The First McDonald’s in Moscow that Drove the City Mad: Photos From 1990
Nowadays it's hard to believe that thousands of people would be willing to stand…
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The Havana High Life before Castro and the Revolution: Old Photos, 1920-1950
Cuba's reputation as an exotic and permissive playground came to light in the 19…
Rare Photographs From Coded World of Russian Criminal Tattoos, 1960-1990
In jails and prisons around the world, tattoos can become a significant part of …
Dior Models in the Streets of Soviet Moscow: Photos From 1959
At the end of 1950s a real sensation happened in Moscow: Christian Dior models c…
When the Soviets Arrived to Crush the 1968 Prague Spring: Rare Photos
Some 250,000 Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia overnight from…
Heinz Meixner Defects From East Germany by Driving Through Checkpoint Charlie after Removing His Windshield, 1963
In 1963, at the height of the Cold War, Heinz Meixner planned a daring escape fr…
The Rise and Fall of The Communist Party of Great Britain Through Photos, 1928-1983
In 1920, a group of revolutionary socialists attended a meeting at the Cannon St…
Four-Year-Old Michael Finder of East Germany Is Tossed by His Father into a Net Held by Firemen Across the Border in West Berlin, 1961
Four-year-old Michael Finder of East Germany is tossed by his father into a net …
The Tiananmen Square Protests in Rare Pictures, 1989
The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen Square Massac…
The Fall of the Soviet Union in Rare Pictures, 1991
In December of 1991, as the world watched in amazement, the Soviet Union disinte…
Albanian Refugees Arriving in Italy: Photos and Stories, 1991
The fall of communism in Albania taking place in the early 1990s gave way to a m…
Moving a 7,600 Ton Apartment Building to Create a Boulevard in a Romanian Town, 1987
During the Communist Era in Romania, huge massive Soviet-style apartment buildin…
Fidel Castro at the Lincoln Memorial: Photo From 1959
Shortly after Fidel Castro took power in Cuba in 1959, he visited the United Sta…
Soviet Gym Teachers Parade in Moscow: An Odd Photo From 1956
The Russian word used in the original title, "физкультурники", is now usually tr…
Romanian Revolution of 1989 in Rare Historical Pictures
Nicolae Ceausescu ruled Romania for 21 years, earning a reputation as a brutal d…
Vladimir Lenin’s Last Photo in 1923: He had had Three Strokes at this Point and was Completely Mute
This last photo shows Vladimir Lenin in a wheelchair after suffering three stoke…
Marina Ginesta: A 17-Year-Old Communist Militant, Overlooking Barcelona During the Spanish Civil War, 1936
Marina Ginestà became famous due to the photo taken by Juan Guzmán on the roofto…
Backstory: Execution of a German Communist in Munich, 1919
On the reverse of this photograph reads: "Zum ewigen Andenken an den Spartakiste…