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This is not a junk shop. When making period films today many Russian cinema companies rent old Soviet household items from this store.

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“My sister broke an old New Year tree item that was very dear to her. So I came here hoping to find an exact replacement and make her happy for the New Year,” says Andrei, glancing around at the boxes stuffed with hundreds, if not thousands of Soviet New Year tree decorations.
Two steps away lies an old Soviet chrono-photographic gun, and next to that are countless rows of Soviet crystal, all underneath a flag with the hammer and sickle hanging from the ceiling.
Andrei is inside Ulitsa Lenina (Lenin Street), the largest vintage department store in Russia. Covering an area of more than 1,500 square meters, it sells Soviet household items, ranging from newspapers, crockery and badges to heavy chandeliers, furniture and tape recorders.
The project is the brainchild of vintage buyer Mikhail Matveyev, said the store’s art director, Kirill Glebovich.
Matveyev started off buying and selling things in a small garage, then the project grew into his own small shop, then into a large department store in the north-east of Moscow.
“The project was born out of love for history and all things antique. Our visitors are people who are passionate about collecting and know a lot about design, and those who are generally nostalgic for their Soviet youth. Many items evoke memories of family and friends,” explains Glebovich.
Store employees buy up things from all over Russia. They scour the shelves of small provincial shops and look for everyday adverts selling old things.
In addition to selling, the store often rents out props and items to film studios, museums and theaters, among them Moscow’s Mayakovsky Theater and the old museum apartment dedicated to the poet’s life.
Alongside items owned by most Soviet families, you can see some truly rare and expensive exhibits.
For example, a set of commemorative badges and a “60th Anniversary of the Leninist Komsomol” medal with a notebook (on sale for RUB 10,000 ($136)).
A doll made of pressed fabric from the 1920-30s with a squeaker button in the body (RUB 15,000 ($205)).
A crystal chandelier (RUB 45,000 ($614)).
An antique glass cabinet (RUB 110,000 ($1,502)).
An antique lamp (RUB 59,000 ($806)).
A handmade Harlequin costume (RUB 16,000 ($218)).
Glebovich complains that Russia does not have a full-fledged museum about life in the USSR. The Ulitsa Lenina store and other similar projects are there to fill this gap.
“Our mission is educational. We often explain that this is not ‘junk’ or ‘old stuff,’ but interesting household items and historical artifacts that should be preserved,” Glebovich declares.

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67 Old Colorized Photos Reveal The Life Of Russian People Between 1900-1965
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#1 Family Nicholas Ii Of Russia, 1914
#2 Grand Duchess Maria Of Russia, 1906
#4 Lyudmila Pavlichenko. Soviet Sniper During World War II. Credited With 309 Kills, She Is Regarded As The Most Successful Female Sniper In History, 1940
#5 Yuri Gagarin With His Matra Bonnet Djet Vs Coupe, 1965
#6 The First Passengers Of The Moscow Metro, 1935
#7 Gymnasium Girls, Imperial Russia, 1900-1917
#8 The Four Romanov Daughters With Their Mother Tsarina Alexandra, 1913
#9 Worker And Supervisor, Car Factory, Moscow, 1954
#10 Russian Family, Ekaterinburg Region, Siberia In The Late 19th Century
#11 Yekaterina Ryabova, Russian Military Pilot, Heroine Of The Soviet Army, 1945
#12 Jose Raul Capablanca Vs Alexander Alekhine, 1913
#13 Soldier Waves A Soviet Flag, Berlin, 1945
#14 Lydia Litvyak During The World War I, 1941
#15 102nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 1943
#16 Soviet Athletes In Moscow, 1937
#17 A Man With A Group Of Russian Children, 1940
#18 Nicholas II Of Russia In The Uniform Of The Life-guards 4th The Imperial Family’s Rifle Regiment, 1912
