Images from the USSR

**The Lawspeaker** · 09-01-2020, 10:22 AM

Regular Soviet family's list of the most popular meals during the 80s. Cooking in the USSR.

Let's take a look at what kind of food the Soviet people could purchase at the stolovaya (Soviet diner). A detailed review of the Soviet cafeteria menu.

**The Lawspeaker** · 09-01-2020, 11:08 AM

Smoking in the USSR. What kind of smokes did the Soviet people like? Soviet brands of cigarettes. The average price for a pack of Soviet cigarettes.

**The Lawspeaker** · 09-01-2020, 02:27 PM

World War II was devastating all over the world, but no other region suffered as much as the Western parts of the USSR. Reconstruction of the area started almost immediately. In this episode of the Cold War we will discuss this reconstruction process.

Sources:
Mark Harrison - The Soviet Union after 1945: Economic Recovery and Political Repression
Хлевнюк О. В. - Советская экономическая политика на рубеже 1940—1950-х годов и «дело Госплана»
Иголкин А. - Фундамент нефтяной сверхдержавы
Зубкова Е.Ю. - Послевоенное советское общество: политика и повседневность, 1945 - 1953. М., 2000.

**The Lawspeaker** · 09-01-2020, 02:43 PM

The Soviet Union may not have had access to all of the cars we did in the west but they did produce some pretty interesting rides. We take a look at a few of them to see if they are indeed, Retro or Rubbish.

**The Lawspeaker** · 09-05-2020, 07:27 PM

In the middle of the Ob River in Siberia lies a forgotten island. Never officially named, it’s known after the nearest village: the hamlet of Nazino. But people who live in this desolate region know the island has another, secret name; a name you will never find on Google Maps. Over seventy years ago, dark things happened on this strip of earth surrounded by icy waters, things so horrifying they were kept hidden for decades. Things which resulted in this nameless place becoming known as Cannibal Island.

Source/Further reading:

Excellent overview:
https://www.rferl.org/a/cannibal-isla...

Short synopsis, lots of stats:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/n...

Another overview, some extra details:
https://historycollection.co/the-nazi...

In-depth review of an in-depth book on the subject:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/10000...

Some context to the deportations:
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertai...

Dekulakization (1929-33), and similar horrors in Ukraine’s famine:
https://www.rferl.org/a/1103172.html

Collectivization:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/coll...

Holodomor:
https://www.britannica.com/event/Holo...

Brief overview of the gulags:
https://www.britannica.com/place/Gulag