January 30, 2007

A day in the life of the Soviet Union vol.I - and A day in the life of the Soviet Union vol.II.

I wish I could read Russian to find out more about this series.

posted by xenmate 17 years ago
  • I recognize stuff in the first link -- it's from one of those National Geographic books that they would send you in some negative-billing scam. The title may be the same, but I also seem to remember "Soviet Russia Today". It was great stuff -- I was transfixed by the Trans-Siberian railway in particular.
  • Another fine post! What's with the kids in the goggles standing around the glowy thing??
  • Siberian kids, who would suffer from sunlight deprivation. They would take in some rays to stay healthy. Book is here, so I think the one I remember was a National Geographic repackaging.
  • I remember seeing this. I think the Capt. is right aboutit being National Geographic. The glowy thing is phototherapy for kids in the north, as they don't get enough sun in the winter.
  • Huh- is that an abacus for a cash register?
  • you mean 'token register' surely?
  • I thought I'd become dyslexic, until I realised that in Soviet Russia, the website looks at you.
  • My college Russian is pretty rusty, but I'll take a crack at translating the captions on the first page. (The introductory paragraph, paraphrased, is roughly "Here's some pictures from 'A Day In the Life of the Soviet Union for you. More to come later") #2 - "Ladushki" doesn't really translate, it's a type of little stuffed pancake. Here it refers to a group of traditonal folk dancers. I think. #3 - Grandmothers Brigade #4 - Electric Train #5 - Potty Chairs #6 - Bread & Milk #7 - Literally "quartz". #8 - Women's Parade. The signs say "Let there always be sky" and "Let there always be sunlight". #9 - In Trouble (or "Punished") #10 - Pioneer #11 - Street Scales
  • MonkeyFilter: a type of little stuffed pancake. Here it refers to a group of traditonal folk dancers.
  • Best. Tagline. Evah. Also, lovely post xenmate, thank you. Anyone know where this is? It's beautiful.
  • I have to say that I have a great affinity to Russia. My Grandma (we called her "Omite") was a wonderful farm girl from there. There has always been a vast divide between people and their government and it is unfortunate that the "government" is what gets all the media attention. The same is happening as Iran gets the "axis of evil" label. This is a good post!