Coverage of Soviet tanks rolling into the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius in January 1991 from Pravda, the Russian Communist Party’s press organ since 1911.

Formed in 1988, the Leningrad Club of Friends of Ogonek Magazine (KDO in Russian), exemplified perestroika-era grassroots media engagement. Soviet citizens supported and shaped the reformist stance of the magazine, in print from 1899 to 2020, amplifying its influence through growing circulation and reader involvement in editorial content.

A group of artists, organized by Anatoly Osmolovsky, barricades Bolshaia Nikitinskaia street, about 150 meters from the Kremlin. 

Graffiti of Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker kissing on the Berlin Wall, from the East Berlin side.

A poster, rendered in the style of Soviet agit-prop, but promoting the “Beer Lovers’ Party.” 

Ahead of the 1995 Duma elections, the Democratic Choice of Russia—United Democrats party released a promotional poster depicting a stream of people entering a giant pack of Belomor Canal cigarettes.