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What Instagram Would Have Looked Like in the USSR
What Instagram Would Have Looked Like in the USSR
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Instagram made square pictures popular in 2010, but in fact the square format had been around for over a century. In the USSR, both amateur and professional... 10.12.2016, Sputnik International
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What Instagram Would Have Looked Like in the USSR 10:10 GMT 10.12.2016 (Updated: 14:18 GMT 10.12.2016 )
Instagram made square pictures popular in 2010, but in fact the square format had been around for over a century. In the USSR, both amateur and professional photographers used 120 film to capture everyday life.
Let's take a journey back in time to see some of these photographs which look strikingly similar to ones you can find on Instagram today.
The view from the Chernomorskoye highway, 1974.
© Sputnik / Dadvadze / Go to the mediabank Camellia flowers in a botanical garden. The Georgian Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, the Georgian SSR, 1970. Camellia flowers in a botanical garden. The Georgian Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, the Georgian SSR, 1970.
© Sputnik / V. Khomenko / Go to the mediabank Georgian dancer performing a folk dance. The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1973. Georgian dancer performing a folk dance. The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1973.
© Sputnik / Mikhail Ozerskiy / Go to the mediabank A mother putting her daughter to sleep under an umbrella on a beach in Sukhumi, the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1969. A mother putting her daughter to sleep under an umbrella on a beach in Sukhumi, the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1969.
© Sputnik / Valery Gende-Rote / Go to the mediabank Girl sitting on a rock at Odessa beach, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1971. Girl sitting on a rock at Odessa beach, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1971.
© Sputnik / N. Maksimov / Go to the mediabank Pupils at model shipwrights' club with their teacher. Orlyonok Young Pioneer camp of USSR VDNKh, 1973. Pupils at model shipwrights' club with their teacher. Orlyonok Young Pioneer camp of USSR VDNKh, 1973.
© Sputnik / Boris Kavashkin / Go to the mediabank A beach on the bank of the Volga river, Gorky (present Nizhny Novgorod), 1972. A beach on the bank of the Volga river, Gorky (present Nizhny Novgorod), 1972.
© Sputnik / Boris Kavashkin / Go to the mediabank Student of Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod) Medical Institute Nadezhda Sivacheva on the beach, 1970. Student of Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod) Medical Institute Nadezhda Sivacheva on the beach, 1970.
© Sputnik / O. Ivanov / Go to the mediabank The "Makhinjauri" Restaurant in Batumi, the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1971. The "Makhinjauri" Restaurant in Batumi, the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1971.
© Sputnik / Eduard Pesov / Go to the mediabank Vacationers on a beach in Pitsunda, Abkhazia, the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1972. Vacationers on a beach in Pitsunda, Abkhazia, the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1972.
© Sputnik / Yuriy Somov / Go to the mediabank Bakuriani alpine ski resort, the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1973. Imedo Pkhakadze, handball coach, former USSR handball team player, is seen here with his skis. Bakuriani alpine ski resort, the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1973. Imedo Pkhakadze, handball coach, former USSR handball team player, is seen here with his skis.
© Sputnik / Tutov / Go to the mediabank A gymnast caught mid-jump on film. Tbilisi (the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic) can be seen behind her. The photograph was taken in 1974. A gymnast caught mid-jump on film. Tbilisi (the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic) can be seen behind her. The photograph was taken in 1974.
© Sputnik / Galina Kmit / Go to the mediabank "Zelyony Popugay" (Green Parrot) restaurant, Sochi, USSR, 1970. "Zelyony Popugay" (Green Parrot) restaurant, Sochi, USSR, 1970.
© Sputnik / / Go to the mediabank Yuri Gagarin on vacation in Crimea after the space flight, 1961. Yuri Gagarin on vacation in Crimea after the space flight, 1961.
© Sputnik / Yakov Berliner / Go to the mediabank Livadia Palace, a 19th-20th-century monument of architecture and history, photographed in 1969. Livadia Palace, a 19th-20th-century monument of architecture and history, photographed in 1969.
© Sputnik / / Go to the mediabank School children relaxing at the All-Union Artek Young Pioneer Camp named after Lenin. The picture was taken in 1963. School children relaxing at the All-Union Artek Young Pioneer Camp named after Lenin. The picture was taken in 1963.
© Sputnik / N. Rakhmanov / Go to the mediabank Vacationers on a beach in Pitsunda, Abkhazia, the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1982. Vacationers on a beach in Pitsunda, Abkhazia, the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1982.
