50 and 100 years ago

Toy cosmonauts line a shelf in the Moskva Department Store, one of the largest and most modern in Moscow. The toy dolls were among several suggest gifts displayed in the stores as shoppers prepared for the 50th anniversary of Russia's revolution celebrations.

The Atlantic has a photo essay about what was happening back in 1967. The Russians had spacemen dolls in 1967 while we had to wait another 30 years for ours. Via Detroit Steve.