22 Responses to “Nudity In The USSR”

1. Anon says:

   October 31, 2011 at 7:02 am

   What the heck man?!?
   You use those black boxes on mature nipples, but leave those poor kids totally naked.
   I hope it’s a mistake and you’ll fix it asap. (including removal of the boxes over grown ups )

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   • Hirsh says:

     October 31, 2011 at 11:30 pm

     Actually the children are quite innocent. It’s what you see in them that’s not. But yeah in crazy U.S. you would probably get a child porn charge and lifelong sexual offender status if that innocent pic was found on your computer. Never mind that it’s harmless and taken by a famous photographer.

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     • Hirsh says:

       November 1, 2011 at 9:20 am

       Oh boy, comment was a reply to anothers complaining that seems to have disappeared now…(?) never mind! I down rank myself.

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2. Nicodim says:

   October 31, 2011 at 8:28 am

   this is not the USSR. On the penultimate count bottle of beer Baltika. It began producing beer after the USSR ceased to exist. Most likely this is the end of the 90s.

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3. moo says:

   October 31, 2011 at 8:43 am

   Nice doberman!

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4. Sonic says:

   October 31, 2011 at 9:39 am

   what USSR? man on second photo from down with bottle of beer Baltika. it’s Russian beer, not Soviet.

   all photos PHOTOSHOP!

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   • estonianguy says:

     November 2, 2011 at 3:40 pm

     yeah thats wierd, i was noticed it too, maybe someone can explaine?

     btw i drink a lot of baltika every day

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5. Musa says:

   October 31, 2011 at 10:04 am

   That great dane is beautiful. These are average people in their bathing suits, so what is big deal?

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6. Hirsh says:

   October 31, 2011 at 11:26 am

   Great pictures, very humanizing. Americans never saw such ordinary photos of Soviet people during the cold war. Some of them could easily be mistaken for Americans of the time. We are all very much the same one a basic level. BTW gotta love the bathing suits! Wonder when these were actually taken? I remember when we used to wear stuff like that too (what we’re we thinking).

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7. EngrishBob says:

   October 31, 2011 at 11:41 am

   This isn’t nudity, it is just people in bathing suits.

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8. Hirsh says:

   October 31, 2011 at 12:24 pm

   Huh, i have no idea why the benign and positive comment i left seems to have been deleted by English Russia. How silly, but whatever, that’s English Russia for you.

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   • geoff says:

     October 31, 2011 at 11:00 pm

     Hirsh your “humanizing” comment might just be forgotten by the doodad or whatsit, actually its technically called a thingamajig and sometimes it just does not load all the comments on. Not deleted only forgotten ?

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     • Hirsh says:

       November 1, 2011 at 9:17 am

       Yeah, odd, but that’s just the nature of English Russia i guess. Of course it after reading around a bit it looks like these photos are a bit more recent then the ’80s like i thought, and not quite what the seem subjectwise. But my point is we never used to see images of Soviets in everyday life. What Soviet life was like was an enigma to to us. BTW i’ve noticed recently that i have to refresh the pages here a few times to see the latest, but i had already done that before i commented. I was just puzzled, The comment went live then seemed to disappear, now it’s back.

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9. Hirsh says:

   October 31, 2011 at 12:54 pm

   A rather interesting take on Nikolay Bakharev’s photography by a curator, writer, and former model to him, and some insight into what these photos really are. These photos were never intended for public exhibition nor did those photographed have any say in that becoming the case. Much more to read about them here. http://www.artmargins.com/index.php/exhibitions/175-amateurs-and-lovers

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10. geoff says:

    October 31, 2011 at 1:34 pm

    These people are not from around here, I can tell that…….. Most of the people in my town are over weight.

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11. Carl says:

    October 31, 2011 at 4:44 pm

    I have always admired the total lack of sexual repression in Russians. Men still wear speedos without shame!

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12. (r)evolutionist says:

    October 31, 2011 at 5:08 pm

    We’ve been conned!

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13. The Real Bunka says:

    October 31, 2011 at 6:13 pm

    Is it OK to feel scared?

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14. marxistworker says:

    October 31, 2011 at 6:29 pm

    Put on clothes and start working!

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15. pinko says:

    November 9, 2011 at 4:07 pm

    Everybody is very thin, though. You’re less likely to see that these days.

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16. z_plan says:

    November 15, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    I thought in the old USSR only criminals had tattoos?

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17. Yanyan says:

    November 16, 2011 at 4:40 pm

    #15 – that babby’s gonna eat your soul!

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