Aeroflot’s 100th anniversary: How the look of the planes changed over time (PHOTOS)

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Lev Polikashin / Sputnik
In Soviet times, Aeroflot was a synonym for civil aviation in the country. Have a look below at what its aircraft liveries looked like a century ago and now.

High-speed airliner ‘Il-12’

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Dmitry Chernov / Sputnik

‘Il-62’ jetliner at Vnukovo Airport

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Dmitry Kozlov / Sputnik

‘An-28’ turboprop aircraft, designed for flying in Far North conditions

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Roman Poderny / TASS

Soviet medium-haul airliner ‘An-10A’

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David Sholomovich / Sputnik

Airliner ‘Tu-134’, designed in the 1960s

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Lev Polikashin / Sputnik

‘Il-62’, the first Soviet long-haul airliner, designed in the 1960s

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Lev Polikashin / Sputnik

Supersonic airliner ‘Tu-144’

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Lev Polikashin / Sputnik

A plane with the Russian Olympic Team

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Ruslan Krivobok / Sputnik

Sukhoi Superjet aircraft liveries

Sergey Kustov (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Sergey Kustov (CC BY-SA 3.0)

The 95th company anniversary livery

Anna Zvereva (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Anna Zvereva (CC BY-SA 2.0)

The standard livery of Sukhoi Superjet 100

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Maxim Blinov / Sputnik

A plane with the Panama National Soccer Team onboard during the 2018 FIFA World Cup

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Julia Chestnova / Sputnik

Livery with the symbols of Moscow’s CSKA Basketball Club

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Mikhail Serbin / Sputnik

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