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In a new poll of favourite Soviet idols, Vladimir Vysotsky was again runner up to Yuri Gagarin. Almost unknown in the West, Vladimir was a Sixties icon, his unofficial recordings being distributed in the way of the time on reel-to-reel tape, medical X-Ray film and later on pirate cassette. He had a typical pop idol profile, marrying [...] Would you believe, these are the 9th Soviet Guards, pictured here outside their log cabin in, er . . . Pennsylvania. I’ve been reading that re-enactment is one of the fastest growing ‘living history‘ trends and re-enacting Soviet troops is tops amongst adherents. You can see the appeal. Hillbillies never got to dress this cool. In fact, [...] Backpacking Swedish photographer, Anders Thorsell, has another 1,782 pictures just like this one. He clicked around Eastern Europe in the 1980s and his gallery is called ‘Soviet Stuff’. Anders’ picture book has everything – war memorials, rusty Ladas, toothless old women, leaden skies . . . . all the things that make Russia such a fun [...] |
    
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