Computer Orion-128
In 1990, a friend and I learned from the Radio magazine about the possibility of assembling a pretty decent Orion-128 computer ourselves, which was...
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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...
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...
Games in the USSR
There were many different games and amusements in the USSR, some of them are still popular. Here are some examples: 1. What? Where? When?...
Filmstrips
Filmstrips are projections of images on a screen through a filmstrip projector. In the USSR, filmstrips were very popular in the 60s and 70s...
Toys made in the USSR
Toys made in the USSR were popular all over the world. They were made of various materials such as wood, metal, plastic, textile and...
Artek
Artek is an international children’s center located on the Black Sea coast in Crimea. It was founded in 1925 and since then has served...
Hobbies in the USSR
In the USSR, people had many different hobbies. Collecting One of the most common hobbies is collecting. People collected coins, stamps, banknotes, badges, matchboxes,...