When the USA and the Soviet Union were allies
When the USA and the Soviet Union were
allies
Solidarity (Solidarność)
The trade union that overthrew communist rule in Poland.
Poster for Solidarity Sunday march for Soviet Jews
Poster for Solidarity Sunday march for Soviet Jews, New York City, 1987
Mao with Lin Biao – desk ornament
Mao found Lin Biao useful when he began the Cultural Revolution. Lin Biao was key to getting the army behind Mao.
Stasi colonel uniform
Uniform of a colonel in the Stasi, the East German secret police force.
Porcelain bust of Lenin
A Soviet biscuit porcelain bust of Lenin, made in Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Lomonosov Porcelain Factory in the 1950s.
Soviet Union poster: prison for the heart and mind
Anti-Christian Soviet propaganda poster depicting a nun who appears to be imprisoned by her religion while, outside, there is a sunlit, golden world.
Secret button camera
Soviet KGB secret camera designed to be hidden inside an agent’s overcoat.
Chess set made in the Gulag
Chess set made in the Gulag by a prisoner in north-east Siberia. On the box are the words, “Play well and dream of freedom, Magadan, 1945.”
…to march towards communism! – Soviet poster
“So to fulfill the targets – to march towards communism!”. Soviet poster. Factories and farms were given plans.