A new exhibit shows photographs rejected by censors from TASS, the official Soviet news agency.
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Leonid Brezhnev meets Erich Hoenecker. Crimea. 1982. Photo by Vladimir Musaelyan.
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Leonid Brezhnev during a hunting party. Zalesye hunting reserve. Ukraine. 1976. Photo by Vladimir Musaelyan.
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Vadim Kozin, singer, in his flat in Magadan. 1989. Photo by Nikolai Nikitin.
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Butugychak camp for political prisoners. Uranium mines. Magadan Region. 1989. Photo by Nikolai Nikitin.
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Arrested for fighting. The garrison punishment cell. Kantemir Armoured Division. Outside Moscow. February 1988. Photo by Igor Zotin.
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Electing the foreman. Elektropribor Plant. Moscow. 1988. Photo by Igor Zotin.
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Elementary school students at a physical education class. The instructor is the school’s sole teacher. Finyovo. Kaliningrad Region. 1990. Photo by Igor Zotin
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Funeral procession. Plyos, Ivanovo Region. May 1978. Photo by Igor Zotin.
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Lining up before firing practice. The Kantemir Armoured Division. Outside Moscow. February 1988. Photo by Igor Zotin.
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Elections at Butyrskaya prison. Moscow. 1991. Photo by Boris Kavashkin.
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“Leapfrogging.” Rostov Region. 1985. Photo by Boris Kavashkin.
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Patriarch’s Ponds. Moscow. 1982. Photo by Boris Kavashkin.
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Holiday. Moscow courtyard. 1972. Photo by Boris Kavashkin.
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May 1 demonstration. Moscow. Red Square. 1979. Photo by Valery Khristoforov.
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Jaywalker. Moscow. 1970. Photo by Valery Khristoforov.
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Pies on sale for Revolution Day. Moscow. Sretenka. 1990.
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In front of McDonald’s. Moscow. 1990.Photo by Sergei Mamontov.
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Wedding. Konstantinovo. Ryazan Region. 1976. Photo by Anatoly Morkovkin.
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The Arbat. Moscow. 1990. Photo by Anatoly Morkovkin.
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Relatives bring an elderly woman to a senior citizens’ home. Moscow. 1987. Photo by Anatoly Morkovkin.
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The first unauthorized Russian flag carried during a demonstration. Gorky. May 1, 1989. Photo by Nikolai Moshkov.
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A group of young people arrested for carrying a Russian flag during a May-Day demonstration. Gorky. 1989. Photo by Nikolai Moshkov.
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Andrei Sakharov interviewed by Boris Nemtsov. Moscow. 1988. Photo by Nikolai Moshkov.