Check out the propaganda poster I got from a cool history lecturer! (who used to be a translator for Gorbachev to the west)
It loses a bit with the tiny picture size, but still -
http://propaganda.vygo.net/ruww2/ww2ru3.jpg His eyes especially are awesome on the full-size one... I don't know why I find it so cool; probably the fact he looks about 45 or 50, and his beard, make him an unusual picture of military strength. And the Soviet Union is just plain stylish.
Making friends with lecturers is good.