Vladimir in Khabarovsk, USSR August 1966. We had a one day stop here in 1966 on the Trans-Siberian Railway.
This is the Coat of Arms for the former USSR.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Emblem_of_the_Soviet_Union
Listen to this great Beatles classic:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS5_EQgbuLc
"Been away so long I barely knew the place
Gee, it's good to be back home
Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case
Honey disconnect the phone
I'm back in the USSR
You don't know how lucky you are, boy
Back in the US
Back in the US
Back in the USSR
Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out
They leave the west behind
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout
That Georgia's always on my my my my my my my my my mind
Oh, come on
I'm back in the USSR
You don't know how lucky you are, boys
Back in the USSR"
Lennon/McCartney