“The Thaw” was an era following the death of Stalin that ushered in an era of liberalization within the Soviet Union. During this time, people were allowed to express themselves more freely than during the Stalinist era. The USSR witnessed the emptying of the Gulag’s, as well as the liberalization within the realms of music, … Continue reading Khrushchev’s American Tour →
The Soviet Victory in WWII
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Above is an image of Kiev during Operation Barbarossa World War proved to be the deadliest conflict in human history. With total war related deaths ranging from 70-85 million people, the war is still stained into the memories of many. Put simply, no country on Earth went unaffected in some way by this war. Nowhere … Continue reading The Soviet Victory in WWII →
The Moscow Metro
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The Moscow Metro is renowned for being if not the most beautiful, one of this most beautiful, metros in the world. The construction of the metro began during an extremely tumultuous period of the Soviet Union; a time when the country as a whole was going through rapid collectivization and industrialization. The first stage of … Continue reading The Moscow Metro →
The First Five Year Plan, Collectivization, and the Kazakh Famine
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The First Five Year Plan lasted from 1928-1932. Generally speaking, it was the goal of Joseph Stalin to transform the USSR from a predominately agrarian society, into an industrialized one. One of the key pillars of this first plan involved a process called collectivization. During this period of collectivization, a great deal of anti-religious sentiment … Continue reading The First Five Year Plan, Collectivization, and the Kazakh Famine →
The Trans-Siberian Railway
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Image Name: Trans-Siberian Railway metal truss bridge on stone piers, over the Kama River near Perm, Ural Mountains Region This photograph was taken by Prokudin-Gorskii in the 1910’s. Prokudin-Gorskii was a chemist turned photographer who ended up traveling around the Russian Empire, in a railroad car that the Tsar provided to him, photographing the Empire’s … Continue reading The Trans-Siberian Railway →
