Dean Conger, who worked at National Geographic, came to the USSR more than thirty times. Each time he tried to capture the moments of life of ordinary people living in the country, and tried to convey the identity of the Soviet people. He didn’t know then that it would be a fascinating journey into history.…
A small Murmansk resident very carefully stretches out his hand to greet an unknown foreigner
On the deck of the ship, one of the guides teaches a girl to dance a twist
Passengers of the Moscow — Vladivostok train spend their time playing cards. The train runs 7.5 days
These two good-natured military men whiled away long hours on the train with the author
Kindergarten in Murmansk. Vitamin D deficiency in winter is compensated by irradiation with a quartz lamp. Children in the USSR are a privileged class, says Dean.
Fisherman Slava Basov sets nets, while his son, 10-year-old Tolya, controls the boat with homemade oars
Vera Bobova, along with her daughter-in-law and granddaughter, accompanies her son Vanya on a long and dangerous journey. Her eldest son, also a hunter, drowned when his truck fell through the ice
Khanty-Mansiysk…Aerosols are irreplaceable in winter! We need to talk in detail before the road…
Khanty-Mansiysk…It’s -40 outside, and the boys don’t care!
In the kitchen (which is located on the barge), a delicious fish soup is being prepared for fishermen. The girl who picks her nose is just lovely!
Robert Rozhdestvensky in his apartment
Grandmother and grandson. A horse can be seen in the background
Buy bagels, bagels are hot!
The Weaver
Schoolchildren learn English at Sokolniki PCiO
In the workshop of sculptor Matvey Manizer
GUM (in the 80s there were no more these amazing lamps)
Please note — triangular bags with milk!
Newspaper billboards on the streets
A soldier of the Kremlin garrison with his family in the Alexander Garden
The traitor! — a retired colonel shouts to one of the demonstrators who came to Red Square in 1990
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