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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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Socrates from Minsk, late 1980s
Socrates from Minsk, late 1980s
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.303
Date Made: late 1980s; 1980s
Sveta Konfeta with dog, 1989
Sveta Konfeta with dog, 1989
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.304
Date Made: circa 1989; 1980s
Azazello smoking with musical instruments, between 1975-1986
Azazello smoking with musical instruments, between 1975-1986
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.305
Date Made: 1975-1986; 1970s; 1980s
Diversant, between 1975-1979
Diversant, between 1975-1979
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.306
Date Made: 1975-1979; 1970s
Azazello amongst the smoke, between 1975-1986
Azazello amongst the smoke, between 1975-1986
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.307
Date Made: 1975-1986; 1970s; 1980s
Azazello smoking on a park bench, May 9, 1980
Azazello smoking on a park bench, May 9, 1980
Black-and-white photographs
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2015.075.308
Date Made: [1980-05-09]; 1980s
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
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