Michael Laxer
The art of Yuri Pimenov, People's Artist of the USSR
On the anniversary of his birth (November 26, 1903) we revisit Pimenov's work through 50 of his best pieces. Yuri Pimenov, one of the...
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Michael Laxer
Nov 24, 20202 min read
Socialism and profit
An excerpt from Profit and "Profits", article by Soviet economist Evsei Liberman, Soviet Union Today 1966 Profit is the difference...
Michael Laxer
Nov 22, 20201 min read
Daily LIFT #331
"During an influenza outbreak it is recommended to work in a mask", Soviet health poster/advertisement, 1963 -- Daily LIFT #331 Comrades,...
Michael Laxer
Nov 17, 20201 min read
Daily LIFT #328
"The City of Workers", Viktor Zaretsky (1925-1990), USSR, 1979 -- Daily LIFT #328 Zaretsky was born close to Kharkov in the Ukrainian...
Michael Laxer
Nov 15, 20201 min read
Daily LIFT #326
Yuri Gagarin (left) and M. Keldysh, President of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (centre) present the cosmonauts of Voskhod 1 (...
Michael Laxer
Nov 15, 20207 min read
A look at Soviet housing policy & philosophy, 1982
A look at the deeply humanistic Soviet attitude towards housing in the early 1980s. Well-Built and Ahead of Schedule!, Soviet housing...
Michael Laxer
Nov 14, 20201 min read
Daily LIFT #325
Peace for the Planet, Triptych, USSR 1982, Irina Chevereva & Vladimir Arlashin -- Daily LIFT #325
Michael Laxer
Nov 13, 20201 min read
Daily LIFT #324
T-34 Tank Monument in Honour of the Mongolian Revolutionary Tank Brigade, Ulan Bator 1976 -- Daily LIFT #324 The 112th "Revolutionary...
Michael Laxer
Nov 9, 20201 min read
Daily LIFT #321
Red Army troops march through Red Square on the 24th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, November 7, 1941 -- Daily...
Michael Laxer
Nov 7, 20208 min read
In the shadow of October -- Reflecting on the USSR and Soviet power
If we want to celebrate 1917 we must also look more deeply at what came after. There is much to celebrate there as well. This piece was...
Michael Laxer
Nov 6, 20201 min read
"At dawn on November 6, 1943, on the eve of Great October, the Red Army has seized Kiev"
"At dawn on November 6, 1943, on the eve of Great October, the Red Army has seized Kiev, the capital of Soviet Ukraine" - quote from a...
Michael Laxer
Nov 5, 20201 min read
What could be tastier? -- 4 Soviet mushroom recipes from 1966
Vintage Cookbook TBT w. Mushrooms in Sour Cream, Mushroom Soup w. Barley, Pickled Mushrooms & Salted Mushrooms. In this departure from...
Michael Laxer
Nov 2, 20201 min read
Daily LIFT #317
Lenin in the Vortex of Revolution. portrait sketch, 1969, Nikolai Zhukov (1908-1973) -- Daily LIFT #317 One of Zhukov's many famous...
Michael Laxer
Nov 1, 20201 min read
Daily LIFT #316
Karl Marx at work in his study, charcoal drawing, USSR 1968 -- Daily LIFT #316
Michael Laxer
Nov 1, 20201 min read
Canadian Soviet book ad, 1966
Canadian ad for Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, a Soviet book and media distributor, 1966. What is really interesting is the list of various...
Michael Laxer
Oct 31, 20201 min read
Daily LIFT #315
Cosmonaut #1, Yuri Gagarin, Mikhail Ananiev, USSR, 1963 -- Daily LIFT #315
Michael Laxer
Oct 27, 20201 min read
Daily LIFT #313
Members of the Soviet delegation march with the hammer and sickle banner at Expo 67 in Montreal -- Daily LIFT #313
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 23, 20202 min read
Daily LIFT #210
Soviet stamp in honour of the International Year of the Calm Sun, 1964-65 -- Daily LIFT #210 In 1964-65 Soviet astronomers and scientists...
Michael Laxer
Oct 20, 20201 min read
Daily LIFT #308
Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev enjoy some Georgian wine, Georgian SSR, USSR, 1963 -- Daily LIFT #308
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