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Soviets Collection

The Soviets, a term synonymous with the Soviet Union, evoke images of strength, resilience, and historical significance

Background imageSoviets Collection: Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, sculpture by Vera Mukhina, Moscow (b / w photo)

Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, sculpture by Vera Mukhina, Moscow (b / w photo)
7200710 Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, sculpture by Vera Mukhina, Moscow (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Worker and Kolkhoz Woman)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Classroom of a Soviet school, Moscow, 1946 (b / w photo)

Classroom of a Soviet school, Moscow, 1946 (b / w photo)
7200757 Classroom of a Soviet school, Moscow, 1946 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Classroom in School no 70, Sverdlov District, Moscow, USSR)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Soviet ships attempt to land in Estonia

Soviet ships attempt to land in Estonia
German tanks thwart the Russians landing attempt in Estonia

Background imageSoviets Collection: Affiche du film Fragment d'Empire - Movie poster Fragment of an Empire by Friedrich Ermler

Affiche du film Fragment d'Empire - Movie poster Fragment of an Empire by Friedrich Ermler , Anonymous
FIA5409749 Affiche du film Fragment d'Empire - Movie poster Fragment of an Empire by Friedrich Ermler , Anonymous, 1930 (lithograph); Russian State Library, Moscow

Background imageSoviets Collection: Russian delegation to the Anglo-Russian Conference, 1925 (b/w photo)

Russian delegation to the Anglo-Russian Conference, 1925 (b/w photo)
8673335 Russian delegation to the Anglo-Russian Conference, 1925 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Battle between Emperors Constantine I, (272-337) and Maxence (regne 306 to 312), 1840 (engraving)

Battle between Emperors Constantine I, (272-337) and Maxence (regne 306 to 312), 1840 (engraving)
PCT4268689 Battle between Emperors Constantine I, (272-337) and Maxence (regne 306 to 312), 1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Battle between Emperors Constantine I)

Background imageSoviets Collection: A fight between the Red and White Guard at a railway station, from Histoire des Soviets, pub

A fight between the Red and White Guard at a railway station, from Histoire des Soviets, pub. 1922 (colour litho)
3657951 A fight between the Red and White Guard at a railway station, from Histoire des Soviets, pub. 1922 (colour litho) by Carrey

Background imageSoviets Collection: Witch, Hungary 1909 (postcard)

Witch, Hungary 1909 (postcard)
1996169 Witch, Hungary 1909 (postcard); Photo © CCI.

Background imageSoviets Collection: A B Swales and Tomsky, British and Soviet Russian trade unionists (b/w photo)

A B Swales and Tomsky, British and Soviet Russian trade unionists (b/w photo)
8673320 A B Swales and Tomsky, British and Soviet Russian trade unionists (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A B Swales and Mikhail Tomsky)

Background imageSoviets Collection: British tanks for Russia, 1942 (b/w photo)

British tanks for Russia, 1942 (b/w photo)
8672636 British tanks for Russia, 1942 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British tanks being shipped to Russia, World War II, 1942)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Soviet Budenovka Winter Army Cap, 1920s-1930s (object)

Soviet Budenovka Winter Army Cap, 1920s-1930s (object)
7177609 Soviet Budenovka Winter Army Cap, 1920s-1930s (object); Private Collection; (add.info.: Famous style of Cap worn by the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and later); © Don Troiani

Background imageSoviets Collection: Storming the Winter Palace in Petrograd on 25th October, 1917, , 1927 (film still)

Storming the Winter Palace in Petrograd on 25th October, 1917, , 1927 (film still)
7167305 Storming the Winter Palace in Petrograd on 25th October, 1917, , 1927 (film still); Institute for the History of Material Culture, St

Background imageSoviets Collection: The End of the Provisional Government; Lenin's Red Guard on the streets of Petrograd

The End of the Provisional Government; Lenin's Red Guard on the streets of Petrograd, 1917 (b/w photo)
3331003 The End of the Provisional Government; Lenin's Red Guard on the streets of Petrograd, 1917 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photograph of members of the Red Guards)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Like your job and you'll have a better future, Sovietic Revolution, c.1920 (poster)

Like your job and you'll have a better future, Sovietic Revolution, c.1920 (poster)
1988886 Like your job and you'll have a better future, Sovietic Revolution, c.1920 (poster); (add.info.: History. Like your job and you'll have a better future)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Rally by unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo)

Rally by unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635309 Rally by unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSoviets Collection: The Land of Freedom (litho)

The Land of Freedom (litho)
8663502 The Land of Freedom (litho) by Poy (Percy Hutton Fearon) (1874-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Land of Freedom)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Collectivization of breeding in USSR, ca 1930 (poster)

Collectivization of breeding in USSR, ca 1930 (poster)
7422855 Collectivization of breeding in USSR, ca 1930 (poster); (add.info.: Agriculture. Collectivization of breeding in USSR. Poster, USSR, ca 1930.); © Archives Charmet.

Background imageSoviets Collection: The Truth about Russia (litho)

The Truth about Russia (litho)
8673314 The Truth about Russia (litho) by Batho, Harold Outram (1888-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Truth about Russia)

Background imageSoviets Collection: The defeat of Emperor Maxence who died on 28 October 312, during the Battle of the Milvius Bridge

The defeat of Emperor Maxence who died on 28 October 312, during the Battle of the Milvius Bridge
ELD4963509 The defeat of Emperor Maxence who died on 28 October 312, during the Battle of the Milvius Bridge, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Soldier of the Red Army, c.1920 (poster)

Soldier of the Red Army, c.1920 (poster)
8698336 Soldier of the Red Army, c.1920 (poster) by Spassky, Vassili (1873-1924); (add.info.: History. Russia (USSR). "Comrade, watch the bridges." Soldier of the Red Army before a bridge

Background imageSoviets Collection: Portrait of young Stalin, circa 1917 (b/w photo)

Portrait of young Stalin, circa 1917 (b/w photo)
LSE4102097 Portrait of young Stalin, circa 1917 (b/w photo); Private Collection; Photo © Leonard de Selva.

