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Soviet Hippie Collection

The Soviet Hippie Collection brings together materials from former hippies across the Soviet Union, primarily from the 1960s and 1970s. The collection includes documents, photographs, artwork, textiles, compact discs, and journals.

The materials show how hippies collaborated with underground artists on anti-establishment exhibitions, took part in ecumenical and Orthodox reform movements, and at times engaged in political dissent. Though they were outliers within the Soviet system, hippies reflect broader trends that shaped the latter half of the Cold War — including the strains that contributed to the Soviet collapse and the society that emerged after it.

The cataloging and digitization of this collection was made possible by the support of Arcadia – a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.

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Azazello walking in a park, May 9, 1980
Azazello walking in a park, May 9, 1980
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.309
Date Made: 1980-05-09; 1980s
Azazello wearing Harley Davidson belt, between 1975-1986
Azazello wearing Harley Davidson belt, between 1975-1986
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.310
Date Made: 1975-1986; 1970s; 1980s
Azazello hiding behind a cigarette, between 1975-1986
Azazello hiding behind a cigarette, between 1975-1986
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.311
Date Made: 1975-1986; 1970s; 1980s
Azazello smoking amongst flowers and musical instruments, 1975-1986
Azazello smoking amongst flowers and musical instruments, 1975-1986
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.312
Date Made: 1975-1986; 1970s; 1980s
Azazello wearing patchwork pants, between 1975-1986
Azazello wearing patchwork pants, between 1975-1986
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.313
Date Made: 1975-1986; 1970s; 1980s
Azazello wearing embroidered jacket, between 1975-1986
Azazello wearing embroidered jacket, between 1975-1986
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.314
Date Made: 1975-1986; 1970s; 1980s
Azazello with dog, May 9, 1980
Azazello with dog, May 9, 1980
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.315
Date Made: 1980-05-09; 1980s
Diversant, 1980
Diversant, 1980
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.316
Date Made: 1980; 1980s
Get in on my cloud, between 1975-1986
Get in on my cloud, between 1975-1986
Black-and-white photographs; mixed media works
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.317
Date Made: 1975-1986; 1970s; 1980s
Azazello reclining, between 1975-1986
Azazello reclining, between 1975-1986
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.318
Date Made: 1975-1986; 1970s; 1980s
Azazello sitting on a park bench, May 9, 1980
Azazello sitting on a park bench, May 9, 1980
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.319
Date Made: [1980-05-09]; 1980s
Azazello smoking, between 1975-1986
Azazello smoking, between 1975-1986
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.320
Date Made: 1975-1986; 1970s; 1980s
Ofelia, circa 1975-1986
Ofelia, circa 1975-1986
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.321
Date Made: between 1975-1986; 1970s; 1980s
Azazello smoking with two braids, between 1975-1979
Azazello smoking with two braids, between 1975-1979
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.322
Date Made: 1975-1979; 1970s
Untitled - Azazello 323
Untitled - Azazello 323
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.323
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