As Russian Students Day, celebrated on January 25, is approaching, The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography in Moscow presents an insight into the bright life of the Soviet student community: from intensive cramming before examinations to cheerful and memorable field periods.
Don’t forget to follow the center on Facebook, VKontakte, and Instagram.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyA. Boldin. A freshman of the Bauman Moscow Higher Technical School. 1960s.

1/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
A. Boldin. A freshman of the Bauman Moscow Higher Technical School. 1960s.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyA. Boldin. After lectures. 1960s.

2/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
A. Boldin. After lectures. 1960s.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyP. Lazarev. Time of studies. 1960s.

3/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
P. Lazarev. Time of studies. 1960s.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyP. Markin. Student competitions. 1970s.

4/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
P. Markin. Student competitions. 1970s.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyV. Opalin. June exams on the Neva bank. 1970.

5/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
V. Opalin. June exams on the Neva bank. 1970.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyV. Opalin. The field work of the Moscow State University’s Geological Department. We have an exam tomorrow! 1968.

6/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
V. Opalin. The field work of the Moscow State University’s Geological Department. We have an exam tomorrow! 1968.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyV. Opalin. The field work of the Moscow State University’s Geological Department. Students and lecturers. 1968.

7/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
V. Opalin. The field work of the Moscow State University’s Geological Department. Students and lecturers. 1968.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyN. Sviridova, D. Vozdvizhensky. Dormitory.

8/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
N. Sviridova, D. Vozdvizhensky. Dormitory.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyN. Sviridova, D. Vozdvizhensky. After an exam.

9/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
N. Sviridova, D. Vozdvizhensky. After an exam.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyI. Stomakhin. Moscow Aviation Institute students harvest potatoes at a kolkhoz (collective farm) in the Moscow Region. 1981.
Soviet students used to participate in agricultural work in autumn.
Soviet students used to participate in agricultural work in autumn.

10/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
I. Stomakhin. Moscow Aviation Institute students harvest potatoes at a kolkhoz (collective farm) in the Moscow Region. 1981.
Soviet students used to participate in agricultural work in autumn.
Soviet students used to participate in agricultural work in autumn.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyI. Stomakhin. Moscow Power Engineering Institute students in a construction brigade. 1980s.

11/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
I. Stomakhin. Moscow Power Engineering Institute students in a construction brigade. 1980s.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyY. Khalip. Fans. 1950s.

12/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
Y. Khalip. Fans. 1950s.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyY. Khalip. Moscow State University (MSU) students. 1950s.

13/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
Y. Khalip. Moscow State University (MSU) students. 1950s.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyY. Khalip. Students’ “new ground”. 1974. The working period in a construction brigade was called the “new ground”.

14/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
Y. Khalip. Students’ “new ground”. 1974. The working period in a construction brigade was called the “new ground”.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyY. Khalip. The People’s Friendship University of Russia. 1960s.

15/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
Y. Khalip. The People’s Friendship University of Russia. 1960s.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyV. Khristoforov. High school graduates.

16/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
V. Khristoforov. High school graduates.
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for PhotographyL. Sherstennikov. Lectures. Late 1950s.

17/17
© Photo : The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
L. Sherstennikov. Lectures. Late 1950s.