Moldovan SSR, 1950s Photographer: Zaharia Cusnir Just two of my favorite photographs from this archive that serves as inspiration for me.

"Lenin against the backdrop of Smolny." Brodsky Isaac Izrailevich, 1925.

"Soviet Vsevobuch fighters walk down the streets of Moscow" Photographer: Ivan Shagin, September, 1941.

Current mood:

The finial / flag topper for the Honorary Revolutionary Red Banner of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR 1926 - Early 1930s models.

“Militarized Komsomol” Artist: Alexander Samokhvalov, 1932-33 In this painting by the Communist Youth Union (the Komsomol) switches from spade to rifle in an instant!

Sign: "NO - To Capitalist Exploitation!" Whip: "Unemployment" Hand in pocket: "Rise In Prices" Artist: B. Efimov. 1975