The ‘Worker and Kolkhoz Woman’ sculpture was created as a foil to Nazi Germany, but the artwork had a rough ride in Russia before finally cementing its place in VDNKh. United they stand – a ...

Text: "Only the life in the kolkhoz (collective farm) made work an honorable thing. Only the kolkhoz could give birth to real women revolutionaries. Only the co-operative life could destroy ...

Known for its historic logo featuring the Soviet-era "worker and kolkhoz woman," Mosfilm has long been a symbol of Russian cinema. Under the leadership of Karen Shakhnazarov since 1996 ...

Recent University of Tartu graduate Aivo Põlluäär writes about life on Estonia's first kolkhoz*, or Soviet collective farm. The folklorist and local researcher's interest in the Viktor Kingissepp ...

In memory of Anna, Tamara, Nina. I was not familiar with Anna Kondratenko. I learned about her life only after her death, strange as it may sound. However, you probably didn't know about her either.