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Excerpt from the Super 8 films of the Sistema ("Soviet hippies") from the Zaltsev collection, filmed in the late 1970s in Leningrad. The Sistema was a network of Soviets who traveled from city to city and lived an idealized bohemian existence modeled on the imagery and ideals of late-1960s America. This film was donated to the Wende Museum as part of the Zaitsev Collection.
Provided courtesy of the Wended Museum. Hear Studio 360's tour of the museum of Cold War artifacts here:
studio360.org/story/rescuing-soviet-history-before-it-disappears-wende-museum
Excerpt from the Super 8 films of the Sistema ("Soviet hippies") from the Zaltsev collection, filmed in the late 1970s in Leningrad. The Sistema was a network of Soviets who traveled from city to city and lived an idealized bohemian existence modeled on the imagery and ideals of late-1960s America. This film was donated to the Wende Museum as part of the Zaitsev Collection.
Provided courtesy of the Wended Museum. Hear Studio 360's tour of the museum of Cold War artifacts here:
studio360.org/story/rescuing-soviet-history-before-it-disappears-wende-museum
