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Artek: Diamond of Soviet Pioneer Camping

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The international youth centre Artek is considered the symbol of Soviet-era Pioneer life. Established in 1925, the camp received some 27,000 children annually in its heyday.

In addition to Pioneers from different parts of the Soviet Union, the camp hosted children from 70 foreign countries, as well as honorary guests, including Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into outer space; Frank Borman, a retired United States Air Force (USAF) colonel and NASA astronaut; André Gide, a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1947); and others.

Join us in a journey back in time to the golden era of the famous youth centre!

© Sputnik / Pychkhulyan / Go to the mediabankUkrainian SSR. Lenin Artek All-Union Young Pioneer Camp in Crimea (now Artek International Children's Center). A young pioneer plays a clarion in the morning.
Ukrainian SSR. Lenin Artek All-Union Young Pioneer Camp in Crimea (now Artek International Children's Centre). A young Pioneer plays a clarion in the morning. - Sputnik International
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Ukrainian SSR. Lenin Artek All-Union Young Pioneer Camp in Crimea (now Artek International Children's Center). A young pioneer plays a clarion in the morning.
© SputnikSchool children relaxing at the All-Union Artek Young Pioneer Camp named after Lenin.
School children relaxing at the All-Union Artek Young Pioneer Camp named after Lenin. - Sputnik International
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School children relaxing at the All-Union Artek Young Pioneer Camp named after Lenin.
© Sputnik / Oleg Makarov / Go to the mediabankYuri Gagarin (left) as a guest of honour at the Artek Young Pioneer Camp.
Yuri Gagarin (left) as a guest of honour at the Artek Young Pioneer Camp. - Sputnik International
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Yuri Gagarin (left) as a guest of honour at the Artek Young Pioneer Camp.
© Sputnik / Aleksander Makarov / Go to the mediabankThe third All-Union Young Pioneers meeting. Young Pioneers from foreign countries at the Lenin All-Union Young Pioneer Camp "Artek".
The third All-Union Young Pioneers meeting. Young Pioneers from foreign countries at the Lenin All-Union Young Pioneer Camp Artek. - Sputnik International
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The third All-Union Young Pioneers meeting. Young Pioneers from foreign countries at the Lenin All-Union Young Pioneer Camp "Artek".
© Sputnik / Dolyagin / Go to the mediabankChildren on the beach. The Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Camp "Artek".
Children on the beach. The Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Camp Artek. - Sputnik International
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Children on the beach. The Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Camp "Artek".
© Sputnik / Tunkel / Go to the mediabankSchool students from the All-Union Artek Young Pioneer Camp named after Lenin on the beach.
School students from the All-Union Artek Young Pioneer Camp named after Lenin on the beach. - Sputnik International
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School students from the All-Union Artek Young Pioneer Camp named after Lenin on the beach.
© Sputnik / Tunkel / Go to the mediabankThe Artek All-Union Pioneer Camp in Crimea (now the Artek International Children's Centre). Suriya Dadasheva from Azerbaijan and Laila Larsen from Norway.
The Artek All-Union Pioneer Camp in Crimea (now the Artek International Children's Centre). Suriya Dadasheva from Azerbaijan and Laila Larsen from Norway. - Sputnik International
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The Artek All-Union Pioneer Camp in Crimea (now the Artek International Children's Centre). Suriya Dadasheva from Azerbaijan and Laila Larsen from Norway.
© Sputnik / Lev Polikashin / Go to the mediabank"Artek" children. A view from Mount Ayu-Dag. The Lenin All-Union Young Pioneer Camp "Artek".
Artek children. A view from Mount Ayu-Dag. The Lenin All-Union Young Pioneer Camp Artek. - Sputnik International
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"Artek" children. A view from Mount Ayu-Dag. The Lenin All-Union Young Pioneer Camp "Artek".
© Sputnik / Valeriy Shustov / Go to the mediabankSummer in the International Children’s Center "Artek".
Summer in the International Children’s Center Artek. - Sputnik International
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Summer in the International Children’s Center "Artek".
© Sputnik / Ryasin / Go to the mediabankArtek children's camp vacationers at the Swallow's Nest castle on the Black Sea coast.
Artek children's camp vacationers at the Swallow's Nest castle on the Black Sea coast. - Sputnik International
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Artek children's camp vacationers at the Swallow's Nest castle on the Black Sea coast.
© Sputnik / V. Lagranzh / Go to the mediabankThe Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Camp "Artek". Pictured: Inna Starostina (USSR) and Sujatha Gopisetti (India).
The Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Camp Artek. Pictured: Inna Starostina (USSR) and Sujatha Gopisetti (India). - Sputnik International
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The Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Camp "Artek". Pictured: Inna Starostina (USSR) and Sujatha Gopisetti (India).
© Sputnik / Alexander Makarov / Go to the mediabankThird All-Union Pioneer Rally in the Lenin Pioneer Camp Artek. Air Force pilots presented a jet to pioneers.
Third All-Union Pioneer Rally in the Lenin Pioneer Camp Artek. Air Force pilots presented a jet to pioneers. - Sputnik International
