The name of this photo is Reindeer, called after the German operation during the WW2. This offensive aimed to capture Petsamo (an…
Oldpics continues to publish the most amazing WW2 pictures made by the Soviet photographers. It’s the third volume of this series. Here…
Oldpics continues its series of the noteworthy WWII pictures by the soviet photographers. Outstanding Soviet WW2 pictures (Part I: Max Alpert) Outstanding…
You could find a lot of excellent historical WW2 pictures on the pages of Oldpics. We’ve covered WW2 Pacific Battles, iconic photos…
Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II, 1905
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In this photo German and Russian Emporors, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II, wearing each others’ uniform. They met on the…
Amazing Russia of the 1990s in 23 pictures
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We publish some interesting pictures of Russia from time to time, and this publication covers the 1990s. As usual, Oldpics selected some…
The parade was an integral part of the soviet culture during the 1920s and 1930s. After WWII the Soviet government limited the…
Rare pictures of the early soviet police NKVD
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The mass repressions in the Soviet Union in the 1930s are well known. And while Joseph Stalin clearly orchestrated this process, an…
Jacques Dupaquier was a French scientist, historian, and member of the Communist Party of France, and he visited Moscow in the 1950s….
In this picture, Joseph Stalin is receiving the Sword of Stalingrad during the Tehran conference in 1943. The story of the Sword…