Soviet Youths Last Stand

Aside from the being the closing years for the Soviet Union, the late 1980s brought a strange culture movement to the streets of Moscow. The city youth were perplexed as to where they fit into Soviet society and the once largely homogenous culture was being challenged. This culture change sparked into life a group of …

Red Army Slips on Ice

The 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow were shrouded in controversy which culminated in being boycotted by a large number of nations spearheaded by the United States. However, just a few months prior in Lake Placid, New York, the Winter Olympic Games had just taken place. It was at this event where a miracle occurred. The …

Cosmonauts and Propaganda

Following the launch of Sputnik I, the space race between the Soviet Union and the United States was in full swing. The implications of the race would have lasting effects throughout both nations involved. The international tension was of importance not only for the advancement of military technology but also for the cultural reform still …

Russia Launches Into The Final Frontier

By the mid-1950s, the Cold War was in full swing in both the United States and the Soviet Union. The growing threat of nuclear weapons and an arms race the likes of which the world had never seen before fueled the conflict between the two nations. On October 4th, 1957, The Soviet Union launched itself …

Revolutionary Power Couple

After seizing control of the Russian government, the Bolsheviks were tasked with maintaining control over the country. Although they were outnumbered at times and lacked veteran military leadership, by 1921 the Bolsheviks had gained complete control. Fortunately for the Bolsheviks, throughout the civil war they were led by Lenin and Leon Trotsky. In his leadership …

Bloody Sunday Leads to Revolution

  On January 22 in the year 1905, a large group of perhaps over 150,000 workers took the streets of St. Petersburg to peacefully protest Tsar Nicholas II for help. The large group was headed by a Russian Orthodox priest, Father Gapon. After reading the petition, it seemed as if they were not pushing for …

Study of Three Generations

This image is particularly interesting especially when you consider the state of the Russian Empire at the time this photograph was taken which was in the year 1910. The photograph was taken in an industrial town in Russia known as Zlatoust. The image shows us a grandfather, his son, and his granddaughter. The differences in …