Tag: soviet
Khiuaz Qayrqyzy Dospanova, Kazakh heroine of Soviet aviation
A monumental fresco depicting Khiuaz Qayrqyzy Dospanova, a heroine of Soviet aviation, on a building in Aktau, Kazakhstan, celebrating her courage as the first Kazakh woman pilot of… [...]
Closed town
Considered as a “closed town” in Soviet times due to the production of bacteriological and atomic weapons, Stepnogorsk is now a peaceful little town in the north-east of Kazakhstan,… [...]
Car and lake
A soviet car parked on the shore of the Song-Kul lake in Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Anir Amsky Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]