Soviet Party
In Soviet times they had parties too.
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First!
OK, now what…
Now you win a 2 week trip to Moscow Russia.
That would be lovely.
That would be scary my friend.
OMg Russian Soviet party look like a doom and gloom meet, look at the people, you can see sadness, poverty, despair and hopelessness on their face
Piss off you dumb cunt
Or maybe they are just black and white photos… Color always makes things more cheerful.
We will take your inner organs and sell them so we can have bread and kolbasa.. after all it is my birth day!! So come quickly
Those are young children, aren’t they?
Yes, and the tea looks quite strong.
Gulag Bait?
This is pictures from my family incest party video. You want naked pictures of me then you must pay price.
Oh I’d love being there! seems like a good time!
(not)
In Soviet Russia, parties had them.
No. In Soviet Russia, the party was the Soviets!
Did any ony noticed thet there is a tricolor flag on the last picture?? like the one of the Russian Federation nowadays
Interesting. It’s a very old Russian flag but was not used after the first world war. I wonder if the family in the picture was not so happy about Soviet times or just had old time sympathies.
No, white-blue-red flag is the official flag of Russia since 1991. I recall wearing a that flag pin to school in the late 80ties, in a form of youth rebellion. What more interesting is the portraits - seems like Politburo, based on style. Anyone recognizing the faces? Combined with the tricolor, a print of Glazunov, clearly home-processed B/W shot and a “Communist” poster (with the official Lenin head), I’d place this photo in the late 80ties, maybe early 90ties - definitely before 1991.
I read that it became the official flag in December of 1993 (I’ve got the internet here :)), although I imagine it was brought back in 1991. I just wanted to point out that it traces back to late sixteen hundreds and that the previous official use apparently ceased in 1917. Regarding the actual daily use, it sounds like you would know much better than I would and, indeed, that you mention wearing it as a form of rebellion in the 80’s is very interesting.
I see you know this culture.
Perhaps you can tell me something about what kind of family this was. Were they well off? Were they well educated? Did they come from a conservative background?
On the last photo there is a “Die Rolling Stones” poster probably from Western Germany.
It’s possible that this is lithuanian flag.
Good catch, Beavis. Both of those flags render similar as b/w, albeit under different conditions.
Ahhh, so I was wrong about the flag. I thought it was adopted in the late 1991, soon after the official breakup of the Soviet Union, and didn’t feel like looking it up. It sure was flown during the failed communist coup in the August 1991, but, yeah, it does trace back to the 1600s and the colors of the Dutch flag.
By the look of it, the family was modestly well-off (by the Soviet standards). They had those rugs on the walls, and the stereo looks pretty nice for the period (Sharp was rare and expensive). Not sure about well-educated, although I would give a reserved “yes”: even though most of my friends’ families considered rugs the ultimate tackiness, they still kept them for utilitarian reasons (concept of hollow insulated wall being unknown in the Soviet construction practice, soundproofing and heat insulation was abysmal). Ditto for crystalware/china displays, although it is less utility and more tradition. Plus, the kids do not look like the proletarian spawn. As for “conservative”, the term needs to be defined first, because it would be different from the West: my assessment is that the main axis of the Soviet political spectrum was more like “conformer-dissident”, rather than “liberal-conservative”. Incidentally, that axis ran pretty much at 90 degrees to liberal-conservative: you would find dissidents from hard right to hard left. Conformers - not so much, they tend to, as a beautifully cynical (and virtually impossible to translate) joke says, “deviate along with the general party line”.
The last photo is somewhat puzzling, though. Assuming it is the late 80ties, number of things (Bashlachev poster, tricolor flag, Glazunov print, ) suggest the room of a “dissident” rebel teenager. Politburo members and Communist poster - I do not have a good explanation. One, it may be a dual-use corner, utilized by said teenager and his communist activist father, housing conditions being what they were (one-bedroom apartment was considered a pretty good deal for a 3-person family). The reality is, the attitude towards the communist party by the 1980ties even among the “conformists” was fairly cynical: “yeah, I’ll do what they tell me to do. I won’t raise my voice. I will even fake enthusiasm. But I won’t do more than the absolute minimum, and, yeah, I will be making fun of them and telling jokes behind their back.” I would suggest Voinovich’s “Moscow 2042″ for an excellent description of this sort of attitude. Thus, I just can’t conceive of a communist activist posting those things in private on his own volition. Two, it is also possible that the teenager posted those things himself, to suggest “the duality of man” (see Full Metal Jacket, the scene where the colonel questions Joker). Admit, no good answer to that.
