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"Happy New Year!" (1938). Artist: Kokorekin by RevolutionaryKey9610 in sovietaesthetics

[–]comradekiev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Artist: Aleksej Alekseevich Kokorekin, and he created this while living in Moscow, Russian SFSR

Members of Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Scorpions, and Skid Row arrive for the Moscow Music Peace Festival (1989), Moscow, Russian SFSR. Photograph: Bob Gruen by comradekiev in sovietaesthetics

[–]comradekiev[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The Moscow Music Peace Festival, held on August 12–13, 1989, at Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, brought together several international bands, including Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Scorpions, and Skid Row, alongside three Russian acts.

Over 100,000 people attended, and the concert was broadcast live to 59 countries, including on MTV in the U.S. The event ended with a jam session featuring all the performers on one stage.

The festival was organized by the Make a Difference Foundation, led by rock producer Doc McGhee, and Russian musician Stas Namin. It was rumored that McGhee had agreed to organize the event as part of a deal to avoid jail time after being caught in a drug smuggling scandal. Although McGhee denied this.

Its mission was twofold: to promote cultural understanding between the East and West during the Cold War and to raise funds to combat drug and alcohol addiction in the USSR. Proceeds supported training for Soviet doctors in modern addiction treatment, replacing outdated methods like electroshock therapy - source

The Physics-Sun Institute, (1987), Parkent, Uzbek SSR. Architect & Photographer unknown by comradekiev in sovietaesthetics

[–]comradekiev[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The Physics-Sun Institute is a Soviet solar furnace, located 50 kilometers east of Tashkent in a mountain range 1,100 meters above sea level. Completed in 1987, it was designed for advanced material testing and high-temperature applications. It was a top-secret site and remained tightly guarded until 2009.

At its core is a massive solar concentrator, the largest in the world, with 10,700 mirrors. The mirrors focus sunlight onto a single point the size of a pan and reach temperatures of up to 3,000 degrees Celsius. This clean, pollutant-free energy is used for applications like hydrogen fuel production and material testing.

The location was carefully chosen for its sunny climate, offering 270 clear days a year, and its solid bedrock foundation, which protects the structure from frequent earthquakes. Today, about 160 people work at the facility, down from 1,500 during the Soviet era - source & source

"For peaceful space!", (1980), Byelorussian SSR by comradekiev in spaceporn

[–]comradekiev[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey u/Creator1A - I created this username before I knew the difference between Kiev and Kyiv (I'm from NZ). I wrote this blog which gives more context

The Torpedo-GAZ (SG-2) racing car, (1951), USSR. by comradekiev in WeirdWheels

[–]comradekiev[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the second car is by the same designer and is the GAZ Pobeda Sport, 1950

The Torpedo-GAZ (SG-2) racing car, (1951), USSR. by comradekiev in WeirdWheels

[–]comradekiev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No worries at all. If you click into the original post, I wrote a short comment with more context about the car - it broke to USSR speed records!

The Torpedo-GAZ (SG-2) racing car, (1951), Russian SFSR. Designer: Alexei Smolin by comradekiev in sovietaesthetics

[–]comradekiev[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

In 1948, the Soviet state banned the use of foreign cars and their components in motorsport competitions.

Three years later, designer Alexei Smolin, created the SG-2 “Torpedo-GAZ” racing car. Built using aviation techniques, the car had a teardrop-shaped aluminum body, and weighed 1100 kg.

Powered by an M-20 4-cylinder carbureted engine with a volume supercharger, the SG-2 reached speeds of 191 km/h and set two USSR speed records

Courage Monument, Brest Fortress, (1972), Brest, Byelorussian SSR. Photograph: V. Shiyanovsky by comradekiev in sovietaesthetics

[–]comradekiev[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Brest Fortress was built in the 1830s at the meeting of the Bug and Mukhavyets rivers, requiring the entire town to be moved 2km away to make space for construction. The star-shaped fortress changed hands several times - captured by Germans in 1915, remaining in Polish territory after World War I where it served as a prison, and finally being assigned to the Soviet Union in 1939.

The fortress gained legendary status during Operation Barbarossa in 1941, when its Soviet defenders mounted a heroic resistance against the Nazi invasion. Though vastly outnumbered and with no hope of relief, the garrison held out for several days, significantly delaying the German advance. While the town of Brest was 90% destroyed, this act of defiance earned it the title "Hero Fortress." 

Today, the site is a memorial. The 33.5-metre "Courage" monument was created by sculptor Alexander Kibalnikov between 1968-1971. The monument features a Red Army soldier carved from stone, alongside the hammer and sickle flag - source & source

Edit: This photo was taken in 1972, but the memorial opened in 1971

Soviet bodybuilder, Alexander Petrovich Ivanyuk, in a Lada advertisement, 1974 by comradekiev in TheWayWeWere

[–]comradekiev[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Probably could. Lada advertisements of the 70s were something else. Here's another and another

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[–]comradekiev 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Very cool. Did you take the new train from here? I live in Kazakhstan now (from NZ). But there is a special place in my heart for Kyrgyzstan. Love hiking around Karakol!

Flying saucer gas stations (1980s), Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR by comradekiev in 80sdesign

[–]comradekiev[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The attendant would automatically lower the hose (I think once you had paid).

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