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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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Members of Earthlings standing on stage, Leningrad, 1975
Members of Earthlings standing on stage, Leningrad, 1975
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.1029.0233
Date Made: 1975; 1970s
untitled 234 - see description
untitled 234 - see description
Concert programs
ID: 2013.1029.0234
Time Machine in the studio, Moscow, 1969
Time Machine in the studio, Moscow, 1969
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.1029.0235
Date Made: 1969; 1960s
Andrey Makarevich performing, Moscow, 1975
Andrey Makarevich performing, Moscow, 1975
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.1029.0236
Date Made: 1975; 1970s
Photograph of a painting, 1975
Photograph of a painting, 1975
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.1029.0238
Date Made: 1975; 1970s
Hippies sitting in a forest, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Hippies sitting in a forest, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.1029.0239
Date Made: 1977; 1970s
Group sitting outside, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Group sitting outside, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.1029.0240
Date Made: 1977; 1970s
Person wearing a blanket, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Person wearing a blanket, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.1029.0241
Date Made: 1977; 1970s
A hippie shows off a crucifix, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
A hippie shows off a crucifix, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.1029.0242
Date Made: 1977; 1970s
Man sleeping, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Man sleeping, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.1029.0243
Date Made: 1977; 1970s
Hippies dine in a forest clearing, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Hippies dine in a forest clearing, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.1029.0244
Date Made: 1977; 1970s
Hippie smoking, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Hippie smoking, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.1029.0245
Date Made: 1977; 1970s
Viitna signpost, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Viitna signpost, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.1029.0246
Date Made: 1977; 1970s
People milling about the commune, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
People milling about the commune, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.1029.0247
Date Made: 1977; 1970s
Hippies entertain themselves, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Hippies entertain themselves, Viitna, Estonia, 1977
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.1029.0248
Date Made: 1977; 1970s
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