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Third All-Union Pioneer Rally in the Lenin Pioneer Camp Artek. Air Force pilots presented a jet to pioneers.
© Sputnik / Yuryi Abramochkin / Go to the mediabankIra Tarasenko in a traditional dress in the Artek children's camp.
Ira Tarasenko in a traditional dress in the Artek children's camp. - Sputnik International
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Ira Tarasenko in a traditional dress in the Artek children's camp.
© Sputnik / Shkolnyi / Go to the mediabankArtek, the international Young Pioneer camp. A Soviet pioneer with young Americans.
Artek, the international Young Pioneer camp. A Soviet pioneer with young Americans. - Sputnik International
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Artek, the international Young Pioneer camp. A Soviet pioneer with young Americans.
© Sputnik / Yuriy Somov / Go to the mediabankThe all-union pioneer camp "Artek" named after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. The all-union children's games called "Hope Starts". A simultaneous chess match being arranged by grandmaster Mikhail Tal, ex-world champion.
The all-union pioneer camp Artek named after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.  - Sputnik International
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The all-union pioneer camp "Artek" named after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. The all-union children's games called "Hope Starts". A simultaneous chess match being arranged by grandmaster Mikhail Tal, ex-world champion.
© Sputnik / V. Lagranzh / Go to the mediabankThe Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Camp "Artek". Pictured: children from the Young Engineers club testing a lunokhod model.
The Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Camp Artek. - Sputnik International
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The Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Camp "Artek". Pictured: children from the Young Engineers club testing a lunokhod model.
© Sputnik / Yuriy Somov / Go to the mediabankGirls from the Artek Pioneer camp before their performance at the all-union children's sports games Hope Starts.
Girls from the Artek pioneer camp before their performance at the all-union children's sports games Starts of Hope. - Sputnik International
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Girls from the Artek Pioneer camp before their performance at the all-union children's sports games Hope Starts.
© Sputnik / Valeriy Shustov / Go to the mediabankThe King Neptune Holiday in the International Children Center "Artek".
The King Neptune Holiday in the International Children Center Artek. - Sputnik International
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The King Neptune Holiday in the International Children Center "Artek".
© Sputnik / Lev Nosov  / Go to the mediabankArtek children at the Black Sea, 1970.
Artek children at the Black Sea, 1970. - Sputnik International
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Artek children at the Black Sea, 1970.
© Sputnik / Aleksander Makarov / Go to the mediabankThe 111th All-Union Young Pioneer Rally at the Artek Camp named after Lenin.
The 111th All-Union Young Pioneer Rally at the Artek Camp named after Lenin, 1967. - Sputnik International
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The 111th All-Union Young Pioneer Rally at the Artek Camp named after Lenin.
© Sputnik / Igor Vinogradov / Go to the mediabankPioneers in the Artek international Pioneer camp.
Pioneers in the Artek international Pioneer camp. - Sputnik International
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Pioneers in the Artek international Pioneer camp.
© Sputnik / Semelyak / Go to the mediabankUkrainian SSR. Artek All-Union children's camp named after V.I.Lenin (currently Artek international children's centre). Morning exercises.
Ukrainian SSR. Artek All-Union children's camp named after V.I.Lenin (currently Artek international children's centre). Morning exercises, 1975. - Sputnik International
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Ukrainian SSR. Artek All-Union children's camp named after V.I.Lenin (currently Artek international children's centre). Morning exercises.
© Sputnik / Aleksander Makarov / Go to the mediabankThe All-Union pioneer camp "Artek" in Crimea. A naptime.
The All-Union pioneer camp Artek in Crimea. A naptime, 1968. - Sputnik International
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The All-Union pioneer camp "Artek" in Crimea. A naptime.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Rodionov / Go to the mediabankChildren on the beach of the Young Pioneer Camp Artek, 1985.
Children on the beach of the Young Pioneer Camp Artek, 1985. - Sputnik International
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Children on the beach of the Young Pioneer Camp Artek, 1985.
© Sputnik / A. Givental / Go to the mediabankThe Lenin Artek National Pioneer Camp in Crimea (today's Artek International Children's Centre). Soviet and Indian children during a walk, 1968.
The Lenin Artek National Pioneer Camp in Crimea (today's Artek International Children's Centre). Soviet and Indian children during a walk, 1968. - Sputnik International
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The Lenin Artek National Pioneer Camp in Crimea (today's Artek International Children's Centre). Soviet and Indian children during a walk, 1968.
© Sputnik / Vyacheslav Runov / Go to the mediabankThe Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Camp "Artek". The Morskoi (Sea) Camp, 1975.
The Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Camp Artek. The Morskoi (Sea) Camp, 1975. - Sputnik International
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The Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Camp "Artek". The Morskoi (Sea) Camp, 1975.
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