These are my grandparents. They went on vacation to the USSR in 1982. I have to assume the two men in hats to the left are KGB spies. Presumably the closer one is going for the young, hip look. I think the blue jacket my grandpa is wearing was bought at GUM.
There’s a whole reel of slides, some of which I’ve got scanned and on flickr. I’ve also digitized a recording of my grandpa narrating the slides. Once I’ve got all the images, I’ll try to sync up the slides and the audio.
October 24th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
Most people find excuses NOT to see vacation slide shows. You, my friend, are a different breed altogether.
October 24th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
And if the exotic, foreign city in those slides was Winnipeg, I wouldn’t blame them. This, however, is from a country that doesn’t even exist anymore!
October 26th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Ha, and it looks like those dudes are ready to draw on the photographer at a moment’s notice, should the need arise.
Hey, I love these photos. They’re amazing. It makes me remember that when I take photos of my hotel room when traveling, it’s not because I’m being stupid, it’s because it will be awesome 30 years later.