In Soviet Russia you couldn’t take some paint tin and go draw something on the walls, just because if you’ve been caught you go directly to jail. All graffiti were considered an evil propaganda, so only approved from the Communist party wall-art could appear. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

When you think of the old Soviet Union - video games do not usually come to mind. Interesting to see just what they were playing though. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

In Soviet Russia… Well, in Soviet Russia the state tried to control everything and such things like music people were listening or the cloths people were wearing was under strict regulation. If the police have spotted someone looking weird he could be easily taken to psychiatric clinic picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Some deathmasks of famous Soviet people by the sculptor Sergei Merkulov. picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago

The UFO phenomenon never existed in the former USSR, at least in the official records. There were numerous stories about unidentified flying objects which could be heard from susceptible individuals, but Soviet cosmonauts never said anything on the subject, although they had a lot to share. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

A quick grab shot. I wonder if Michael Eisner knows about this? picked by wookiee 2 years ago

These Foxtrot submarines were based on WWII U-Boat technology and remained in service through the 1990's. Living conditions for the 78+ men who manned these boats were pretty harsh to say the least. More Photos picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Stalinist architecture (also referred to as Stalin's Empire style or Socialist Classicism) is a term given to architecture of the Soviet Union between 1933, when Boris Iofan's draft for Palace of Soviets was officially approved, and 1955, when Nikita Khruschev condemned "excesses" of the past decades and disbanded the Soviet Academy of Architecture. picked by wookiee 2 years ago

Lighthouse keeper J.A. Eckerman was the last person to see World War II Soviet submarine S-2 before it sank in January 1940 between Sweden and Finland. picked by JoshSF49 6 months ago

Interesting article about what might happen if the economy never recovers, written by a guy that lived through the collapse of the Soviet Union.
I don't really think this will happen, but it is an interesting read and I would like to see some discussion. picked by theclansman 8 months ago

Soviet themed Super Mario flash movie. picked by wags273 2 years ago

Soviet dissident writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn died today. He is finally free. His biographical acceptance speech from when he won the 1970 nobel prize is here: Speech The Soviets didn't allow him to travel to accept it.

It took me an entire summer to read his thinnest book, Cancer Ward, but it was worth every minute. picked by meggysue 1 year ago

Soviet investment in and support of industry has virtually disappeared, so that few major enterprises are still able to function. On an individual basis, nearly all of the Caucasus states grew very fast in 2007, the ADB reported. picked by boris0957 2 years ago

This one really has me worried. picked by meggysue 5 months ago

Police and anti-government protesters clashed on Monday in Budapest as a deeply divided Hungary commemorated the 50th anniversary of the country's 1956 uprising against Soviet rule. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

"Seventeen years ago, the Berlin Wall fell, and two years later the Soviet Union broke apart. More than 1,400 minutes published earlier this month in Russia from meetings that took place behind the closed doors of the Politburo in Moscow read like a thriller from the highest levels of the Kremlin. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Newly reprocessed images of the Moon's far side taken by Soviet spacecraft more than 40 years ago may have confirmed that the Moon's biggest impact scar was glimpsed far earlier than previously thought. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

We want a train that goes really, really fast.
...and so does the Soviet Union. picked by Bandit 3 years ago

In 1954 the UK released its first full-length animated movie, Animal Farm. It was funded by the CIA. There are a few differences from the book. The big difference is the ending. Watch it to find out. picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago

Altered Euro banknotes embellished with images of prostitutes are being used to discourage Ukrainian women from getting caught up in the sex trade. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago