During the 1955 May Parade in Osh, Kirghizia. All women in the photo are wearing silk flower dresses made at the Osh Silk Factory.
This blog is about old postcards, book illustration, history and culture of Russia and the Soviet Union. I'm a long time collector, and this blog is 10 years old.
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