Legendary tape recorder Legend
There were quite a few similar tape recorders in the USSR. But this was the one I had. And no one bought it for...
Category: Hobbies
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)...
Photography in the USSR
Nowadays, taking a photo is easy – you just need to press a button on your smartphone. If you need better quality, you can...
Exercise equipment (rocking chairs)
The USSR had many gyms where people could exercise and maintain their health. During the Soviet era, from the 1950s to the 1990s, gyms...
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...
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?...