Holidays of the USSR
The USSR celebrated many national and state holidays. May 1 – International Workers’ Day (Labour Day) International Workers’ Solidarity Day (May Day) is celebrated...
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Police
The Soviet militia was founded in 1917, immediately after the October Revolution, as the main system of law and order in the territory of...
Accident in Gorky in Sormovo
More than half a century ago, the Krasnoye Sormovo plant manufactured submarines, including nuclear ones. This was known to residents of Nizhny Novgorod, but...
The game Renju, although Japanese, comes from childhood in the USSR
At school, in grades 7-8, we won a board game called Renju at some competition. During all breaks (and during lessons, to be honest)...
Bard movement
The bard movement was a cultural phenomenon that emerged in the USSR in the 1960s. Bards were authors and performers of songs with original...
Rock music USSR
Rock music became popular in the USSR in the 1960s and 1970s. This genre of music was adopted by young people who wanted to...
Trolleybus
Trolleybuses of the USSR were very popular during the Soviet period, they were one of the most common types of urban transport. The first...
Queue
In the Soviet Union, queues were common in many areas of life. For example, people had to stand in line for food, clothing, shoes,...