Only old men go into battle
“Only Old Men Are Going to Battle” is a 1973 Soviet war film directed by Leonid Bykov (Dovzhenko Film Studio). According to the plot,...
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Magazine Young Technician
“Young Technician” is a popular Soviet children’s technical magazine that was published from 1956 to 1993. The magazine contained scientific and educational articles, design...
Postcards
Postcards were one of the most popular souvenirs and correspondence items in the USSR. They were not only a means of communication between people,...
Office Romance
“Office Romance” is a Soviet comedy filmed in 1977 by director Eldar Ryazanov. The film tells the story of employees of some state institution...
Postage stamps
The USSR had a long tradition of issuing postage stamps, which often reproduced images of prominent figures, landmarks, cultural and historical monuments, animals and...
Peasant Magazine (Krestyanka Magazine)
The magazine “Krestyanka” was one of the most popular magazines published in the Soviet Union from 1927 to 1991. It was created for women,...
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...
My collection of books from the USSR era (part 1)
Bibliomania (a passion for collecting books) was quite common in the USSR. People would buy entire collections of works. For example, Jules Verne or...