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PHOTO ALBUM OF A RED ARMY SOLDIER - PHOTO ALBUM OF A RED ARMY SOLDIER A complete family photo album belonging to a Red Army soldier with black and white photographs taken between 1955 and 1963. The photos depict the soldier and his friends in full uniform, their families as well as city streets and museums. Most photos were taken in Pervouralsk, USSR, presumably the hometown of the owner, while others come from the German Democratic Republic where the soldier apparently served. The German cities captured in the photos include Dresden, Erfurt, and Weimar. 50 pages with photos ranging in size from 4 x 3 in. through 4.5 x 7 in. Bound in dark blue synthetic leather, with silver writing in Russian ('Photoalbum. Memories.'), 11 x 8 in., some wear on the cover.