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englishrussia.com — Beautiful shots of a Russia that is no longer, from the heart of the communist state, in the 1960s

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  • jjustice, on 06/03/2008, -0/+7In Soviet Russia, photos shoot you.
  • sovietninja, on 06/03/2008, -1/+1Doesn't this picture remind you of the main plaza of City 17:
    http://englishrussia.com/images/soviet_moscow/10.j ...
  • SeaweedWater, on 06/03/2008, -0/+7I don't see anything doing the opposite of what it should be do doing.
    The cars are car-ing and the statues are statu-ing.
  • BabyWookie, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3The 60's, during the Khrushchev's "thaw" were the golden age of the USSR. At that time, many still believed that they were going to succeed in building a Communist paradise. This was followed by the stagnation of Brezhnev's rule.
  • xero69, on 06/03/2008, -1/+3Interesting how there are almost no billboards or advertisements in these photos. Makes me wish we were a little more strict on outdoor advertising here in the states.
    • tehbored, on 06/04/2008, -0/+2Yeah, though the few billboards that do exist just show the faces of communist leaders.
    • ordig, on 06/04/2008, -0/+2Sao Paulo Brazil banned all outdoor advertising last year.

      here are some pics

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonydemarco/sets/7215 ...
    • BabyWookie, on 06/04/2008, -0/+1Yeah. Since everything was produced by the state itself (centrally-planned socialist economy), the only billboards they had in the USSR were the propaganda ones.
  • tehbored, on 06/04/2008, -0/+4Damn, them commies sure knew how to keep everything sparkling clean.
  • Jalh, on 06/04/2008, -1/+1In Soviet Russia, Moscow lives in you.
  • ivan423, on 06/04/2008, -1/+2Иван Васильевич меняет профессию
  • bdub92, on 06/04/2008, -3/+1In Soviet ***** DONT GIVE A ***** SO STOP ***** SAYING IT
  • rkbabang, on 06/04/2008, -0/+1I found this page of pictures from that site much more interesting. I'd love to see this done in other cities.

    Moscow Now and Then
    http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Moscow_Now_and_Then

    For some reason it doesn't have nearly as many diggs though.
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