Withdrawal of the Western Group of Forces of the USSR from Germany. A Soviet and a German officer at the exhibit and sale of Soviet military equipment and uniforms in Berlin.24.03.1991#8189320
Withdrawal of the Western Group of Forces of the USSR from Germany. The family of a demining battalion commander V. Ponomarenko seen h ere before their departure to their homeland.24.03.1991#8189319
Withdrawal of the Western Group of Forces of the USSR from Germany. An exhibit and sale of Soviet military equipment and uniforms in Berlin.24.03.1991#8189317
Withdrawal of the Western Group of Forces of the USSR from Germany. Withdrawal of the Western Group of Forces of the USSR from Germany. Soviet officers and a German one seen here at the sale of Soviet military equipment and uniforms in Berlin.24.03.1991#8189314
Withdrawal of the Western Group of Forces of the USSR from Germany. Soviet officers and a German one are seen here at the sale of Soviet military equipment and uniforms in Berlin.24.03.1991#8189313
Lithuanian Republic. February 8-12, 1991. Excercises in the Vilnius garrison of the Soviet Defense Ministry. Severny Gorodok (Northern Town).12.02.1991#3195209
Lithuania, Vilnius. January 1991. The situation in the republic has been tense since the country declared its split from the USSR. Increased patrol maintain peace in a military town.10.01.1991#2785533
Celebration of the 73rd anniversary of the Bolshevik October revolution. Military parade on Red Square on November 1990. SS-25 intercontinental ballistic missiles.07.11.1990#3184534
Celebration of the 73rd anniversary of the Bolshevik October revolution. Military parade on Red Square on November 1990. SS-25 intercontinental ballistic missiles.07.11.1990#3184533
US Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney (third right) visiting the 106th Guards Airborne Division in the Tula Region during a visit to the USSR as head of a US government delegation.16.10.1990#8309823
A detachment of warships of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, consisting of the cruiser URO Princeton and the frigate URO Reuben James under the flag of Admiral Charles Robert Larson, Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet (left), visit Vladivostok (September 10-14, 1990). Right: Commander of the USSR Pacific Fleet Admiral Gennady Khvatov.12.09.1990#8314012
An official call to Vladivostok by a US Navy squadron consisting of the USS McClusky guided-missile frigate and the US Coast Guard Cutter Chase, timed to coincide with the opening of the US Consulate General, September 10-14, 1990. Celebrations in honor of the American ships' visit.10.09.1990#6536750
Spectators at a military sports festival in Tushino dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Soviet airborne troops.02.08.1990#8326582
Young residents of Moscow at a military sports festival in Tushino dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Soviet airborne troops.02.08.1990#8326581
Journalists at a military sports festival in Tushino dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Soviet airborne troops.02.08.1990#8326388
A helicopter at a military sports festival in Tushino dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Soviet airborne troops.02.08.1990#8326387
Spectators at a military sports festival in Tushino dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Soviet airborne troops.02.08.1990#8326384
A fair at a military sports festival in Tushino dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Soviet airborne troops.02.08.1990#8326383
Spectators at a military sports festival in Tushino dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Soviet airborne troops.02.08.1990#8326382
Paratroopers performing at a military sports festival in Tushino dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Soviet airborne troops.02.08.1990#8326379
A young Moscow girl at a military sports festival in Tushino dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Soviet airborne troops.02.08.1990#8326377
Colonel General Varfolomei Korobushin, Head, Center of Operational and Strategic Studies, General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces, DSc (Military Science), interviewed by journalist M. Lazanski from Danas magazine (Yugoslavia).02.06.1990#8414847
Colonel General Varfolomei Korobushin, Head, Center of Operational and Strategic Studies, General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces, DSc (Military Science).02.06.1990#8414846
Army General Vladimir Lobov, Chief of Staff of the Joint Armed Forces of Warsaw Pact States, meets with Dutch journalists.01.06.1990#8317110
The Order For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR 3rd class. Established on October 28, 1974.01.06.1990#3184426
Cadets learn to break bricks with their heads at the 242nd District Training Center of the Soviet Airborne Force in Kaunas, Lithuania.24.05.1990#8315760
A veteran of Afghan War, internationalist soldier Ilya Shumilkin (1979 - 1989). Graduates (a photo from family archive). Ilya is second left in the fourth row from below.08.05.1990#5556689
A veteran of Afghan War, internationalist soldier Ilya Shumilkin (1979 - 1989) in Afghanistan. Photo from the family archive.08.05.1990#5556688
