A man carries a Communist Party of Iran flag and a placard featuring the...
A man carries a Communist Party of Iran flag and a placard featuring the portrait of Karl Marx at a May Day demonstration by various trades unions and left wing political groups.
Members of the People's Movement of Ukraine (RUKH), a pro-Ukrainian, Soviet...
Members of the People's Movement of Ukraine (RUKH), a pro-Ukrainian, Soviet opposition political party, rally in Donetsk during the coal miner's strike. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika and Gla...
Striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters.
Striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika and Glasnost reforms, Ukrainian coal miners went on strike for political change at...
Striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters.
Striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika and Glasnost reforms, Ukrainian coal miners went on strike for political change at...
Flags of an independent Ukraine are flown in the crowd by striking coal miners...
Flags of an independent Ukraine are flown in the crowd by striking coal miners during a rally in front of the communist party headquarters. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika and Glasnost reforms...
Flags of an independent Ukraine are flown in the crowd by striking coal miners...
Flags of an independent Ukraine are flown in the crowd by striking coal miners during a rally in front of the communist party headquarters. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika and Glasnost reforms...
Coal miners hold a rally in front of the communist headquarters in Donetsk...
Coal miners hold a rally in front of the communist headquarters in Donetsk during the coal miner general strike in the industrial Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. In early 1991 following decades of C...
Vladimir, a coal miner, in the front room of his home where a picture of...
Vladimir, a coal miner, in the front room of his home where a picture of Stalin hangs on a wall. Ukrainian coal miners went on strike for political change at the Kremlin, contributing to the dissoluti...
Activists on the streets of the capital collecting money in support of...
Activists on the streets of the capital collecting money in support of Ukrainian coal miners from the Donbas region who are striking for political change in the Soviet Union.
A youth standing against a tree in a sprawing neighbourhood where coal miners...
A youth standing against a tree in a sprawing neighbourhood where coal miners live in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian coal miners went on strike for political change at the Kremlin, contributing to the dis...
Coal miners underground at the Chaikina coal mine. Ukrainian coal miners went...
Coal miners underground at the Chaikina coal mine. Ukrainian coal miners went on strike seeking political change at the Kremlin and contributing to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Although on str...
Striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters.
Striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika and Glasnost reforms, Ukrainian coal miners went on strike for political change at...
People clap and cheer as the flag of an independent Ukraine is raised by...
People clap and cheer as the flag of an independent Ukraine is raised by striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika and Glasn...
Flags of an independent Ukraine are flown by striking coal miners at a rally...
Flags of an independent Ukraine are flown by striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika and Glasnost reforms, Ukrainian coal...
Vladimir, a coal miner, and his wife in the front room of their home in a...
Vladimir, a coal miner, and his wife in the front room of their home in a sprawing neighbourhood where miners live. Ukrainian coal miners went on strike for political change at the Kremlin, contributi...
People outside housing in a sprawing neighbourhood where coal miners live in...
People outside housing in a sprawing neighbourhood where coal miners live in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian coal miners went on strike for political change at the Kremlin, contributing to the dissolution...
A woman, who says she is struggling to raise her family due to the economic...
A woman, who says she is struggling to raise her family due to the economic situation, cries as funds raised for striking coal miners are distributed during a rally in front of the communist party hea...
A woman who says she is struggling to raise her family due to the economic...
A woman who says she is struggling to raise her family due to the economic situation, speaks to striking coal miners holding a rally in front of the communist party headquarters during the coal miner'...
A woman speaks to striking coal miners holding a rally in front of the...
A woman speaks to striking coal miners holding a rally in front of the communist party headquarters during the coal miner's strike in the industrial Donbas region. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestro...
A man speaks to striking coal miners holding a rally in front of the communist...
A man speaks to striking coal miners holding a rally in front of the communist party headquarters during the coal miner's strike in the industrial Donbas region. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroik...
A couple walking near housing at the Chaikina coal mine where Ukrainian coal...
A couple walking near housing at the Chaikina coal mine where Ukrainian coal miners went on strike seeking political change at the Kremlin and contributing to the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Coal miners underground at the Chaikina coal mine. Ukrainian coal miners went...
Coal miners underground at the Chaikina coal mine. Ukrainian coal miners went on strike seeking political change at the Kremlin and contributing to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Although on str...
