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Photo by Vladimir Rodionov, Moscow, USSR, 1991.

Galina Belyaeva A Hunting Accident – Emil Loteanu (1978) What a beautiful waltz by Eugen Doga

Post-Soviet visual. "The Return" painting by Georgy Kurasov, Russia, 2005

"Drunk From Love" (Turkish song) by Soviet Georgian singer Vakhtang Kikabidze & scenes from 1968 film "Don't Be Sad'(compiled by A.Sharabok)

Soviet fashion models, 1972.

"Construction of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance office" painting by Solomon Boim, USSR, 1966.

Soviet poster, 1980.

One of the best movie ive ever seen.. Completely underrated 🎬Kin-dza-dza! (1986)

ON THIS DAY in 1956, Yuri Vardanyan, the Armenian Weightlifting Legend Who Set 43 World Records & Broke 5 in a Single Olympic Day, Was Born. 🇦🇲 70 years ago today, on June 13, 1956, one of the greatest weightlifters in history was born in Leninakan, the city now known as Gyumri. Yuri Vardanyan would go on to become an Olympic Champion, a seven-time World Champion, and the Armenian titan who set 43 world records and stood atop the world of weightlifting through the late 1970s and early 1980s. Vardanyan began training in 1970 at the age of 14 under his uncle Sergey Vardanyan at the legendary Lokomotiv club, in a city already famous for producing some of the strongest men in the world. By 20, he had broken every world record in his division. By 21, he was a World Champion. By 24, he was an Olympic gold medalist. Moscow, 1980: Five World Records In A Single Day When Vardanyan stepped onto the platform at the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics, no one in the arena could have predicted what they were about to witness. Over the course of a single afternoon in the light heavyweight 82.5 kg category, he rewrote the record books five times. He broke through the 400-kilogram barrier in his class, a number long thought beyond human reach, and walked away with the gold medal around his neck. With it, he became the first Armenian ever to stand atop an Olympic weightlifting podium. Across a career that lasted barely a decade, he amassed 43 world records, claimed seven World Championship golds including five consecutive years from 1977 to 1981, won five European titles, and stood as the undisputed king of his division through the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Soviet Union named him Honoured Master of Sports in 1977 and awarded him the Order of Lenin in 1985. In 1994, the International Weightlifting Federation inducted him into its Hall of Fame. The Olympic Crown He Was Denied The full measure of Vardanyan's career carries a quiet tragedy: by the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics he was at his peak and the heavy favorite for a second gold, but the Soviet boycott denied him the stage. He competed at the Friendship Games instead, dominated, and retired the following year at 29. After his career, Vardanyan returned to public life in Armenia, serving as adviser to President Sargsyan, Minister of Sports in 2013, and later Armenia's Ambassador to Georgia. He passed away on November 1, 2018, at the age of 62 in the United States. The Pride Of Gyumri Yuri Vardanyan was a son of Gyumri, the city devastated by the 1988 Spitak earthquake and rebuilt in the decades that followed. Gyumri's weightlifters have long been a source of national pride, and Vardanyan stands at the front of that tradition, the man who lifted Armenian sport onto the world's highest podium and held it there. 70 years after his birth, his records remain landmarks, his Olympic gold a touchstone, and his name one of the most beloved in the history of Armenian sport. #YuriVardanyan #ArmenianOlympian #ArmenianWeightlifting #Gyumri #ArmenianSports

"The Princess and the Ogre". Excerpt from 1977 Soviet animated film.

Kyiv Crematorium, Avraam Miletsky, Ada Rybachuk and Vladimir Melnichenko, Kyiv, Ukraine, 1975. Follow archinerds for your daily dose of architecture #archinerds #architecture #kyivcrematorium #kyiv #ukraine

The Palace of Soviets, Moscow (495 m) - a cancelled project from the 1930s.

Guesthouse of the Union of Writers of Armenia Sevan Peninsula 🇦🇲Armenia, 1965 #architetcs Gevorg Kochar, Mikael Mazmanyan #architecture

Civil defence drill, Omsk region, USSR, 1962.

"Do not allow it!" Soviet poster condemning the waste of working time, 1987.

Photo by Vladimir Sychev, Suzdal, USSR, 1974.

The bizarre "Mango Cult" during China's Cultural Revolution,1968. 🥭 The hysteria began on August 5, when Mao Zedong re-gifted a box of Pakistani Sindhri mangoes to a worker propaganda team at Tsinghua University. Overnight, the exotic fruit became a sacred relic symbolizing Mao's personal affection and absolute authority.

#今日の共産主義車　№0408 【Izh-ZIMA】 1965年にソ連で試作された2ドアセダン。イジェフスク自動車工場の設立が決まった際に作られたもので、モスクヴィッチの部品を流用しつつ、独自デザインが採用された。しかし、費用が高すぎ、結局Izhでもモスクヴィッチを製造することになった。(©Carakoom)

"60 years of the USSR. We are all one friendly family!" Soviet poster, 1982.

Computers at a kindergarten. Excerpt from 1988 Soviet TV news programе