Filmstrips are projections of images on a screen through a filmstrip projector. In the USSR, filmstrips were very popular in the 60s and 70s of the 20th century; they were used as teaching aids in schools, kindergartens, clubs, and cultural centers.
Usually, instead of a screen, a white sheet was used, which was hung on the wall.
The first filmstrips appeared in the Soviet Union in the 1950s. Filmstrips were most popular in the 1960s and 1970s. About 30-40 new filmstrips were released annually.
Popular filmstrips of that time included “Puss in Boots”, “The Golden Key”, “The Tale of Tsar Saltan”, “Karlson, Who Lives on the Roof”, “Snegurochka”, “Terem-Teremok” and many others. Filmstrips were often accompanied by characteristic music and sound effects, which made them more lively and memorable.
With the advent of video technology and new projection methods, the audience for filmstrips has declined, but filmstrips still evoke nostalgia in many people who grew up in those days. Many filmstrips are still archived and available for viewing online.