/r/SovietHistory

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Welcome to the r/soviethistory subreddit!

Welcome! This is a place for learning about the history of the Soviet Union or U.S.S.R. (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) from 1922 to 1991, and first Soviet/Bolshevik government from 1917-1922.

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''The instigators of new war should remember the shameful outcome of their predecessors (N. Bulganin)'' [sign held by de Gaulle (?): ''Crusade against the USSR!''] by Nikolai Dolgorukov and Boris Efimov, USSR, 1947-1948

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2020/07/30
11:50 UTC
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1957 USSR propaganda poster: “They have plenty for the rich. We are striving to have plenty for everyone.”

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2020/06/28
14:40 UTC
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All the different types of Hammers and Sickles.

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2020/04/19
21:54 UTC
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Is this Lighter Soviet made?

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2020/04/19
12:30 UTC
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I had a super strange New Year's Eve experience in Georgia in a Soviet museum... The guide claimed to be ex KGB and to have studied with Putin. No idea about the authenticity of anything he says but it is interesting...

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2020/04/19
10:40 UTC
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Sr. Sergeant Roza Shanina. She enlisted in the Red Army as a sniper, after her brother was killed. She avenged her brother’s death by killing 59 Nazis. Respect.

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2020/04/17
08:56 UTC
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Map of the Power Stations in SRSR (Ukrainian abbreviation for USSR - Сою́з Радя́нських Соціалісти́чних Респу́блік) in one of the schools in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

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2020/04/16
12:28 UTC
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Ravers at Fontanka 145 Alexei Khaas, 1990 [1100x735]

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2020/04/15
16:34 UTC
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Young Harry dancing disco ("Dance" painting by Boris Talberg, USSR, 1978)

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2020/04/15
15:40 UTC
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Master of Sports N.P. Krivosheeva, Moscow Motocross Champion. Photo by Valentin Khukhlaev, USSR, 1965

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2020/04/15
14:38 UTC
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"Gruppa Krovi"-Kino, The band was leaded by Viktor Tsoi and waa very influential in the USSR in the 80s. The Footage in the video is from the Soviet-Afgan War

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2020/04/14
20:44 UTC
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This is how a town can change from Soviet Union!

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2020/04/14
08:23 UTC
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Does anyone have resources detailing patterns of swords used by Soviet Calvary?

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2020/04/13
06:47 UTC
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[Eng Sub] Soviet Armed Forces Medley / Попурри на темы армейских песен 【...

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2020/04/13
03:55 UTC
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Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. And he was a communist.

8 Comments
2020/04/12
14:28 UTC
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Famous soviet rock musician and actor Viktor Tsoi, Moscow, USSR, 1986

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2020/04/09
08:21 UTC
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Revolutionary Left Radio: Stalin: A Marxist-Leninist Perspective

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2020/04/09
07:57 UTC
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KGB Badge from the Soviet Union , given to me by my grandfather before his passing .

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2020/04/09
03:47 UTC
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My mom collected pins when she lived in the soviet union and she passed them down to me cause i like collecting and i was wondering if there are any extremely rare or valuable pins here. ( not selling )

7 Comments
2020/04/08
15:52 UTC
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Soviet medic bag

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2020/04/07
17:19 UTC
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Anybody know anything about this pin?

3 Comments
2020/04/06
16:10 UTC
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History Discord Server

Hello there! Have you ever been interested in joining a history based discord server? Then I've got the place for you! We have channels varying from the interwar period/ both world wars, to the renaissance period, and Roman history! Here's the invite if you're interested! https://discord.gg/bHeacZK

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2020/04/06
00:39 UTC
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Five Myths About Communism

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2020/04/05
18:31 UTC
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Any help on this pin? I can’t read Russian.

8 Comments
2020/04/05
15:56 UTC
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Yuri Gagarin and his Matra Djet,1965[2048x1671]

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2020/04/04
10:55 UTC
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The communist manifesto in polish

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2020/04/04
09:40 UTC
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