12 retro photos of Soviet women that will make you fall in love

1. Typical Soviet women did not flaunt their beauty - first and foremost they were workers and members of communist society. This lady might pass for a modern day feminists - don’t you think?

A. Varfolomeev/Sputnik

2. Many girls were shy and some even became angry when someone called them beautiful.

Sergei Soloviev/Sputnik

3. But it’s hard to conceal real beauty, especially if a hot dame is standing next to a hulking piece of machinery wearing a uniform.

Valentin Khukhlaev

4. Before and after, Soviet style. Many Soviet women weren’t too concerned about staying fit or using face/body care products, mostly because they weren’t much available over the Iron Curtain. But granny’s beauty life hacks worked!

Sviridova, Alexander Cheprunov/Sputnik

5. Stewardesses were considered true heroines and ambassadors of the country.

Vsevolod Tarasevich/MAMM/MDF

6. No, this is not a Soviet wet T-shirt competition, it’s just people having fun in the sun on a hydroelectric power station...as you do.

Vsevolod Tarasevich/MAMM/MDF

7. "A portrait of a girl." Gorgeous.

Vsevolod Tarasevich/MAMM/MDF

8. Soviet actress Victoria Fedorova.

Viktor Ruikovich/MAMM/MDF

9. The photographer called this portrait "Youth."

Lev Borodulin/MAMM/MDF

10. Another stunning bikini snapshot (although the old timer in the background doesn’t seem too impressed).

William Klein/MAMM/MDF

11. Girls and cars, Soviet style. This was the one millionth "Moskvich-408" car made.

Valentin Khukhlaev

12. Almost Chekhov’s lady with a dog.

Sviridova/Sputnik

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