Background imageSoviets Collection: Rally of unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo)

Rally of unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo)
8635299 Rally of unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London, 1931 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rally of unemployed workers in Hyde Park, London)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Mikhail Tomsky, Soviet Russian trade unionist (b/w photo)

Mikhail Tomsky, Soviet Russian trade unionist (b/w photo)
8673334 Mikhail Tomsky, Soviet Russian trade unionist (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mikhail Tomsky (1880-1936)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Soviet Budenovka Winter Army Cap, 1920s-1930s (object)

Soviet Budenovka Winter Army Cap, 1920s-1930s (object)
7177608 Soviet Budenovka Winter Army Cap, 1920s-1930s (object); Private Collection; (add.info.: Famous style of Cap worn by the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and later); © Don Troiani

Background imageSoviets Collection: Lenin addresses the units that go to the front to fight the white Poles, Sverdlov Square, Moscow

Lenin addresses the units that go to the front to fight the white Poles, Sverdlov Square, Moscow, May 5
5304556 Lenin addresses the units that go to the front to fight the white Poles, Sverdlov Square, Moscow, May 5, 1920 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Vladimir Lenin addressing Red Army soldiers in Moscow)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, 1937 World's Fair in Paris (photo)

Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, 1937 World's Fair in Paris (photo)
2636263 Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, 1937 World's Fair in Paris (photo) by Mukhina, Vera (1889-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Art. Architecture)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Wars of religion in France between protestants and catholics, 16th century (engraving)

Wars of religion in France between protestants and catholics, 16th century (engraving)
1744805 Wars of religion in France between protestants and catholics, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Wars of religion in France between protestants)

Background imageSoviets Collection: The Monument to the Third International (Tatlin's Tower), 1920 (b/w photo)

The Monument to the Third International (Tatlin's Tower), 1920 (b/w photo)
3904356 The Monument to the Third International (Tatlin's Tower), 1920 (b/w photo) by Tatlin, Vladimir Evgrafovich (1885-1953); (add.info)

Background imageSoviets Collection: The Monument to the Third International (Tatlin's Tower), 1920 (b/w photo)

The Monument to the Third International (Tatlin's Tower), 1920 (b/w photo)
3904358 The Monument to the Third International (Tatlin's Tower), 1920 (b/w photo) by Tatlin, Vladimir Evgrafovich (1885-1953); (add.info)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Portrait of the Marshal of the Soviet Union and Poland, Konstantin Rokossovsky (1896-1968)

Portrait of the Marshal of the Soviet Union and Poland, Konstantin Rokossovsky (1896-1968), 1944 (oil on canvas)
BAL266173 Portrait of the Marshal of the Soviet Union and Poland, Konstantin Rokossovsky (1896-1968), 1944 (oil on canvas) by Yakovlev

Background imageSoviets Collection: Soviet propaganda poster from 1919, either death to capitalism

Soviet propaganda poster from 1919, either death to capitalism, or death under the foot of capitalism
FAT4940289 Soviet propaganda poster from 1919, either death to capitalism, or death under the foot of capitalism by Deni, Viktor Nikolaevich (1893-1946); (add.info)

Background imageSoviets Collection: Self-Portrait with Five Muses, c. 1880 (oil on paper mounted to board)

Self-Portrait with Five Muses, c. 1880 (oil on paper mounted to board)
XOS5884673 Self-Portrait with Five Muses, c. 1880 (oil on paper mounted to board) by Church, Henry (1836-1908); 73.3x59.7 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH



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The Soviets, a term synonymous with the Soviet Union, evoke images of strength, resilience, and historical significance. The iconic sculpture "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" by Vera Mukhina stands tall in Moscow, symbolizing the unity between workers and collective farmers during that era. In 1943, Soviet ships attempted to land in Estonia as part of their strategic maneuvers. This event marked a pivotal moment in history when the Soviet Union expanded its influence beyond its borders. An advertising poster from the mid-20th century showcases Baltic Republics under Soviet rule. It reflects how propaganda played a significant role in shaping public opinion during this time. A group of Red Army soldiers represents the brave men who fought for their country's ideals during World War II. Their unwavering dedication to defending their homeland is etched into history. The Moscow Spartakiada held in 1928 was an impressive display of athleticism and national pride. Through this collage-like image, we catch a glimpse of the vibrant energy that filled the city during this grand sporting event. During post-war reconstruction efforts, oil and coal barrels were ready at Tempelhof airport to provide fresh supplies to Berlin in 1948. This photo captures a crucial moment when resources were being mobilized to rebuild war-torn cities. Berliners eagerly watched airplanes approach Tempelhof airport amidst the Berlin blockade crisis in 1948. These planes brought much-needed relief to those living under siege while also symbolizing hope for a brighter future. Not only did American army troops arrive at Vladivostok but they also represented international cooperation amid complex geopolitical dynamics. This landing showcased alliances formed during challenging times. Another striking image shows Berliners observing planes arriving at Tempelhof airport during the Berlin blockade crisis. Their watchful eyes reflected both anxiety and anticipation as they relied on these aircraft for essential supplies. The Berlin Blockade remains one of history's most notable events where tensions between the Soviet Union and Western powers escalated.