Sovinformburo’s 85 Year History Presented Through Photo Exhibition

Moscow. The Rossiya Segodnya Media Group has opened a major photo exhibition marking the 85th anniversary of the establishment of the Soviet Information Bureau, known as Sovinformburo.

The exhibition, titled “85 Years of Sovinformburo. History Brought to Life. An Era Captured,” brings together 30 iconic archival photographs taken across different decades. According to the organizers, the exhibition presents the country’s history through archival images brought to life with the help of artificial intelligence technology for the first time.

The exhibition is linked to June 24, 1941, the day when Sovinformburo was established, three days after the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. Since then, the institutional journey from Sovinformburo to the Novosti Press Agency, RIA Novosti and today’s Rossiya Segodnya Media Group has remained closely connected with the documentation of major events in Russian and world history.

Today, the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group includes RIA Novosti and Sputnik. The group presents itself as the continuation of Sovinformburo’s historical tradition.

The exhibition features works by prominent photographers and documentary photojournalists, including Georgy Zelma, Yevgeny Khaldei, Vladimir Grebnev, Mikhail Ozersky, Igor Kostin and others. Their photographs captured the Battle of Stalingrad, the 1945 Victory Parade, Yuri Gagarin’s first space flight, the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, scenes from Sochi and Milan, peacekeeping missions and historic meetings between world leaders.

Dmitry Kiselev, Director General of the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group, said Sovinformburo was born as the voice of the country during one of its most difficult periods. He said the journey that began with wartime communiqués has become a broad historical chronicle reflecting Russia’s victories, achievements in space, sporting triumphs, cultural milestones and its role on the world stage.

Kiselev described Rossiya Segodnya, RIA Novosti and Sputnik as direct successors of Sovinformburo. He said the tradition of wartime correspondents remains important for today’s journalism, adding that modern war correspondents continue to work on the front line, risking their lives to report events.

The exhibition was organized by the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group in cooperation with and with the support of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It will also be displayed at Russian diplomatic missions abroad.

The exhibition aims to present decisive moments in Soviet and Russian history to international audiences by combining media history, wartime journalism, photo archives and modern technology.