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The Future of Crimea

Campaign documents surrounding the 1991-92 referenda on the independence of Crimea, Ukraine.

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Alla Pugacheva—Post-Soviet Diva

The most famous woman in the Soviet Union transformed into a successful post-Soviet star.

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Tanks in Lithuania

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.

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"Program and Charter of the Leningrad Club of Friends of 'Ogonek'"

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.

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The Non-Governmental Control Committee, "Barricade," Bolshaia Nikitinskaia street, 1998

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

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Dmitri Vrubel’s “My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love,” 1990, Berlin Wall

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

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