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Soviet Hippie Collection

The Soviet Hippie Collection is made up of a series of collections and individual items from former hippies throughout the Soviet Union. The materials are primarily from the 1960s to 1970s and include documents, photographs, artwork, textiles, compact discs, and journals.

The collection demonstrates how hippies collaborated with underground artists on anti-establishment exhibitions, participated in ecumenical and orthodox reform movements, and sometimes engaged in political dissent. The hippies, while extreme outliers of the system, are emblematic of many larger trends that prevailed during the latter half of the Cold War period. This collection addresses a history that is absolutely crucial in understanding how late-socialist life functioned, why the Soviet system collapsed, and how post-socialist society emerged.

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 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 instraments, 1975-1986
Azazello smoking amongst flowers and musical instraments, 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, between 1975-1986
Ofelia, between 1975-1986
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.321
Date Made: 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
Untitled - Azazello 324
Untitled - Azazello 324
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.324
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