…now, can I have that CIA analyst job?
cynical bastard:” …now, can I have that CIA analyst job? :D”
You’re hired!
Thanks for the analysis. That is exactly the kind of information I was interested in. There is much information in pictures if one knows how to read them. BTW, I think you might have broken the record for relevant posting on this site.
Thanks, Ole Juul. Appreciation is certainly a rare commodity on this board (then again, it is not what I come here for). May I suggest The Russians (and The New Russians) by Hedrick Smith for further reading? The timeframe of those books is a bit off (The Russians is about the 1970s, The New Russians is about the late 80ties, but a lot less insightful), but still a worthy reading. Also, Anti-Soviet Soviet Union by Voinovich and The Nomenclature by Voslenski (not sure if there is an English translation of the latter). Good luck in your research.
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Reminds me of my 13th birthday party back in the 80’s LOL
why have wallpaper when you can have rugs
Who is the guy in the poster, in the last photograph???
That is Alexander Bashlachev, not-so-famous rock bard, he killed himself.
pretty famous, and a genius poet. have some respect, will you?
I have an enormous respect for him. Agree - great poet. I don’t think he’s as famous as he should be, though.
all right then. sorry if i sounded rude.
imho, famous enough among the right audience.
That boy in #3 is me with giant herpy on my lip. I was kissing dog that day.
I mean #12.
Bilosh, is that you?
Don’t know, but theres a german Rolling Stones Book(?) on the left side of it
Site owner is a dumbarse! Family photos for him is soviet party.
Foto # 7 is girl party! wa wa wa!
Now you win a 2 week trip to Moscow Russia!
Look at all those books! I bet they could read in those days. I like the china cabinet full of crystal, and there’s a couple of tea pots which go for well over $300 each these days. Nice cups (with saucers) too. These kids grew up in a world of culture. This is a long way up from modern living in a bare walled gyproc box with nothing but a TV, and drinking right out of a bottle like a street drunk. Yes, times have changed.
That’s quite a Sharp stereo, and nice carpet on wall!
If this party gets any livlier a funeral is going to break out
WOW check out that getto blaster!
Brings back memories of the 1980’s.
I had that same getto blaster - the boom box we called it. I took it to school and played Bob Seger’s music.
Those were the days……..
I played head bangin Iron Maiden and Metallica in mine!
In America you can always find a party. In Russia, Party always finds you.
Sorry, had to.
I lol’d.
lol that should have been THE party
Times have changed. Look at all those books! I bet they could read in those days. I like the china cabinet full of crystal, and there’s a couple of tea pots which go for well over $300 each these days. Nice cups (with saucers) too. These kids grew up in a world of culture. This is a long way up from modern living in a bare walled gyproc box with nothing but a TV, and drinking right out of a bottle like a street drunk.
OMG soviets were so retarded they put rug on wall and paper on floor.
I think USA won cold war of hair cut too!!! Who gave these incestuously family cut styles? Blind babushka?
I’ve posted a comment here three times and it doesn’t show up. Perhaps because it wasn’t stupid or abusive. Any suggestions for keywords to include so that the server will pass my comment?
Sometimes comments can be delayed until the next day.
It is annoying but you get used to it.
jeans jeans jeans! Shirt jeans!
I didn’t expect to see Western clothing at that time in the Soviet. #1 says ‘Jeans’ and #2 says ‘Bad Boys Adventures’…
That’s my family. I’m immigrated from USSR because i am a gay. Russian white-blue-red was always official flag of RSFSR in Soviet Union.
If you are trying to impersonate me, at least try matching my wits, sarcasm and knowledge. Nobody would believe you otherwise.
Is this some sort of jewish conspiracy to print whatever on our shirts?? Jeans. Why do I have here in the woods of Finland a T-shirt stating things like Miami College? Yeah, cos I´m a baldy faggot who lost the winter war might some of you guys say, but forget those comments..
Is it the 80″s or 90″s how many are boys? And were is the booze too bad they
didn’t get to drink Bartle& James wine coolers and smoke pot while blasting
The Cure or Motley Crue! The clothing really sucks too, small wonder some of the 40 something billionares blow all their money on designer clothes!
In Soviet Russia, Party crash you.
Btw, there were young people, called “Stilyagi” in the USSR, they were taking Western(especially American) lifestyle as an example. If you’re interested in reading about them, see this web page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilyagi
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There was a subculture, called “Stilyagi” in the USSR. They were taking Western(especially American) lifestyle as an example. If u’re interested in reading about them, follow this web page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilyagi
Pseudo-capitalist fools.
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