A bride in Plzeň, Czech Republic. Circa 1875.
Poster from the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Although Moscow was the official host city of the 1980 Summer Olympics, various events were held in other cities in the USSR. Yachting events were held in Tallinn.
Woman carrying a basket of shoes on the way to market. Hungary, ca. 1920
A boy plays the gadulka for girls dancing the horo, probably in Macedonia. 1912.
More May Day posters. Top left is from Hungary, top right is from Poland. The bottom poster is from Czechoslovakia and dates from the early 1950s.
In celebration of 1 May!
I like how everyone is wearing different folk costumes - you can see that they represent different traditions from around the USSR. If Russian isn’t your strong suit, the word МИР (pronounced “mir”) on the banner in the back means “peace”.
Getting ready for the May Day festivities in Romania, 1965.
Holiday greetings on the 1st of May!
A Soviet-era postcard celebrating May Day.
