When the curtain parted

By the shrine stand, and then come in large numbers all sorts: photograph where no hitting
In the second half of the 1950s, after the death of Stalin and the XX-th Congress of the CPSU "iron curtain" slightly parted, and the representatives of the Western media have the opportunity to visit the countries of the socialist camp. Erich Lessing arrived in the USSR in the company of an American actor Bob Hope, to shoot a documentary.





Migrant watching with interest the work of the artist.
By that time, Lessing was already well known. In the late '40s,' 50s, he worked as a photojournalist Associated Press. His stories were published in magazines such as «Heute», «Quick», «Life», «Paris Match», «Epoca», «New York Times», etc.



Metro Belarusian









Bob Hope at work















In the Museum of the Revolution



Boy sees street cartoons on current issues













bird market











Museum of the Revolution again







"Elections" in local authorities





Day parade





















Source: visualhistory.livejournal.com