Jeans, black marketeers, currency dealers
In the USSR, jeans were a rare and expensive commodity, available only to the wealthy or to those who had friends abroad. In the...
Kremlin stars
Awards Stars are the highest and most prestigious awards of the Soviet Union, which were presented to citizens for outstanding achievements in science, art,...
Railway accident near Ufa
In June 1989, the largest railway disaster in the history of the USSR and modern Russia occurred, known as the “Asha Tragedy” or “Tragedy...
Kino Group
Kino was one of the most popular Soviet rock bands in the 1980s, led by legendary musician Viktor Tsoi. They recorded over 10 studio...
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...
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...
Tashkent
Tashkent was founded in the 8th-7th centuries BC and is one of the oldest cities in Central Asia. At various times, it was the...
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...