I am Dimitri Bourriau, a photographer based in Paris, and I am delighted to present to you my new photographic series entitled "The Forgotten Relics of the USSR". This series is the result of several trips through the former Soviet republics, where I captured images of statues of Soviet leaders now hidden or forgotten, as well as ancient mosaics testifying to a bygone era.

Hockey played in a Moscow housing estate, 1984 The '80s weren't a great time for those living in the USSR, although those living in Moscow had it better than mo

I am Dimitri Bourriau, a photographer based in Paris, and I am delighted to present to you my new photographic series entitled "The Forgotten Relics of the USSR". This series is the result of several trips through the former Soviet republics, where I captured images of statues of Soviet leaders now hidden or forgotten, as well as ancient mosaics testifying to a bygone era.

We all know that Russian women are beautiful, but what about Soviet Russia? Here, we collected photos of pretty nice girls from the USSR showing their real nature beauty.

Hockey played in a Moscow housing estate, 1984 The '80s weren't a great time for those living in the USSR, although those living in Moscow had it better than mo

For the post-USSR aristocrat, nothing says "loaded" like your own personal servant. Photographer Lilia Li-Mi-Yan explores the relationship between master and the help in her work.

I am Dimitri Bourriau, a photographer based in Paris, and I am delighted to present to you my new photographic series entitled "The Forgotten Relics of the USSR". This series is the result of several trips through the former Soviet republics, where I captured images of statues of Soviet leaders now hidden or forgotten, as well as ancient mosaics testifying to a bygone era.

Edas Wong is a street photographer known for capturing spontaneous and funny moments in everyday life (mostly in Hong Kong). Instead of planning his photos, he relies on his instinct and the luck of the moment.

I am Dimitri Bourriau, a photographer based in Paris, and I am delighted to present to you my new photographic series entitled "The Forgotten Relics of the USSR". This series is the result of several trips through the former Soviet republics, where I captured images of statues of Soviet leaders now hidden or forgotten, as well as ancient mosaics testifying to a bygone era.

I am Dimitri Bourriau, a photographer based in Paris, and I am delighted to present to you my new photographic series entitled "The Forgotten Relics of the USSR". This series is the result of several trips through the former Soviet republics, where I captured images of statues of Soviet leaders now hidden or forgotten, as well as ancient mosaics testifying to a bygone era.

I am Dimitri Bourriau, a photographer based in Paris, and I am delighted to present to you my new photographic series entitled "The Forgotten Relics of the USSR". This series is the result of several trips through the former Soviet republics, where I captured images of statues of Soviet leaders now hidden or forgotten, as well as ancient mosaics testifying to a bygone era.

There’s nothing like a bit of contrast and historical perspective to make you reevaluate what's going on in the world now. Many people, especially those living in the West, still have very little understanding of what everyday life was like behind the Iron Curtain. That’s where the ‘Soviet Visuals’ social media project comes in. It collects and shares historical photos, propaganda posters, illustrations, and architectural images from the USSR in order to give people a better understanding of the Soviet and post-Soviet eras.

Let me share with you a set of photos by Sergey Maximishin, one of the famous russian photographer. Here are pictures of different years, from different countries, and a series of journalistic phot…