Soviet Union Collection

Lev Yashin, Dynamo Moscow and Soviet Union Goalkeeper arrives at Manchester Ringway Airport, he is on his way to Stoke, to take part in Sir Stanley Matthewss Testimonial match featuring an

Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin May 1969

Russian cavalry on the attack. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany. After first having cooperated with Germany in invading Poland whilst remaining neutral in

Maria Parpetova who works as a mate aboard a passenger steamer on the Volga River in Russia during theSecond World War. September 1941

Picture shows: Advacing detachments of the Soviet Red Army among the remnants of a German supply train on the Russian front during the Second World War. February 1942

A Soviet Red Army infantry unit pursuing the retreating enemy German army during the battle on the Eastern Front in the Second World War. February 1942

Soldiers of the Soviet Red Army reading newspapers to catch up on the latest news from all war fronts and from home in their positions on the Russia Front during the Second World War. July 1941

Lt. Col Valery Bykovsky, Soviet cosmonaut at London Heathrow Airport, Thursday 19th October 1967. Valery Bykovsky set a space endurance record when he spent five days in orbit aboard Vostok 5 in

Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Cosmonaut, the first human to journey into outer space when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth (12th April 1961), visits Britain, Tuesday 11th July 1961

Leading Russian Scientists outside COSPAR meeting, Committee on Space Research, London, on day it was announced that the Soviet Union has successfully sent a man to Space, Yuri Gagarin

Soviet Union Football Players, pictured during training session at Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough, 10th July 1966. Galimzyan Khusainov (left) and Eduard Malofeyev, forwards, take part in a heading duel

British athletes Bev Goddard (left) and Kathy Smallwood dejected after failing to win in the Womens 200 metres Final at the Olympic Games in Moscow. 2nd August 1980

Exterior picture of Management House in Parker Street, London WC2, where the Russian Wood Agency have offices on the 9th & 10th Floors September 1971

Exterior picture of Moscow Narodny Bank in London September 1971. A number of Soviet citizens who work at the bank were asked to leave

Exterior picture of Moscow Narodny Bank in London September 1971. A number of Soviet citizens who work at the bank were asked to leave

152 year old Shirin Baba Gasanov casts his vote in the local elections in Russia. May 1969 P004689

Harvesting scenes on the Chkalov collective farm near the village of Trushki in the Ukraine. September 1957 P018797

Soviet partisans preparing for an attack. 28th September 1941. A partisan is a member of an irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation

A group of Soviet airmen who have been decorated with orders for valour and courage displayed in fighting German invaders. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany

Sailors of the Soviet Navy pictured with the army fighting in the defence of Leningrad and Odessa. They receive their botch (Russian soup) from a field kitchen

Vic-Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten (standing at the back - 2nd from right in his uniform, cap and wearing his colours) and members of the Russian Military Mission watching a fighter plane being

Lt. Ivan Aksyutin of the Soviet Air Force who destroyed five German bombers. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany

A Soviet pilot sits at his controls while bombs are attached to his aircraft. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany

British Navys gift to Russia. Picture taken when the British battleship H.M.S. Royal Sovereign, together with four British submarines - Ursula, Unison

A Soviet bomber concealed in a forest. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany. After first having cooperated with Germany in invading Poland whilst remaining neutral

Concealed Soviet tanks move into action. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany. After first having cooperated with Germany in invading Poland whilst remaining

Red Army guardsmen inspecting an abandoned German tank. It is in a village where the German army has fled. Picture taken when the British battleship H.M.S

Ships of the Black Sea fleet of Russias Navy. Red Army processing in the line ahead. Picture taken when the British battleship H.M.S

Russian front. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany. After first having cooperated with Germany in invading Poland whilst remaining neutral in the Allied-Axis

Russian students receiving bayonet training. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany. After first having cooperated with Germany in invading Poland whilst remaining

Russian volunteers enlisting for The Volunteer Force. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany

Russian guerilla fighters. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany. After first having cooperated with Germany in invading Poland whilst remaining neutral in

R. A. F. Officers explain to the Russian officers of the Russian Military Delegation on a
R.A.F. Officers explain to the Russian officers of the Russian Military Delegation on a visit to a RAF Bomber Command airfield the details of the bomb racks of a Stirling aircraft

Mounted Russian scouts. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany. After first having cooperated with Germany in invading Poland whilst remaining neutral in

Winston Churchill (3rd from the left) meets Russian Trade Union delegates in Downing Street, accompanied by Sir Walter Citrine (grey haired - sitting on Churchills left and wearing grey jacket)

Volunteer nurse V. Neofitova, just returned from the front line, tells her friends of her adventures. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany

Red Army Russian infantry on the outskirts of Kharkov firing on the Nazi Army of Germany. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany

Soviet housewives give up their household brass and copper to the Red Army for munitions. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany

German flags captured by the 341st Reconnaissance Batallion of the 16th Motorised Division and 48th Army Corps of the 2nd Tank Army (left) and (right) of a German submarine captured by an R.A.F

Russian troops advancing on the Kharkov front during Second World War. 30th May 1942

Russian Self Defence Squad receiving anti-gas training. 4th August 1941

Softening up the defences of Sevastopol during the final assault. Red Army gunners shelling the fortifications of the city. (Picture) Red Army gunners shelling Sevastopol. 13th May 1944

The fiercest of the present fighting in Russia is taking place in the Kalinin region, Where Gen. Zhukov is still commanding

Russian infantry and tanks advance. (Picture) Tanks having blasted the German positions, Russian infantry dash forward to occupy new points. 26th May 1942

A detachment of of the Soviet Popular Volunteer Force on the way to the front line near Odessa. 16th September 1941

An excerpt from the German film War In The East concerning the advance into Russia during Second World War. 10th September 1941

Soviet tank column on the move in Russia during Second World War. 16th October 1941

Defences being erected in Odessa. (Picture) Stone barricades and pill-boxes, tank traps being erected in the streets of Odessa. 12th September 1941

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