Documentation of the 17 March 1991 referendum in which Soviet voters weighed in on whether it was “essential” to “preserve the USSR” as a federation of “equal sovereign republics.” 80% of the eligible population participated, with 77.8% of that number voting YES. 

During perestroika, the Soviet government encouraged media to foster closer ties with citizens, leading to unprecedented reader engagement and evolving perceptions of press independence. In this June 1988 issue of the national weekly Literaturnaia gazeta, a reader objects to the editors’ choice to send a copy of his letter to the Party Central Committee.

The origins and significance of the raspberry blazer as an iconic element of the “New-Russian” wardrobe in the early 1990s.

This 1987 episode of Musical Ring captures late-Soviet television's attempt to integrate avant-garde musician and professional trickster Sergei Kuryokhin (1954-1996) into mainstream discourse, simultaneously showcasing the program's role in legitimizing experimental music during perestroika.