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Laika the space dog postcard. Artwork on postcard of Laika, the bitch who became the first animal in space. She was launched aboard the Soviet Sputnik 2 spacecraft

COMMUNIST POSTER, 1967. Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live forever! Poster by Viktor Ivanov, Soviet Union, 1967

The Soviet Unions Aleksandr Karelin on the way to winning his first gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics
Wrestling - 1988 Seoul Olympics - Mens Super-Heavyweight (130kg) Greco-Roman Final The Soviet Unions Aleksandr Karelin (red) on the way to defeating Bulgarias Rangel Gerovski (blue)

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Russian statesman
A photograph of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin (1870 - 1924), Russian statesman and Communist leader, circa 1920

Carl Sagan, US astronomer
Carl Edward Sagan (1934-1996), US astronomer and astrochemist. Sagan was a consultant and adviser to NASA, and worked on the Apollo mission, as well as the Mariner, Viking, Voyager

The Young Communist League is the Shock Battalion of the Five-Year Plan. Soviet poster, 1931, by Vladimir Lyushin
RUSSIA: FIVE YEAR PLAN. The Young Communist League is the Shock Battalion of the Five-Year Plan. Soviet poster, 1931, by Vladimir Lyushin

Soviet propaganda poster: a Red Army officer, fearing civil disorder during a strike, asks the citizens to hand in their weapons

Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934-1968), Soviet cosmonaut and first man in space, artwork. Gagarin was born near Gzhatsk, Russia

Yuri Gagarin before launch, 1961
Yuri Gagarin before launch, in his flight suit and helmet, in a bus heading toward the Vostok 1 launch site in Kazakhstan, USSR, on 12 April 1961

Ukraine Dnieper Dam
Dam on the Dnieper river

No! : Soviet poster, 1958, by Albert Aslyan
RUSSIA: ANTI-NUCLEAR, 1958. No! : Soviet poster, 1958, by Albert Aslyan

The two captains shake hands before the final of Euro 88
Football - 1988 UEFA Euro Final - Soviet Union 0 Netherlands 2 The two captains, Ruud Gullit, left, and Rinat Dassaev shake hands before kick-off in the Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany

RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2
RAF Poster, Back Them Up!, showing Hurricanes of the RAF cooperating with the Russian Air Force during the Second World War. 1940s

Gerd Muller celebrates scoring in the final of Euro 72
Football - 1972 UEFA European Football Championship - Final: West Germany 3 Soviet Union 0 West Germanys Gerd Muller celebrates scoring the third goal for his team in the Heysel Stadium, Brussels

Coal miners relaxing after a shift. This is a coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine. Photographed in May 1987 when Ukraine was still part of the USSR

Olga Korbut in tears at the 1972 Munich Olympics
Gymnastics - 1972 Munich Olympics - Womens Individual All-Around Final An emotional Olga Korbut of the Sovviet Union after a disastrous uneven bars routine cost her a medal in the individual

Checkpoint Charlie reconstruction, Berlin, Germany
Reconstruction of Checkpoint Charlie for visitors to the museum in Friedrichstrasse, Berlin, Germany

Poster advertising a Dance Festival in the USSR
Poster advertising a Dance Festival in Moscow and Leningrad, USSR, 10 to 20 June 1936

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Communist leader in disguise
A photograph of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin (1870 - 1924), Communist leader in disguise, August 1917

Wwii: Tehran Conference
WWII: TEHRAN CONFERENCE. Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the Tehran Conference, November 1943, to discuss war plans

Wartime poster, Comrades in Arms! Britain and the USSR. Showing the British and Soviet Russian flags flying side by side. A message below says: British Women! You can win this war

Vostok 1 spacecraft after landing, 1961
Vostok 1 descent module after landing in the Saratov region of Russia, in the USSR, on 12 April 1961. Vostok 1 was the first spacecraft to take a human into space

Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, 1963
Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova preparing to become the first woman in space. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 1937) flew solo in the Vostok 6 spacecraft on 16 June 1963

Andrei Kolmogorov, Soviet mathematician
Andrei Kolmogorov (1903-1987), Soviet mathematician. Kolmogorov is widely considered one of the most prominent mathematicians of the 20th century

Apollo-Soyuz Test Project poster. 1979 poster celebrating the joint US/Soviet Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) that flew in 1975

Orbit of Sputnik 1, Soviet 1957 diagram
Orbit of Sputnik 1. Diagram showing the Earth orbits possible for different spacecrafts. Sputnik 1, the first spacecraft ever to reach Earth orbit, was launched on 4 October 1957 by the Soviet Union

COMMUNIST POSTER, 1968. Long Live the Socialist Revolution! A poster by Vladimir Kalensky, Soviet Union, 1968

VLADIMIR LENIN (1870-1924). Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov Lenin. Russian Communist leader. Lenin Rallying the People. Oil on canvas by Irakliy Toidze

