As the USSR was rebuilding after the devastating effect of WWII, the American Martin Manhoff landed in Russia with a suitcase full of the latest photography technology – and importantly, the skills to use it. In 1954, two years since his arrival, Manhoff was deported from the USSR for alleged spying. After his expulsion back to the US, the images Manhoff took during his time in Russia lay hidden in a cupboard for more than six decades. This year, after Manhoff passed away, these revealing, colorful slides of soviet life were -re-discovered by historian Douglas Smith.

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