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Carpet production in Tagikistan, 1970s

In by Silvio DellʼAcqua

Industrial carpet production in the Karakum region, in the Soviet Tajikistan of early 70s. (photo: © 1975 Novosti news agency, Moscow – personal collection)

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Building of Nurek dam, 1975

In by Silvio DellʼAcqua

1975, building site of the hydroelectric power plant in Nurek, Tajikistan. Built between 1961 and 1979 on the Vakhsh river, the earth-fill embankment dam of Nurek is the second tallest dam in the world (the tallest one is Jinping-I Dam, in China). The sign on the building read “СССР”, however this is actually Cyrillic and should read “SSSR”: it is …

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Office of town planning in Dushambe, 1975

In by Silvio DellʼAcqua

A young architect employed in the office of town planning of Dushambe, capital of Tajikistan, in 1975. At that time the country was part of the Soviet Union and the population of Dushambe was 436 000 (source: Novosti). (photo: © 1975 Novosti news agency, Moscow – personal collection)

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Cinema “Tajikistan” in Dushambe, 1975

In by Silvio DellʼAcqua

Young girls in Dushambe in 1975, in front of  the soviet-era building  of the cinema “Tajikistan”, not far from Sadat market. Dushambe is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan; at that time its population was 436 000. (photo: © 1975 Novosti news agency, Moscow – personal collection)