIFT #870 In the January Uprising the workers of Kiev...
Michael Laxer
Jan 26, 20231 min read
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Daily LIFT #862
Memorial Complex to the Victims of Fascism, Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR 1975 -- Daily LIFT #862
Michael Laxer
Jan 9, 20231 min read
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Vladimir Lenin in October
Vladimir Lenin in October, Oil Painting, F. Samusev 1947 This magnificent, large painting of Lenin in the days of the revolution was...
Michael Laxer
Nov 6, 20221 min read
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"Yes, I am Alive! And I Shall Live Forever!" -- Lesya Ukrainka, revolutionary poet and writer
Triumphant and solemn, the flash of predawn light Has pierced through the gloom of the night Still asleep are the rays of the sun --...
Michael Laxer
Aug 1, 20222 min read
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Daily LIFT #747
New tractor is delivered to a collective farm, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, spring 1939 -- Daily LIFT #747 The rapid industrialization of the...
Michael Laxer
Jul 5, 20221 min read
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Daily LIFT #671
Lenin Statue at the DneproGES Dnieper Hydroelectric Station, Ukrainian SSR, USSR 1972
Michael Laxer
Mar 13, 20221 min read
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Six pieces of contemporary Soviet art, 1956-1970
In March, 1976 Soviet Life magazine published this look at six artworks from Soviet artists of the period 1956-1970. While they have...
Michael Laxer
Mar 8, 20223 min read
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Visiting the Carpathian Mountains region of Soviet Ukraine, 1973
This postcard packet was produced in the USSR in 1973 and featured views of cities, attractions, natural settings, etc. of the western...
Michael Laxer
Mar 5, 20221 min read
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Daily LIFT #661
Mass demonstration in Kiev celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Ukrainian SSR, December 24th, 1967 -- Daily LIFT #661
Michael Laxer
Mar 3, 20221 min read
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Daily LIFT #660
State Emblem of the Ukrainian S.S.R., from the Encyclopedia of Soviet Ukraine, 1968 -- Daily LIFT #660 "The state emblem of the Ukrainian...
Michael Laxer
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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Daily LIFT #657
State Emblem of the Ukrainian SSR at the Ukrainian Pavilion of the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy, Moscow USSR -- Daily...
Michael Laxer
Feb 25, 20221 min read
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Five varieties of Soviet borsch -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Moscow Borsch, Ukrainian Borsch, Borsch with Dried White Mushrooms and Prunes, Summer Borsch and Cold Beetroot Soup. Stock photo These...
Michael Laxer
Jan 27, 20224 min read
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Soviet Life's Ukrainian Cuisine 1969 -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Cherry Vareniki, Galushki, Kievsky Salad and Borsch, Ukrainian style. In the December, 1969 issue of the English language magazine...
Michael Laxer
Aug 26, 20213 min read
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