/r/SovietHistory
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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Related Subreddits:
/r/ussr (a subreddit that focuses on analysis of the USSR, including but not limited to its history)
External Resources
The Marxist Internet Archive's collection of Soviet history documents
Wonderful, but non-radical, Soviet Visuals, displays visual content about the Soviet Union which has a website, is on twitter and Facebook
Englishrussia.com, an English-language site with pictures of Soviet Russia
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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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1957 USSR propaganda poster: “They have plenty for the rich. We are striving to have plenty for everyone.”
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All the different types of Hammers and Sickles.
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Is this Lighter Soviet made?
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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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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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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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Ravers at Fontanka 145 Alexei Khaas, 1990 [1100x735]
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Young Harry dancing disco ("Dance" painting by Boris Talberg, USSR, 1978)
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Master of Sports N.P. Krivosheeva, Moscow Motocross Champion. Photo by Valentin Khukhlaev, USSR, 1965
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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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This is how a town can change from Soviet Union!
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Does anyone have resources detailing patterns of swords used by Soviet Calvary?
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[Eng Sub] Soviet Armed Forces Medley / Попурри на темы армейских песен 【...
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Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. And he was a communist.
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Famous soviet rock musician and actor Viktor Tsoi, Moscow, USSR, 1986
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Revolutionary Left Radio: Stalin: A Marxist-Leninist Perspective
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KGB Badge from the Soviet Union , given to me by my grandfather before his passing .
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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 )
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Soviet medic bag
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Anybody know anything about this pin?
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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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Five Myths About Communism
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Any help on this pin? I can’t read Russian.
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Yuri Gagarin and his Matra Djet,1965[2048x1671]
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The communist manifesto in polish
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