Coal miners underground at the Chaikina coal mine. Ukrainian coal miners went...
Coal miners underground at the Chaikina coal mine. Ukrainian coal miners went on strike seeking political change at the Kremlin and contributing to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Although on str...
A Russian Jew holds an Israel Football Association (IFA) keyring and a tie...
A Russian Jew holds an Israel Football Association (IFA) keyring and a tie with the Tsarist two-headed eagle crest. While many youths dream of defecting to the west to escape the hardships of life in...
Friends who met at a mass demonatration and have banded together to fight for...
Friends who met at a mass demonatration and have banded together to fight for politial change, democaracy and freedom in the Soviet Union, get together for a meal and drinks.
An activist counts money collected in support of Ukrainian coal miners from...
An activist counts money collected in support of Ukrainian coal miners from the Donbas region who are striking for political change in the Soviet Union.
Flags of an independent Ukraine are flown by striking coal miners at a rally...
Flags of an independent Ukraine are flown by striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika and Glasnost reforms, Ukrainian coal...
A man speaks to striking coal miners holding a rally in front of the communist...
A man speaks to striking coal miners holding a rally in front of the communist party headquarters during the coal miner's strike in the industrial Donbas region. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroik...
Striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters.
Striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika and Glasnost reforms, Ukrainian coal miners went on strike for political change at...
Striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters.
Striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika and Glasnost reforms, Ukrainian coal miners went on strike for political change at...
Striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters.
Striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika and Glasnost reforms, Ukrainian coal miners went on strike for political change at...
Striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters.
Striking coal miners at a rally in front of the communist party headquarters. Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika and Glasnost reforms, Ukrainian coal miners went on strike for political change at...
Leaders of the coal miner's strike committee discuss how to pay for the...
Leaders of the coal miner's strike committee discuss how to pay for the minimum energy costs necessary to maintain the mines during the general strike in the industrial Donbas region of eastern Ukrain...
Activists on the streets of the capital collecting money in support of...
Activists on the streets of the capital collecting money in support of Ukrainian coal miners from the Donbas region who are striking for political change in the Soviet Union.
Activists on the streets of the capital collecting money in support of...
Activists on the streets of the capital collecting money in support of Ukrainian coal miners from the Donbas region who are striking for political change in the Soviet Union engage in heated debates w...
A woman who is part of a collective attempting to gather one million...
A woman who is part of a collective attempting to gather one million signatures for political change in the Soviet Union on the streets of the capital.
A woman evicted from state housing for political reasons, showing the numerous...
A woman evicted from state housing for political reasons, showing the numerous letters she has written to authorities, appeals for a solution and help in the street.
Leaders of the coal miner's strike committee discuss how to pay for the...
Leaders of the coal miner's strike committee discuss how to pay for the minimum energy costs necessary to maintain the mines during the general strike in the industrial Donbas region of eastern Ukrain...
Striking coal miners take part in a meeting. Ukrainian coal miners went on...
Striking coal miners take part in a meeting. Ukrainian coal miners went on strike for political change at the Kremlin, contributing to the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Coal miners underground at the Chaikina coal mine. Ukrainian coal miners went...
Coal miners underground at the Chaikina coal mine. Ukrainian coal miners went on strike seeking political change at the Kremlin and contributing to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Although on str...
A family evicted from state housing hold up a sign on the street in which they...
A family evicted from state housing hold up a sign on the street in which they claim they were thrown out of their home for political reasons and are appealling for a solution and help.
Shoppers outside a newly opened branch of luxury perfumier Lancome. Mikhail...
Shoppers outside a newly opened branch of luxury perfumier Lancome. Mikhail Gorbachev's Glasnost and Perestroika policies allowed western brands such as Lancome and others to begin doing business in S...
Shoppers outside a newly opened branch of luxury perfumier Lancome. Mikhail...
Shoppers outside a newly opened branch of luxury perfumier Lancome. Mikhail Gorbachev's Glasnost and Perestroika policies allowed western brands such as Lancome and others to begin doing business in S...
Vladimir, a coal miner, fires his hunting shot gun in a sprawing neighbourhood...
Vladimir, a coal miner, fires his hunting shot gun in a sprawing neighbourhood near his home where many miners live. Ukrainian coal miners went on strike for political change at the Kremlin, contribut...