
Hippies relax outside a bookstore, Leningrad, 1978
Maker: Unknown
Date Made: 1978; 1970s
Country: Soviet Union
Materials: photographic paper; emulsion; ink; craft paper; adhesive
Method: photographic prints
Measurements: 3 in x 4 1/8 in
Language: Russian
Genre/Form: black-and-white photographs
Two hippies sit in the large storefront window in Leningrad, 1978. A large picture window sits within the facade of a building at center. Two hippies sit on the window's outer ledge. They just appear to be relaxing. To the right of the window, signage and a post box are affixed to the wall. A larger sign is affixed to the wall left of the window. A door stands along the left edge. Signage above the door reads, "ЛЕНКНИГА" (transliterated to, "LENKNIGA"). Larger signage set within the building's molding and stretching over both the door and the window reads, "Старая" (transliterated, "Staraya", tranlated, "Old"). Pedestrians stroll past the store's entrance at left.
Collection/Series: Soviet Hippie Collection
Sub-series: Genadii Borisovich Zaitsev Collection
Accession Number: 2013.1029.0883