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Coon Rapids?

by smaloney • April 9, 2018

Who was the first leader of the Soviet Union to visit the Unites States of America? That’s right it was Nikita Khrushchev along with his family, even his son-in-law Alexei Adzhubei back in 1959, from September 15th to the 27th of the same month. And Khrushchev saw all the sights to see in America, he visited the … Continue reading Coon Rapids? →

by smaloney • March 19, 2018

Stalin was trying to bring Russia into a modern age in terms of industry and economy with the installment of the First Five Year Plan. The incredibly optimistic goals set in place by the plan required a huge increase in production by workers in practically all fields of labor. In a capitalist economy, workers would … Continue reading Soviet Shock Workers and Stakhavonites →

by bmester • February 12, 2018

(photo) “ I, son of the laboring people, citizen of the Soviet Republic, assume the title of warrior in the Worker-Peasant Army” (Solemn Oath on Induction into the Worker-Peasant Red Army). Lenin and his Comrades wholeheartedly believed that a general standing Army was detrimental and only a characteristic of conformist nations. Therefore, the Imperial Russian Army … Continue reading Making Red Warriors out of Peasants

by smaloney • January 22, 2018

In this photo Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii is shown on the right with his dog and two unnamed guards from the Murmansk Railway. If I’m being completely honest the reason this photo caught my attention is that the two guards are giving thumbs up, people in older photos tend to be so stoic that this was … Continue reading Murmansk Railway →

by thensoviet • January 18, 2018

Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii. Three Generations, 1910. Digital color rendering. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsc-03952 (24) This photograph at first appears simple. After all, it merely depicts three generations of a Russian family. “A. P. Kalganov poses with his son and granddaughter for a portrait in the industrial town of Zlatoust in the Ural Mountain …

Continue reading The Generation Gap: The Visualization of Western Influence

by ejrhodes5 • January 17, 2018

Thanks for joining me!
Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

by A. Nelson • January 15, 2018

Please excuse our mess as we move in, gear up, and prepare for a wild ride this semester. Check back soon to see your own content featured right here!