Mosaics on the walls of houses in the USSR
Mosaic on walls was very common in the USSR. It could be an ordinary residential building, or it could be a factory workshop. In...
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Adventures of Electronics
“The Adventures of Elektronika” is a famous Soviet film made in 1979. This film is considered a classic of Soviet cinema. Although it is...
Olympics 80
There were many strange things at this Olympics. Downright mysticism. In general, the Olympics are such a grand event that a separate website needs...
D’Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
“D’Artagnan and the Three Musketeers” is a Soviet musical adventure television film created in 1978 at the Odessa Film Studio by order of the...
Amateur radio in the USSR
Amateur radio was very popular in the USSR. Amateur radio enthusiasts are not those who like to listen to the radio. They are those...
Soviet money
In the Soviet economy, the monetary units were rubles. All transactions were made in the national currency – rubles. In 1991, the USSR collapsed,...
Communal apartments
Kommunalkas in the USSR were multi-family apartment buildings where several families lived in one room, sharing a kitchen and bathroom. They became common after...
Trucks of the USSR
In the USSR, trucks were produced mainly at the GAZ, KAMAZ, Ural, ZIL, MAZ, KrAZ and BELAZ plants. These plants produced various models from...