A group of children with a banner "There are no gods, there is science" at a demonstration in honor of the anniversary of the October Revolution. USSR, Novorossiysk, 1929.

Central Department Store in the city of Fergana, Uzbek SSR, 1970.

Soviet poster “There will be no rest for drunkards”. 1970s.

"Do not be afraid of water, wash yourself daily", USSR, 1929

Mikhail Tukhachevsky's speech at the 7th All-Union Congress of Soviets. USSR, Moscow, January 30, 1935

Soviet mosaic on the House of Culture "Druzhba". Date of creation 1970s. 15 women symbolize the sisterhood of 15 Soviet republics. Russia, Engels, Lomonosov street.

We advance faster than Americans! (1964)

"Monument", by Vladimir Potapov, 2014

First-year student of the ceramics department of the Moscow Higher Art and Industrial School Ayurzana Badan from the Mongolian People's Republic. USSR, Moscow, 1969. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich

Vladimir Myshkin of the USSR national team on the phone, calling home with victory. 1977. Photo by Alexander Steshanov.

"Teenagers", Painting by Irina Shevandronova, 1974

Soviet soldiers at the parade of Allied troops in Vienna, marking the anniversary of the city's liberation. April 13, 1946 Photo: Olga Vsevolodovna Ignatovich

Sketches for “Leader”, a Soviet movie directed by Boris Durov (1983)

Vladimir Lenin metal figurine, USSR, 1976

Bolshevik Nikolai Bukharin and Narodnaya Volya revolutionary Vera Figner in the editorial office of the Izvestia newspaper. USSR, 1935

"The leader of the World Revolution Lenin and the leader of the East Narimanov", Soviet carpet, 1920

"Proletarians of all countries unite! For peace, democracy, socialism!", Soviet poster, 1965

Lenin monument in the park named after Ivan Babushkin, Leningrad, 1960s

"Alcohol reduces the accuracy of rifle fire. When you are sober, 7/100 shots are misses. When alcohol is consumed the night before shooting and accompanied by half a glass of vodka on the day: 27/100 shots are misses", USSR, 1930s

Students in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, 1968. Photo by Antanas Sutkus

Boris Yeltsin, First Deputy Chairman of the USSR Gosstroy, Minister of the USSR, and candidate for People's Deputy, speaks at a meeting with workers of the Likhachev Moscow Automobile Plant ahead of the elections to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. March 9, 1989. Photo by Yuri Abramochkin

Vasily Livanov and Vitaly Solomin as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, USSR, 1980

Soviet composer and pianist Alexandra Pakhmutova creates a new music composition, 1961. Her music was widely performed across the USSR and became closely associated with Soviet cinema, television, and public life.

Krasnoyarsk residents rub themselves with snow after a banya. USSR, 1982. Photo by Fred Grinberg

"Dear radio listeners! Now you will hear the voice of a human rights activist" - Soviet cartoon (1985)

Lenin - Soviet poster, 1968

Krasnovodsk, Turkmen SSR, 1970s. Photographer: Georgy Zelma

"Your child was playing on the road", Soviet poster, 1971

Round dance. USSR, 1961. Photo by Leonid Lazarev.

"From idea to implementation by the shortest route!", Soviet poster, 1985

"Don't you love me anymore?!", Soviet anti-alcohol poster, 1980s

Leaders of the underground anti-fascist movement in Karelia. Yuri Andropov sits in the center. Karelo-Finnish SSR, Belomorsk, 1943

“Morning”, Drawing by Nikolai Nikolaevich Zhukov , 1966

A group of Hungarian Red Guard machine gunners. Soviet Russia, Tyumen, 1918.

"Launch Facility" - Painting by Alexander Panteleev (1974)

Residents of the Chinese city of Dalian joyfully greet tankers of the 7th Mechanized Corps of the 6th Guards Tank Army, 1945. Photo: Alexander Stanovov

"Friends" - Painting by Viktor Kudelkin, 1959

Horse-drawn sleigh on Red Square. Moscow, December 1941. Photo: Vladimir Karpov

"Hello, Earth!" - Painting by Vitaly Barkin (1969)

A scene in Moscow. USSR, 1981. Photo by Peter Hessel.

Soviet test pilot, cosmonaut, and spaceflight pioneer Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov (March 16, 1927 – April 24, 1967), who tragically lost his life during the Soyuz 1 mission.

Never shoot, if you don’t see clearly what you’re aiming at. - Soviet Poster (1946)

"Bureaucracy. It's houses that weren't built. It's equipment that wasn't produced. It's innovations that weren't implemented. It's plans that weren't realized." - Soviet Poster (1988)

“Helping a comrade.” (1966)

Fidel Castro welcomes Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin during his visit to Cuba, June 26, 1961.

“Two”, Painting by Victor Popkov, 1966.

Carpet with an image of V. I. Lenin. USSR, Cherepovets, 1970.

“A Rainy Day”, Painting by Andrey Tutunov (1966)

Soviet poster: "European Commonwealth. The price of such a 'commonwealth' is clear, understandable to anyone: a smile on the lips, unctuousness in speech, lies in thoughts, a knife behind the back!", 1952.

Weaving shop of factory No. 3 of the Alma-Ata cotton mill. Kazakh SSR, Alma-Ata, 1987