#19 Russian Wrestler Karl Pospischil, 1912
#21 Russian Soldiers In Berlin 1945
#23 Romanov Sisters And Their Mother Tsarina Alexandra Working In A Military Hospital During Worl War I
#24 Soviet Sniper Semyon Nomokonov With His Famous Smoking Pipe, 1942
#26 Maria Dolina, Hero Pilot Of The Soviet Union, 1945
#27 Tank Driver Mikhail Smirnov, 1944
#29 Group Of The Sisters Of Charity In The Dining Room During Lunch, Rhe Herbovets Community, 1900s
#33 Olga And Tatiana Romanov, 1900s
#34 Russian Ballet Dancer Galina Ulanova In Swan Lake, Ca, 1930
#35 A Russian Man Stand By A Ford-a Made In The Ussr, 1930
#36 Air Squadron Commander Of The 124th Fighter Regiment Alexander Pronin, 1942
#39 Russian Actor Nikolai Rybnikov In “Spring On Zarechnaya Street”, 1956
#40 Anti Tank Artillery Soldiers, 1943
#41 Soviet Air Force Officers Rufina Gasheva And Nataly Meklin, World War II
#43 Traffic Controllers, Wolchow Front, 1943
#44 La Comtesse Elisabeth Moussine-Pouchkine, 1903
#45 Red Cross Personnel Attending To Wounded Soldiers On A Russian Battlefield, WWI
#46 Easter At The Front, The Letter Symbolize The Fraze "Christ Is Risen", 1916
#47 Grand Duchesses Olga And Tatiana Romanov In Livadia, Crimea, 1914
#49 Russian Soldiers Pose Before The Attack, 1916
#50 Soviet Sailors Raise The Ussr’s Naval Ensign Over Port-Artur, 1945
#51 Captain Alexander G. Pronin And Major Sergei Stepanovich Bukhteyev Aboard A Plane, 1943
#52 Soviet Car In The May Day Parade In Tel Aviv, 1947
#53 Nikolay Felixovich Yusupov, Prince Nicholas, Eldest Son Of Princess Zenaida And Prince Feli
#55 Soviet Sniper Lyubov Makarova (left), Hero Of The Soviet Union Dmitry Nazarenko (right)
#57 Anti Tank Artilery Man, 1940s (left), Russian Sniper Nadiezhda Kolesnikova, 1943 (right)
#58 Natalia Meklin (kravtsova), Sofia Burzaeva, Polina Gelman, 1943
#59 Soviet Soldiers Are Monitoring The Movement Of German Troops Near Sevastopol, Crimea, 1941
#60 German Embassy In St. Petersburg, 1913
#61 Russian Pilot During The World War I, 1918
#62 Pilots And Air-gunners Of The 566th Assault Aviation Regiment, 1944
#64 Captain Ivan Musienko During The World War I
#65 ‘Red Corner’ At A Recruiting Station, Galich, Kostroma Region, 1931
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We at Bored Panda love to see history come alive, which is why we think you'll also like this series of colorized photos by Russian Flickr user klimbims. Historical life in Russia reads like a novel--which may be why it has been the subject of so many novels--and these vintage photos bring that forgotten way of life into the modern age.
If you like these interesting photos, be sure to also check out Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky's Russian color channel photography for another old-school way for photo restoration. But first, don't forget to vote on your favorite old photos below!
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Russian czar's family. Very sad story. They were all brutally murdered in their basement shortly after the revolution in 1917.
Beautiful child, so brutally murdered.
A very brave and beautiful young lady.
They See Me Rollin' ..... They Hatin ;)
Is it just me, but the second girl from the left looks like Sid from Ice Age :D
Looks like they were trying for a daughter... Reminds me of my grandparents' pictures
Most of their female pilots are better than their male counterparts even now.
good work. especially where they brought color to the dark. Considering this was taken in 1913 they did a hell of a job.
WW1 lasted a long time in the soviet union...
The color pops in this image. However the detail on the legs and face, highlights the lack of detail in the dress and footwear.
A man? He looks like a child himself...
"Manuscripts don't burn"... Love him
Must have been a victorious feeling! There's even a woman in the combat squad. So ahead of the Yanks
Great color, great image. It may have been posed but it looks like the guy in the middle is in mid story.
