Legendary tape recorder Legend Posted on Monday March 17th, 2025 by ivan There were quite a few similar tape recorders in the USSR. But this was the one I had. And no one bought it for...
Macdonalds Posted on Friday March 14th, 2025 by ivan Quite recently, we could celebrate an interesting event – 35 years since the opening of the first McDonald’s restaurant in Russia. This event at...
Shortage in the USSR Posted on Wednesday March 12th, 2025 by ivan In the USSR, shortages were particularly noticeable in the period from the 1970s to the 1980s. This was caused by possibly ineffective economic planning....
Cassettes Posted on Sunday March 9th, 2025 by ivan the Unsplash License They say (on the Internet) that in 1967 the first cassette tapes for tape recorders appeared in the Soviet Union. Well, I...
School ensemble Posted on Wednesday March 5th, 2025 by ivan In the late 80s, my friends and I decided to put together a musical group. As the song goes, “school ensemble.” Vocal and instrumental....
Speakers Moscow 80 Posted on Tuesday March 4th, 2025 by ivan Speakers (Acoustic system) 10AC-9 were produced by the Riga Radio Plant named after A.S. Popov. It was produced since 1978. The release was timed...
Exercise equipment (rocking chairs) Posted on Sunday March 2nd, 2025 by ivan The USSR had many gyms where people could exercise and maintain their health. During the Soviet era, from the 1950s to the 1990s, gyms...
Games in the USSR: Classics, Knives, Scrabble, Gorodki, Sea Battle. Posted on Sunday March 2nd, 2025 by ivan In the USSR, games were not just entertainment, but also a means of education. The country created a whole system of children’s games that...