October stars
An Octobrist is a child who joined the “Oktyabryata” organization. This was the first step in the communist hierarchy. Next came the Pioneers, then...
Category: Ideology
Timur movement
The Timur movement emerged in the USSR in the 1940s and was aimed at helping people in need and caring for children (mostly veterans)....
Thaw
The Thaw was a period of freer political and cultural life in the USSR that began after Stalin’s death in 1953 and lasted until...
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...
Political information
Political information in Soviet schools was actively controlled by the state. Students were taught about the science of Marxism-Leninism and socialist revolution, and how...
VLKSM
The Komsomol (All-Union Leninist Communist Youth Union or Komsomol) was founded in 1918 (it was originally called the RKSM) and was one of the...
80’s
The 1980s is a historical period that began in 1980 and lasted until the early 1990s. This period saw significant socio-political and cultural changes...
Cоветские агитплакаты
Советские агитплакаты были широко используемы во время Советского Союза для пропаганды коммунизма и социализма. Они были распространены во всех областях жизни – в образовании,...