Filed under: Photography, Soviet Propaganda, Ukraine | Tagged: 1930's, 1931, arts, beach, colored photos, communism, Crimea, historical, history, images, Odessa, Photography, Potemkin Steps, Propaganda, resort, soviet union, stalin, Ukraine | Leave a comment »
Some Cold War Ads
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Caviar Harvesting In The Astrakhan Region Of Russia, 1960
These pictures were taken during 1960 in the Soviet Union. Caviar has always been a staple of Eastern European cuisine. The finest caviar being Russian caviar from the Sturgeon. These pictures show the laborers in the environment getting the cash crop. For more posts like these of the old Soviet days go to the excellent website http://kcmeesha.com/
Photos are provided by Life Magazine
Filed under: history, Photography, Russia | Tagged: 1960, Astrakhan, caviar, communism, eggs, expensive, fish, fishing, food, gourmet, illegal, resource, restaurants, rich, russia, russian caviar, soviet union, Sturgeon | Leave a comment »
Man Enters Space, April 12, 1961
Filed under: history, Space | Tagged: Alabama, Cape Canaveral, cold war, communism, communist, first in space, Ft. Monmouth, historic, history, launch, moscow, NASA, newspaper, orbit, reds, russia, shuttle, soviet union, space, The Huntsville Times, United States, Yuri Gagarin | Leave a comment »