The monument to international soldiers in the garden square near the Victory Square in Kaluga.29.08.2013#2276078
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: Soviet military doctors treat residents of a local community.25.07.1990#8429334
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
In 1988, Matonat (Courage), the first Soviet football team for amputees, was established in Tashkent. The Matonat club was soon established in Tashkent, followed by the Uzbek national football team for amputees. Photo: Members of the club for disabled athletes take part in a training session.16.02.1990#8433193
Soviet soldiers who served with the limited Soviet military contingent in Afghanistan and who provided internationalist assistance there meet with journalists.01.05.1989#8206091
Concert for the Soviet internationalist fighters who served in the Soviet limited contingent of troops in Afghanistan at the Krasnogorsk military hospital (now Vishnevsky Central Military Hospital No. 3 under the Ministry of Defense).01.05.1989#8206088
Soviet internationalist fighters who served in the Soviet limited contingent of troops in Afghanistan at the Krasnogorsk military hospital (now Vishnevsky Central Military Hospital No. 3 under the Ministry of Defense).01.05.1989#8206079
The end of the withdrawal of a limited contingent of Soviet troops from Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). Solemn meeting of soldiers in the Turkmen SSR.15.02.1989#8226200
The end of the withdrawal of a limited contingent of Soviet troops from Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). Solemn meeting of soldiers in the Turkmen SSR.15.02.1989#8226193
The end of the withdrawal of a limited contingent of Soviet troops from Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). Solemn meeting of soldiers in the Turkmen SSR.15.02.1989#8226189
The end of the withdrawal of a limited contingent of Soviet troops from Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). Solemn meeting of soldiers in the Turkmen SSR.15.02.1989#8226557
The 1979-1989 Afghan War. Soviet paratroopers are fighting in the Khur-Kabul region in Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan).15.02.1989#8212113
The 1979-1989 Afghan War. A column of Soviet vehicles on a mountain road leading to the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan).15.02.1989#8212108
The 1979-1989 Afghan War. An outpost of a limited contingent of Soviet troops near the city of Charikar in Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan).15.02.1989#8212106
The 1979-1989 Afghan War. An outpost of a limited contingent of Soviet troops near the city of Charikar in Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan).15.02.1989#8212104
The 1979-1989 Afghan War. A mountain outpost near the city of Kabul in Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan).15.02.1989#8212103
Hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, 1979-1989. Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee for defense Oleg Baklanov, second right, with Soviet soldiers in Kabul.15.02.1989#6600269
A meeting of the Coordination Committee of Soviet Public for Liberation of Soviet Prisoners of War captured in Afghanistan during the Afghan War (1979-1989). Speaker: Ales Adamovich, Belorussian writer and member of the Soviet Peace Foundation.01.11.1988#6288982
Afghan war 1979 - 1989. A limited contingent of Soviet troops in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). Fortified command post.05.09.1988#8429320
Afghan war 1979 - 1989. A limited contingent of Soviet troops in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). A column of Soviet armored personnel carriers (BTR-80) moves along a mountain road towards the strategic Salang Pass.01.09.1988#8429323
Afghan war 1979 - 1989. A limited contingent of Soviet troops in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). Soviet tank crews guard a pass.01.09.1988#8429326
Afghan war 1979 - 1989. A limited contingent of Soviet troops in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). Soviet soldiers are seen fighting.01.09.1988#8429319
The Memorial to 32 Red Magyars on the bank of the Proslaukha River in the Kamensky District of the Altai Territory. The memorial commemorates Hungarian internationalist troops killed during the Civil War.01.09.1988#6287930
Limited contingent of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Paratroopers attack in the area of Paghman.31.08.1988#827835
The Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The stage-by-stage withdrawal of the limited Soviet military contingent from Afghanistan. Readying equipment for shipment.20.08.1988#6723321
Laying the foundation for a memorial to the troops killed in Afghanistan in the Friendship Park on Leningradsky Motorway in Moscow. Internationalist soldiers with a father searching for his son who went missing during the Afghan War (1979-1989).01.08.1988#6288983
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: The crew of this Mil Mi-24 Hind helicopter gunship will take off several minutes later.29.07.1988#8430611
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: A flight of Mil Mi-8 Hip helicopters takes off on a combat mission.29.07.1988#8430610
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: Mil Mi-24 Hind helicopter gunships take off on a combat mission.29.07.1988#8430609
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: The dogs of Soviet combat engineers are looking for mines.29.07.1988#8430608
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: Paratroopers relax after fighting.29.07.1988#8430607
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: |Combat engineers remove explosive devices on a mountain path.29.07.1988#8430606
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: Combat engineers and their dogs remove explosive devices.29.07.1988#8430605
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: Soviet artillery crews of a battery of 122-mm D-30 howitzers shell enemy positions.29.07.1988#8430604
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: Members of a reconnaissance platoon, the vanguard of a mechanized convoy, check a mountain road.29.07.1988#8430603
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: These weapons were captured from anti-government forces.25.07.1988#8429335
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: A Soviet-made D-20 152-mm cannon-howitzer at a firing position.25.07.1988#8429333
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: Paratroopers attack positions of anti-government forces.25.07.1988#8429332
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: Soviet and Afghan officers at a field command center near Palman City.25.07.1988#8429331
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: A Soviet mechanized convoy moves toward a valley via a high-altitude road.25.07.1988#8429330
Afghan war 1979 - 1989. A limited contingent of Soviet troops in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). Soviet mechanized column is seen on a pass.25.07.1988#8429329
Afghan war 1979 - 1989. A limited contingent of Soviet troops in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). Soviet special unit soldiers on a pass.25.07.1988#8429328
Afghan war 1979 - 1989. A limited contingent of Soviet troops in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). Paratroopers are seen attacking a settlement.25.07.1988#8429327
Afghan war 1979 - 1989. A limited contingent of Soviet troops in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). Soviet soldiers in a battle. Rifle chain attack.25.07.1988#8429325
Afghan war 1979 - 1989. A limited contingent of Soviet troops in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). A Soviet T-55 tank is seen reaching combat position.25.07.1988#8429322
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: A convoy of BTR-60 armored personnel carriers, with soldiers on top, drives along a mountain road.25.07.1988#8430319
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: Members of a unit riding BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles receive a breather n route.25.07.1988#8430318
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: Members of a motorized rifle unit attack the enemy.25.07.1988#8430317
The Afghan War of 1979-1989. The Limited Soviet Military Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Photo: A medical nurse/warrant officer.25.07.1988#8430316
