So it’s not just bloc life interested in all things socialist and communist… introducing Real USSR, a collaborative blog publishing all sorts of interesting stories about the former Soviet Union.
From great features on anything from Soviet fashion design to cars, and fascinating oral histories, Real USSR covers a wide range of topics. Plus, many of the articles relate this important period of history to modern life, providing a really user-friendly way to access information about a way of living that is fast being forgotten. Check out the pretty hard-core quiz …

Communal living defined life in Soviet Russia for many people. But rather than being an idealogical concept introduced on purpose, they actually developed because of urban overcrowding and a lack of Stalinist investment in housing.
Of course local authorities were also encouraged by the Revolution to force people to give up or share their larger apartment with proletarians.
For a fascinating resource on communal living in Russia check out kommunalka.colgate.edu – a virtual museum of Soviet everyday life:
The tours are one of the best resources, videos showing the reality of …

Lunokhod 1, a 1970s era lunar probe sent to the moon by Soviet scientists has been found by NASA some 40 years after falling silent. The first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another celestial body, Lunokhod means moon walker in Russian, and the probe managed to send back photographs and soil sample data before contact was lost after just 322 Earth days of operations.
It first landed on the Sea of Rains, a relatively smooth surface formed by lava which flooded a giant crater created when a very large object hit the Moon long ago.
The …

If more people saw this movie maybe the world would be a more peaceful place. This is a Soviet anti-conflict cartoon, which has a universal message that is still very relevant today. After all, we too all come from the same matchbox…

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