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Color photos of Soviet people in the 1950s

In the fifties, Semyon Osipovich Friedland, Soviet photographer and journalist, made a lot of high-quality color photographs in all parts of the Soviet Union.

Thanks to his work, we can now see people’s life in the USSR after World War II. Of course these photos are staged but nevertheless quite interesting from a historical perspective.

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 1

Admiral Gorshkov. Sevastopol. 1954

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 2

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 3

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 4

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 5

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 6

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 7

In the Moscow Power Engineering Institute

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 8

Public garden in Arkhangelsk

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 9

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 10

Near Kislovodsk

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 11

State farm near Moscow

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 12

State farm in Ukraine

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 13

In the art studio

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 14

Valya Borovkova, crane driver. Kazan river port

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 15

Navigator of the ship. Kazan

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 16

Kazan river port

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 17

Young steeplejacks. Construction of the industrial center in Pavlodar

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 18

On the riverwalk. Kiev

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 19

Kostanay. Kazakhstan

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The Baltics

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The Baltics

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Turkmen State Institute students in the university park. Ashkhabad

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 23

Pacific Fleet. At the post

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 24

Breakfast. Ukraine

Soviet people in the 1950s, photo 25

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2 comments

  • Tatiana · January 20, 2015 at 1:53 pm

    What a lovely collection of photos!

    Of course, it was staged, of course, it was rehearsed, but how much truth was in it…

    Nice memories.
    Thank you

    Reply

  • Vesku · June 18, 2020 at 10:44 am

    One must also remember that Early Color films were slow in emulsion speed, so that´s why some elements had to be staged and / or lighted wery near the object matter.

    Reply

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