Beautiful. Looks like an older version of Shirely Temple
isn't it amazing how they used to wear so many warm clothes in the middle of summer?
Old cameras took way better pictures than modern digital ones. This picture almost looks 3 dimensional.
their dresses are so elegant and beautiful
Why is this not on the top ones? Amazing photo! <3 Beautiful man
Arseny Alexandrovich Tarkovsky (25.06.1907 – 27.05.1989), russian poet
This photo was taken by Gueorgui Pinkhassov in 1979
thought it was a cell phone first glance
Those Polikarpovs Po-2s had a top speed just shy of 100 mph. They harrassed the German front lines in the night. They were known as the "Night Witches."
I hate war! The life of such beautiful people - flawed.
beautiful dresses, but they don't look very happy.
Amazing photo. Looks like something from the sixties.
the thoughts this picture makes me think . wow
The aircraft appears to be an American-made Bell Airacobra (P-39)
"Hang on.... we have a Weasley on the truck...he won't get off"
Oh, he is just gorgeous! He looks like a prince, jumped out a wonderfull fairytale <3javascript:void(0);
both look like the kind of people you wouldn't want to piss off
I doubt this picture is from 1900. Lenin only turned 30 in 1900
The photo is not taken in 1940. The man's medals are for winning The Great Patriotic War (World War II in the USSR); in 1940 the war hadn't had started yet.
Back when Russian women were amazing and beautiful
This looks like a scene from a movie... Don't remember which one though
I've lost a little esteem for the Germans . haha
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This is awesome! I've been to Russia a couple of weeks ago! Such a beautiful country. ( post on boredpanda will come) It's great to see how these people lived! The colors make these pictures come to life!
Please visit again pal. We like when foreigners visit Russia
at #13 1941 is world war II, not world war I. Great pictures by though.
Thank you)) I wanted to say the same
The minute I saw this post I knew that there will be a bunch of ignorant brainwashed-by-Western-Media people commenting shit on Russian history and people! What I learned from this world is that one can't change or open the minds of everyone. So best of luck living in your ignorance and jealousy. Stock up some Antidepressants, cz Russia aint going no where! Happy to see all the great readers commenting nice things here!
Yeah I know what "occupied" meant. That included my family's farms getting stripped and half of my relatives sent to Siberia. And the school down the road getting set on fire with kids inside.
Shut your mouth, idiot, before you embarrass yourself any more.
Funny you accidentally wrote 'cz' which is in fact an international code of my country that Russians, excuse me Soviets, occupied between 1968 and 1991. These pictures brought me back many bad memories from that time, I guess I'm also brainwashed in your opinion.
Did you even know what "occupied" mean before the West taught you? Cz in a way you're now occupied by EU ;)
This is awesome! I've been to Russia a couple of weeks ago! Such a beautiful country. ( post on boredpanda will come) It's great to see how these people lived! The colors make these pictures come to life!
Please visit again pal. We like when foreigners visit Russia
at #13 1941 is world war II, not world war I. Great pictures by though.
Thank you)) I wanted to say the same
The minute I saw this post I knew that there will be a bunch of ignorant brainwashed-by-Western-Media people commenting shit on Russian history and people! What I learned from this world is that one can't change or open the minds of everyone. So best of luck living in your ignorance and jealousy. Stock up some Antidepressants, cz Russia aint going no where! Happy to see all the great readers commenting nice things here!
Yeah I know what "occupied" meant. That included my family's farms getting stripped and half of my relatives sent to Siberia. And the school down the road getting set on fire with kids inside.
Shut your mouth, idiot, before you embarrass yourself any more.
Funny you accidentally wrote 'cz' which is in fact an international code of my country that Russians, excuse me Soviets, occupied between 1968 and 1991. These pictures brought me back many bad memories from that time, I guess I'm also brainwashed in your opinion.
Did you even know what "occupied" mean before the West taught you? Cz in a way you're now occupied by EU ;)
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