🏷️ Soviet Drink Labels #0014

Lemon-flavored soft drinks were a staple of Soviet refreshment culture. Produced by the Stepan Razin Brewery in Leningrad, this vintage label features bright lemons and a clean fruit-focused design typical of the 1950s.

☀️ Soviet Summer #0012

Novorossiysk, 1985. The passenger ship Ukraina moored beside the Marine Terminal on the Black Sea coast. Sea voyages, port promenades and coastal excursions offered another side of the Soviet summer holiday beyond beaches and resorts

📷 From Soviet Family Albums #0015

November 7, 1959. 

A group of demonstrators during an October Revolution Day parade somewhere in the Soviet Union. Winter coats, flags, crowded streets, and an ordinary family snapshot taken during one of the main Soviet public holidays.

🎨 Soviet Paintings #0012

Vasily Yerofeyev — “Sugar Beet Workers”, 1975. 

Women and a young girl pause during the sugar beet harvest. A portrait of rural labor, family ties, and life in the Soviet countryside.

📅 A Day in the Soviet Calendar #0015

12 June 1976. 

 A Soviet tear-off calendar page from Politizdat featuring a humorous illustration about respecting books and reading.

🎬 Soviet Film Actors on Postcards #0015

Inga Budkevich — a Soviet actress remembered for her work in film and television during the 1960s–1970s, representing a generation of rising stars of Soviet cinema. Soviet mini postcard, 1970s.

🏷️ Soviet Drink Labels #0013

"Limonad" was one of the best-known soft drinks in the USSR, enjoyed for its light citrus flavor. This label from a Soviet consumer cooperative features a simple glass motif and elegant lettering typical of late Soviet packaging

☀️ Soviet Summer #0011

Gagra, 1984. The Abkhazia Hotel stood on the Black Sea waterfront, welcoming holidaymakers from across the Soviet Union. Modern high-rise hotels, subtropical greenery and warm seaside evenings became hallmarks of Gagra’s resort atmosphere.

📷 From Soviet Family Albums #0014

Two friends posing beside the gates of a wooden house somewhere in the Soviet countryside. An ordinary photograph from a private family archive, quietly surviving through the decades.

🎨 Soviet Paintings #0011

Alexei Paukov — “On a Small Island. Pyatnitskaya Street (Moscow)”, 1973. 

A quiet Moscow thaw. Wet pavements, fading snow, and the historic streets of the old city waiting for spring.

📅 A Day in the Soviet Calendar #0014

11 June 1976. 

 A Soviet tear-off calendar page from Politizdat marking the 200th anniversary of English landscape painter John Constable.

🎬 Soviet Film Actors on Postcards #0014

Zhanna Prokhorenko — a beloved Soviet actress best known for her leading role in Ballad of a Soldier, one of the most acclaimed Soviet films of the post-war era. 

Soviet mini postcard, 1960s.

🏷️ Soviet Drink Labels #0012

"Limon" was a classic lemon-flavored soft drink produced in the USSR. This label from the Sverdlovsk Soft Drinks Factory features a simple lemon illustration, a hallmark of practical and recognizable Soviet packaging design.

☀️ Soviet Summer #0010

Tuapse, 1981. Morning exercise on a Black Sea beach. Group gymnastics sessions were a familiar part of resort life, combining fresh sea air, movement and relaxation—an important element of the Soviet health holiday tradition.

📷 From Soviet Family Albums #0013

A village family posing for a group portrait somewhere in the Soviet Union. Worn clothes, serious faces, children looking directly into the camera — and a fragile photograph that survived nearly a century.

🎨 Soviet Paintings #0010

Yuly Rachev — “Golden Horn Bay (Vladivostok)”, 1969. 

Children walk along the snowy waterfront overlooking Vladivostok’s famous bay. A peaceful winter scene where city life meets the sea.

📅 A Day in the Soviet Calendar #0013

10 June 1976. 

 A Soviet tear-off calendar page from Politizdat featuring a checkers puzzle — a reminder that games of logic were a popular part of everyday Soviet life.

🎬 Soviet Film Actors on Postcards #0013

Georgy Martynyuk — a Soviet actor best known for his role as investigator Pavel Znamensky in the popular television series The Investigation Is Led by ZnaToKi. Soviet postcard, 1960s–1970s.

🏷️ Soviet Drink Labels #0011

"Citrinų Gėrimas" was a lemon-flavored soft drink produced in Soviet Lithuania. The label combines Lithuanian and Russian text with bright lemon imagery, reflecting the regional character of beverage design across the USSR.

☀️ Soviet Summer #0009

Sochi, 1980. The Zhemchuzhina Hotel became one of the symbols of modern resort Sochi. Rising above the Black Sea shoreline, it welcomed visitors from across the USSR seeking sunshine, seaside holidays and the subtropical atmosphere of the Soviet Riviera.