With the death of Vladimir Lenin, the Soviet experience started to see some drastic changes. From new labor laws to protect works (such as minimum wages, factory and office regulations, and unions) to the beginning of a space program, the new Soviet Union was changing for the better. While many of the changes would remain … Continue reading To the Stars →
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“I see no God up here.” These are probably the most famous words Gagarin spoke while in space, words that obviously are quite striking but profound. To understand this first we must understand the man, A simple Russian citizen would would rise to height none had ever achieved. Iurii Gagarin: the first man in space. […]
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With Nikita Khrushchev coming to power after the death of Stalin in 1953, the days of the traditional thief, also known as the Vory neared the end of their power reign. The Vory are a group of professional thieves(thief in law) mostly located in the Gulag system. They are known for their complex tattoos, their … Continue reading →
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Following Stalin’s death, the Soviet Union experienced a cultural Thaw under the new government. Krushchev’s government loosened the government’s grip on art and popular culture, allowing the Russian people to experience new subjects like never before. One of the most interesting results of the thaw is the Soviet government’s deal with the United States, which […]
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Prior to World War II, the communist Soviets had never been fond of the production of automobiles. It represented free enterprise …
During the years of 1946-1957, the Soviet Union experienced one of it’s three largest famines, after several years of success and happiness seen during the industrial period in the 1930s. The famine happened for a few reasons, though out of…
Jazz. Fear. Those two words are never seen together. Jazz; a great up beat tune that has impacted musical history as well as American history. Fear; an emotion of uneasiness when the thought of danger is present. The feelings of the two are practically polar opposites. But the post-WWII USSR found these two words floating […]
Vera Dunham’s self-titled “big deal” conforms well to the Soviet ideology of loyalty to country and the communist objective of happy, equal citizens. Stalin made very few agreements that were helpful to the general Soviet population, but the “big deal” was one that fulfilled multiple needs. Citizens enjoyed seeing Ally country economic successes, thus demanded […]
Art in the post war period embodied the optimistic attitudes of the Soviet Union and highlighted the new positive changes in daily life. One of the most successful artists of this time was Aleksandr Laktionov. He studied at the Soviet Academy of the arts and received the Stalin Award for his famous piece “Letter from the Front” in […]
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The Soviets found themselves with War at their doorstep. In 1941 the Germans had broken the Molotov-Ribbentrop Non-Aggression Pact of …
