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A funny, nostalgic and strange glimpse at life behind the Iron Curtain - from the hit social media account with over 1 million followers
WELCOME TO THE USSR
PARADE in the latest fashions!
MARVEL at the wonders of the space race!
DELIGHT in the many fine delicacies of food and drink!
REVEL in the fine opportunities for work and play!
WELCOME TO THE USSR
PARADE in the latest fashions!
MARVEL at the wonders of the space race!
DELIGHT in the many fine delicacies of food and drink!
REVEL in the fine opportunities for work and play!
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Varia Bortsova
Varia Bortsova is the founder of @SovietVisuals, a Twitter, Facebook and Instagram platform that shares content from the former Soviet Union. She was born in Moscow in 1990, a year before the USSR dissolved. She dreams of becoming a cosmonaut.
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