Category Archives: USSR

Tales of the Cold War: Cosmos-954

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Mike

Originally posted way back in 2006. A while back, I was going through an old footlocker full of various magazines I have collected over the years. I had quite a bit of stuff in there, including a lot of sci-fi … Continue reading →

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The Unseen USSR: Soviet Soldier On Leave

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Mike

The photo below is a wonderfully candid image of what appears to be a Soviet soldier returning home on leave. I acquired it from a seller in the former Lithuanian SSR who specializes in Soviet-era antiques and ephemera. There are … Continue reading →

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The Unseen USSR: Red Square and the Kremlin, 1981

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Mike

Sorting through another set of 35 mm slides featuring photos taken by a world traveler from days past, I have discovered a few more images of the USSR from the Brezhnev Era. The pictures below are from an unpublished private collection. Judging … Continue reading →

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Between Catholicism and Marxism

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Mike

For much of the 20th century, the Catholic Church and the worldwide communist movement were pitted against one another, portrayed as natural enemies by the highest echelons of the Church hierarchy, including the virulently anti-communist Pope John Paul II. It … Continue reading →

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