Behind The Iron Curtain

Exploring lands and histories once hidden from the West

[lostfoundEurope @LostfoundE]

Little bit eerie photo of Café Ewa in Koszalin
Polish People's Republic

[Behind The Iron Curtain @BehindTheIronC]

ICYMI: “May the force be with you”: Russian #StarWars fans build giant replica of the Razor Crest spaceship from #TheMandalorian in #Siberia

[East of GMT @EastOfGMT]

Pump room for people to drink the waters in the spa city of Kislovodsk, USSR - 1980s.

(from: Photo album 'Kislovodsk', Planet, 1988)

[lostfoundEurope @LostfoundE]

Where to go tonight, the right time is always now...
Helsinki, 1980s
📷Harri Ahola

[Czech-American TV @CATVusa]

It's #Christmas in September w/ our latest #broadcast for #CATV. We're showing off the rich heritage of #nativity scenes and #creches throughout the Czech lands. Join us and see these wonders for yourself at this link: https://t.co/AL4a2snnIM

[Czech Cookbook - Kristýna Koutná @czechcookbook]

Went to the forest and picked up Václavky mushrooms. There are currently growing and are symbol of autumn. 🍂 Today I made Václavky potato goulash. It is delicious! Do you know this recipe?

[#SocialistModernism @SocModernism]

📷 The former Memorial House of the Bulgarian Communist Party, (Buzludzha Monument), Shipka Pass, Bulgaria, built in 1981, Architect Georgi Stoilov © BACU https://t.co/qGO157LIkB https://t.co/tcfjRkbcbL

[Czech-American TV @CATVusa]

Loket Castle is a 12th-century #Gothic structure. Surrounded on 3 sides by the Ohře River, it was once known as "the impregnable #castle of #Bohemia" because of its thick walls. Join as we #tour this and other #CzechLandmarks in our newest #CATV broadcast: https://t.co/vZJvkytBKo

[Daily Sabah @DailySabah]

“May the force be with you”: Russian Star Wars fans build giant replica of the Razor Crest spaceship from “The Mandalorian” in Siberia
https://t.co/bgF4lNjWKz

[lostfoundEurope @LostfoundE]

Summertime and the livin' is easy??
in the shadow of #BerlinWall
Insane photos by Patrick Piel (Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images)
taken in 1986, for the 25th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall

[Czech-American TV @CATVusa]

#Slivovitz, or #plum #brandy, has a #museum of its own! Some 30 pieces of distilling equipment are on display in a former barn in Vlčnov, showcasing the home production of fruit spirits and other #liqueurs. Join us for a tour on CATV USA: https://t.co/2QFSFPPkBS

[lostfoundEurope @LostfoundE]

66 T-55 tanks on Nusle Bridge in #Prague during endurance test, November 1970

[East of GMT @EastOfGMT]

Restaurant on the Kaunas to Prienai road, Lithuania - 1970. #Lithuania

(photo: unknown)

[#SocialistModernism @SocModernism]

📷 “Mobius strip” - high relief, Roman mosaic (TsEMI AN SSSR in Moscow) photo by BACU photo department @_ba_cu https://t.co/8SwEqdmGt3 https://t.co/jogDlAgnk6

[Czech-American TV @CATVusa]

As a cherished artifact of #Czech history, the #reliquary of St. Maurus in Bečov is considered by some to be only second in importance to the Czech Crown Jewels. Travel with us to #Bečov! We'll see this and so much more in our latest #CATV broadcast: https://t.co/nAnXZ1844o

[lostfoundEurope @LostfoundE]

Beauty of Prague gas stations in the 30's
https://t.co/1LaHp0Pm1C

[East of GMT @EastOfGMT]

Postcard of Dresden, DDR - 1981. #Dresden #DDR

You can see the new town hall and in the distance you can just see the Rundkino.

(from: https://t.co/Ge6VB4VuKc)

[East of GMT @EastOfGMT]

Exhibition of Achievements of the Tajik SSR, Dushanbe, Tajikistan - early 1980s. #Tajikistan #Dushanbe

(from photo book: 'Soviet Tajikistan', 1982)

[Behind The Iron Curtain @BehindTheIronC]

https://t.co/xwQadwSbSD

[East of GMT @EastOfGMT]

Drama Theatre in Veliky Novgorod, USSR - 1990. #VelikyNovgorod #USSR

(photo: Terry Feuerborn)