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...
Bard movement
The bard movement was a cultural phenomenon that emerged in the USSR in the 1960s. Bards were authors and performers of songs with original...
GUM
GUM (Glavnyy Universal’nyy Magazin) was one of the most famous shopping malls in the USSR. It was located on Red Square in Moscow and...
Coca Cola, Fanta, Pepsi Cola in the USSR
Coca-Cola, Fanta, and Pepsi-Cola were rare in the USSR from the 1920s to the 1980s. Instead, Soviet imitations of these famous drinks were popular...
Rock music USSR
Rock music became popular in the USSR in the 1960s and 1970s. This genre of music was adopted by young people who wanted to...
Over-the-horizon radar Duga
The Duga over-the-horizon radar is a powerful early warning and surveillance system developed and used by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It...
Trolleybus
Trolleybuses of the USSR were very popular during the Soviet period, they were one of the most common types of urban transport. The first...
Music in the USSR
In the Soviet Union, music was one of the most popular forms of art. It played an important role in the country’s social life...