West German fans prepare to invade the pitch in the final moments of Euro 72
Football - 1972 UEFA European Football Championship - Final: West Germany 3 Soviet Union 0 West Germany fans prepare to invade the pitch at the final whistle in the Heysel Stadium, Brussels

1960 European Nations Cup winners - Soviet Union +
Football - 1960 UEFA European Nations Cup - Final: Soviet Union 2 Yugoslavia 1 (a.e.t.) The Soviet Union team celebrate winning the inaugural European Football Championship with the trophy in

St. Petersburg, Russia; Ballet dancers onstage during the performance of Tchaikovskys ballet Swan
St.Petersburg, Russia; Ballet dancers onstage during the performance of Tchaikovskys ballet Swan Lake

House to house fighting in Stalingrad, USSR
House to house fighting during the bitter battle amongst the ruins of the battered city of Stalingrad (Volgograd), USSR

Soviet cholera vaccination poster, 1967
Soviet cholera vaccination poster. Poster which appeared in the USSR in 1967, urging citizens to get themselves vaccinated against cholera

View of Tbilisi (Tiflis), Georgia
View of Tbilisi (known as Tiflis until 1936), capital of Georgia, formerly part of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union, until independence in 1991

Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934-1968), Soviet cosmonaut and first man in space. Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino near Gzhatsk, Russia

KRONSTADT MUTINY, 1921. Rebel forces in command of the battleship, Petropavlovsk, at the Soviet naval base at Kronstadt during the mutiny of February-March 1921

Komarov before Soyuz 1 launch, 1967
Komarov before Soyuz 1 launch, speaking at the launch site in Kazakhstan, on 23 April 1967. Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov (1927-1967) was killed during this mission

Soviet Pe-2 bomber and pilot, 1944
Soviet Pe-2 bomber and pilot. The pilot, Grigory Pasynkov, held the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Photographed in December 1944, in the St Petersburg region of Russia

Soviet lunar craft Zond 5, 1968
Soviet lunar exploration craft Zond 5, being taken onboard the ship Vasilli Golovnin in Russia, 1968. Zond 5 was intended to be a precursor for Soviet manned Moon missions

Valentin Glushko, Soviet scientist
Valentin Glushko (1908-1989), Soviet rocket scientist. Glushko was one of the most important scientists in the development of the Soviet space programme

1960s Soviet Union poster
" Proletarians of All Countries, Unite!" Early Soviet poster by an unknown artist. Lenin Library, Moscow

Launch of Vostok 1 spacecraft, 1961
Launch of Vostok 1 spacecraft. Close-up of the exhaust flames of the rocket launching Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) into orbit from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 12 April 1961

Vostok 1 Soviet spacecraft
Vostok (Russian осток, translated as "East") was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM designed for the humanspaceflight programme but later used for other sputnik

Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), soviet cosmonaut and first man in space. Gagarin made the first manned space flight on 12 April 1961

Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, Soviet officer in the Red Army who played a decisive role during World War Two, including the capture of Berlin

Germany Surrenders
Marshal Zhukov, the Russian commander, signs the German capitulation on behalf of the USSR

Soviet gold bars, stamped with their weight and the hammer-and-sickle symbol of the Soviet Union. The stamp of CCCP is the abbreviation for the Cyrillic form of USSR

Gerd Muller celebrates his goal with Franz Beckenbauer in the final of Euro 72
Football - 1972 UEFA European Championship - Final: West Germany 3 Soviet Union 0 (18/06/1972) West Germanys Gerd Muller, right

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"USSR: A Tapestry of History, Triumphs, and Ideals" Step into the captivating world of the USSR through a collection of iconic images that define an era. From the heartwarming Laika the space dog postcard to the resounding words on a Communist poster declaring Lenin's eternal presence, each hint unravels a unique facet of Soviet history. Witness Aleksandr Karelin's indomitable spirit as he triumphantly marches towards his first gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, embodying the unwavering determination that defined Soviet athletes. Meanwhile, Carl Sagan, renowned US astronomer, bridges nations with his boundless curiosity and passion for exploring our universe. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin stands tall as a Russian statesman whose ideology shaped an entire nation. His legacy echoes through time in Viktor Ivanov's powerful poster proclaiming "Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live forever. " - a testament to his enduring influence. The Young Communist League emerges as the Shock Battalion of the Five-Year Plan in Vladimir Lyushin's evocative artwork from 1931. This stirring image captures their unwavering commitment to building a better future for all citizens. Intriguing glimpses into daily life under communist rule come alive through posters advertising Dance Festivals and showcasing vibrant cultural celebrations across the USSR. These artistic expressions serve as windows into an era filled with national pride and unity. Yuri Gagarin takes center stage as he becomes humanity's pioneer in space exploration – forever etching his name in history books as one of Earth's first cosmonauts. His extraordinary journey symbolizes both scientific achievement and international competition during this tumultuous period. Sports transcend borders too; two captains shake hands before Euro '88 final – bridging political divides even within fierce rivalries. And amidst tears at Munich '72 Olympics, Olga Korbut embodies both vulnerability and strength, reminding us of the human spirit that unites us all.