Exporting grapes (Moldavia, 1980s)
Harvesting grapes in Moldavia (1982)
Wooden souvenirs made at Tiraspol Souvenir Factory (Moldavia). Photo published in the New Products magazine in 1984.
Railway station in Chisinau, Moldova (1967)
Tomatoes being washed at the Tiraspol May 1 Cannery. Photo by Yakov Ryumkin (Moldavia, 1953).
The Last Bell in Berdar village, Moldavia (1986)
The Last Bell is what the last day of school year is called (always in late May), and for grade 11 (or 10 often in the USSR) it’s the very last day of school ever. After that, exams and then they’re out to their adult life.
Joy. Moldavia, 1960s.
‘Teahouse Paris’ in Chisinau, Moldavia. Photo by Georgiy Petrusov (1940).
A cart on a country road in Moldavia. Photo by Georgiy Petrusov (1940).
Happy New Year postcard in Moldavian (1970s)
Dance party at the “40 Years of VLKSM” sewing factory in Tiraspol, Moldavia. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich (1964).
Chisinau, Moldova (1970)
We are mechanics. Photo by A. Simonovsky and M. Potyrnik (Chisinau, 1986).