A lost "Golden age": 44 documentary photos by Vladimir Sokolaev
If Vladimir Sokolaev once took up a camera and realized that photography is his life's work, we would have lost a very unique and valuable source of information about Soviet reality since the "Brezhnev stagnation", which we still called almost the "Golden age" of Soviet civilization.
1. Punishment. In the quiet hours reported for a misdemeanor, the boy stands on the porch of the dormitory building. Sports camp leader, 1979.
2. Evening swim at Goose lake. Gusinoozersk, Siberia, July 28, 1990.
3. Three of us in the "Olympic" outside of Faith Culm, Novokuznetsk, 1988.
4. The wind in the city. Novokuznetsk, Siberia, 1983.
5. The main alley of the Summer Garden in winter. Leningrad, 1982.
6. The "gum". The courtyard outside Togliatti. Novokuznetsk, 1985.
7. Brothers. Novokuznetsk. Kuzbass, Siberia, 1985.
8. Fans of rock ' n ' roll dance class. Novokuznetsk. Siberia, 1988.
9. Half-blind and porter of the door. After the surgery, the man wears glasses, protect the eyes from bright light. Prospect Kuznetskstroi. Novokuznetsk, 1988.
10. Frozen flags on Victory Day. Theater square. Novokuznetsk, 1985.
11. The caber toss. Games of miners. Zenkovskaya Park of culture and rest. Prokopyevsk district. Kuzbass, Siberia, 1987.
12. Kvartsevanie. Children's house in the street Suvorov, 1981.
13. Delicious ice cream at the bus stop, Novokuznetsk, 1983.
14. The last portrait of Ivan Egorovich Selivanov — naive artist from Kuzbass. The urology Department of the hospital Belovsky, 1988.
15. Parents ' day at summer camp. Zenkovo. Prokopyevsky district, 1985.
16. A stuffed Swan. The fixation of the biological circle Kuybysheskom of the Pioneer. Novokuznetsk, 1988
17. Women's choir City song festival in Theatre square, 1979.
18. Soccer field of stadium "Shakhtar". Prokopyevsk, 1988.
19. Poisoning sleeping pills. A rescue attempt. "Ambulance". The Central district, 1978
20. Fashion show on the catwalk of the Passage. Nevsky Prospekt, 1982.
21. Carnival in Pavlovsk Park, 1982
22. Returning from school on the streets of Truth, 1982
24. Bookstore. Department of rare books. Kirov Street. Novokuznetsk. The Kuzbass. Siberia. 1983.
25. Trade in "carnival" on Lenin square. Novokuznetsk, 1984.
26. The observation of a total solar Eclipse on the machine yard, the Kemerovo region, 1981.
27. Beer carnival. The area near the Palace of culture. Mayakovsky. Novokuznetsk, 1985.
28. Washing of Lenin's mausoleum for the holiday. In anticipation of the November demonstrations the stones of the tomb of the leader set in order, and his countenance is reflected in the granite, 1988.
29. Christmas Bazaar. Novokuznetsk, 1982.
30. Selling lamb bones. Vera Street Culm. Novokuznetsk, 1988.
31. Shepherd. In the village children often continue the profession that was chosen by their father. The Farm "Belgorod". Mariinsky district. Siberia, 1979.
32. Veterans of the Baltic fleet. Admiralty travel, Leningrad, 1982.
33. Filling the ice at the stadium "metallurg". Novokuznetsk, 1984.
34. Central market street Kurako. Novokuznetsk, October 18, 1983.
35. Information for lunch. Lecture on the international situation to read machine during lunch, brought to the field bus together with the lecturer society "Knowledge". Sowing. State Farm "Elansky". Novokuznetsk district. Kuzbass, Siberia, 1979.
36. The audience and used the flowers. May day demonstration in the Kuznetsk district. Lenin Square. Novokuznetsk. Kuzbass, 1983.
37. A village shop in the summer. Store — the center of the lives of rural kids. The Village Of Abai. The Altai Mountains, 1993.
38. Storm ice pillar with gifts. Mardi Gras on the square of Lenin, 1984.
39. A team of farmers gathered at performances of a mobile propaganda team. The Farm Forward. Novokuznetsk district, 1980.
40. Snow on a coke battery. Coke KMK, 1979.
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42. Visitor of the Exhibition of achievements of national economy. On a large ENEA pointers to help you choose the right direction, 1984.
43. Department of pediatric orthopedics. Waiting for the doctor. Novokuznetsk, 1983.
44. Older sister. Novokuznetsk airport, 1983.
Keywords: 80s | Documentary photography | Soviet Union