A veteran of Afghan War, internationalist soldier Ilya Shumilkin (1979 - 1989) at home with younger brothers.08.05.1990#5556580
A veteran of Afghan War, internationalist soldier Ilya Shumilkin (1979 - 1989) with comrades in arms at Salang Pass. Photo from the family archive.08.05.1990#5556579
A veteran of Afghan War, internationalist soldier Ilya Shumilkin (1979 - 1989) with his pet.08.05.1990#5556578
A veteran of Afghan War, internationalist soldier Ilya Shumilkin (1979 - 1989) with his mother.08.05.1990#5556577
A veteran of Afghan War, internationalist soldier Ilya Shumilkin (1979 - 1989). True men can do everything.08.05.1990#5556576
A veteran of Afghan War, internationalist soldier Ilya Shumilkin (1979 - 1989) with his wife Lena. Photo from the family archive.08.05.1990#5556575
A veteran of Afghan War, internationalist soldier Ilya Shumilkin (1979 - 1989) with his brother during a walk.08.05.1990#5556395
A veteran of Afghan War, internationalist soldier Ilya Shumilkin (1979 - 1989). Boys try the elder brother's military uniform on.08.05.1990#5556394
A veteran of Afghan War, internationalist soldier Ilya Shumilkin (1979 - 1989) teaches his brothers how to play guitar.08.05.1990#5556393
Press conference by members of the Central Committee of the Lithuanian Communist Party and members of the Armed Forces for foreign journalists. May 8, 1990.08.05.1990#8404043
Press conference by members of the Central Committee of the Lithuanian Communist Party and members of the Armed Forces for foreign journalists. May 8, 1990.08.05.1990#8404042
Bundeswehr military personnel and representatives of the German newspaper Die Welt tour Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery during their visit to Leningrad.01.05.1990#8373046
Republic of Lithuania. After the proclamation of Lithuania's independence on March 11, 1990, the Supreme Council of Lithuania adopted a resolution "On the non-application of the Law of the USSR on military service to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania". After the adoption of this resolution, many young men of military age refuse to serve in the army of the Soviet Union. In one of the military enlistment offices in Vilnius.22.04.1990#3168112
The Lithuanian Republic, the city of Klaipeda. The permanent military station of the Soviet Defence Ministry.04.04.1990#3184435
Lithuanian SSR. After declaration of Lithuania's independence on March 11, 1990, the Supreme Soviet of Lithuania adopted a resolution on non-application of the USSR law on military duty to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania. After the resolution was passed, many conscription-age men refused to serve in the Soviet Army. Lithuanian soldiers who deserted from the Soviet Army found a shelter in a mental hospital.02.04.1990#8423762
Lithuanian SSR. After Lithuania's independence on March 11, 1990, the Supreme Council of Lithuania adopted a resolution On the Non-Application of the USSR Law on Military Duty to Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania. After the adoption, many young men of military age refuse to serve in the army of the Soviet Union. Officers of the military commander's office are interrogating deserters.02.04.1990#6726320
Withdrawing the western group of troops from East Germany. Soviet and German troops interviewed by the media.01.04.1990#8220543
The Lithuanian Republic. After independence declaration of Lithuania on March 11, 1990, the Supreme Council of Lithuania adopted a resolution on "Non-application of the USSR law on military service in regards to the citizens of the Lithuanian Republic". After the adoption of this resolution many military aged males refused to join the Soviet Army. The military commandant's office in Lithuania01.04.1990#3184437
The Lithuanian Republic, March 1990. Scheduled tactical exercises of the Armed Forces airborne troops of the USSR.27.03.1990#3184474
The Lithuanian Republic, March 1990. Scheduled tactical exercises of the Armed Forces airborne troops of the USSR.27.03.1990#3184473
The Lithuanian Republic, March 1990. Scheduled tactical exercises of the Armed Forces airborne troops of the USSR.27.03.1990#3184472
The Lithuanian Republic, March 1990. Scheduled tactical exercises of the Armed Forces airborne troops of the USSR.27.03.1990#3184471
The Lithuanian Republic, March 1990. Scheduled tactical exercises of the Armed Forces airborne troops of the USSR.27.03.1990#3184470
Republic of Lithuania. After the proclamation of Lithuania's independence on March 11, 1990, the Supreme Council of Lithuania adopted a resolution "On the non-application of the Law of the USSR on military service to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania". After the adoption of this resolution, many young men of military age refuse to serve in the army of the Soviet Union. Representatives of the military prosecutor's office of the USSR fly to investigate the cases of defectors.27.03.1990#3168113
The Lithuanian Republic, March 25, 1990. A squad of the Soviet Armed Forces airborne troops is getting ready for a mission on the border to seize firearms belonging to voluntary detachments.25.03.1990#3184489
