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Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925

Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925

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Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles

Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles

Carpet with Pseudo-Kufic Inscriptions

Carpet with Pseudo-Kufic Inscriptions

Mamluk Philae Dish

Mamluk Philae Dish

Lidded Box of Muhammad al-Hamawi, Timekeeper at the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus

Lidded Box of Muhammad al-Hamawi, Timekeeper at the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus

Mosque Lamp Bearing the Name of the Mamluk Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir

Mosque Lamp Bearing the Name of the Mamluk Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir

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Stand for a Qur'an Manuscript

Stand for a Qur'an Manuscript

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Soviet pocket watch (2)

Soviet pocket watch (2)

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Soviet pocket watch (1)

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Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR

Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

What's On: Hajj - Journey to the Heart of Islam

What's On: Hajj - Journey to the Heart of Islam

Text Page: The Marqviship of Moravia

Text Page: The Marqviship of Moravia

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada

Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada

30. Рост числа детей в дошколь- ных учреждениях по СССР (1924-1932 rr.).(Growth in the number of children in preschool institutions in the USSR (1924-1932 rr.).)

30. Рост числа детей в дошколь- ных учреждениях по СССР (1924-1932 rr.).(Growth in the number of children in preschool institutions in the USSR (1924-1932 rr.).)

Position of the U.S.S.R. in the world and in Europe in reference to amount of industrial output in 1913 and 1937

Position of the U.S.S.R. in the world and in Europe in reference to amount of industrial output in 1913 and 1937

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

Czech matchbox designs inspire An Chen’s angular still-life illustrations

Czech matchbox designs inspire An Chen’s angular still-life illustrations

Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”

Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”

U.S.S.R. Europe.

U.S.S.R. Europe.

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

Ceramic artist Nehal Aamir decorates her work with the visuals of Pakistani trucks and Islamic art

Ceramic artist Nehal Aamir decorates her work with the visuals of Pakistani trucks and Islamic art

U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. Western Asia.

U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. Western Asia.

Lionel Bawden's sculptures are inspired by Islamic art, Brancusi and...sea sponges?

Lionel Bawden's sculptures are inspired by Islamic art, Brancusi and...sea sponges?

The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia

The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia

Photographer Jack Latham investigates the hidden conspiracies of Bohemian Grove

Photographer Jack Latham investigates the hidden conspiracies of Bohemian Grove

Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.

Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.

No. 83. VIII. Die Lander des Islam, 1055-1163

No. 83. VIII. Die Lander des Islam, 1055-1163

U.S.S.R. Central and Eastern Asia.

U.S.S.R. Central and Eastern Asia.

“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)

“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)

Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings

Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings

Composite Text: О ВТОРОМ ПЯТИЛЕТНЕМ ПЛАНЕ РАЗВИТИЯ НАРОДНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА СССР (1933-1937 гг.).

Composite Text: О ВТОРОМ ПЯТИЛЕТНЕМ ПЛАНЕ РАЗВИТИЯ НАРОДНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА СССР (1933-1937 гг.).

Contents: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Contents: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Covers: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Covers: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Title: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Title: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine

A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine

Sublime and sophisticated updates from Czech designer Jan Horčik

Sublime and sophisticated updates from Czech designer Jan Horčik

A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums

A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums

Colourful but refined graphic design work by Prague-based Anymade Studio

Colourful but refined graphic design work by Prague-based Anymade Studio

Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova

Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova

Playful and bright design from Czech Republic-based Anymade Studio

Playful and bright design from Czech Republic-based Anymade Studio

Germany. Poland. Czechoslovakia. Austria.

Germany. Poland. Czechoslovakia. Austria.

U.S.S.R. Economic.

U.S.S.R. Economic.

The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future

The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future