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Legendary things that have become the hallmark of the USSR. Legendary things that became the hallmark of the USSR Buckle belt

Let's start with something that no Soviet person could do without! Matches!

This product of the Balabanovskaya experimental factory at a price of 1 kopeck per box truly was and remains not even the first, but the highest necessity, although ... Of course, there are lighters, and the stove already knows how to light up on its own, and sometimes at night, without finding matches and lighters, I smoke from her! And this trick is not entirely safe ... But all it’s a match ... By the way, the disposable lighters that are now common were terribly valued, even empty ones did not disappear in the USSR - a valve was cut into them and reused. There were two reasons - firstly, Soviet gas lighters worked worse than current Chinese ones, and secondly, it was just "fashionable" ...

Here is another essential item. By the way, when any cataclysm occurs, Matches and Needles instantly become a terrible deficit. This is so by the way, do not take it for panicking ...

Of course, you can say to me: "But what about salt?" and you will be absolutely right, it's just that I

there is no photo of a pack of salt of those years for 7 kopecks. - stone PO 10 - "extra" - per pack! Matches, Needles and Salt!

There is a similar modern one: the one on the left...

but then, after she pulled all my pockets, I began to live the old fashioned way - with change in my pockets!

So, coin

And now Another item without which a normal Soviet person would not go shopping.

This is Avoska! True, I did not like her and tried my best to replace them with plastic bags ...

Universal wand - lifesaver in shopping trips. Almost out of service

does not take up much space, in the case of application - stretches to incredible sizes.

A little about the history of the name (if someone does not know). In the early sixties, when the country began

the process of food shortages, Arkady Isaakovich Raikin went on stage with this net and

explained: "What is this mesh Avoska! Perhaps something will be thrown into the sale and where is it thrown

put always there!" By the way, Avoska has another important aspect of the application - combat!

A couple - three cans of any canned food in a metal package carelessly thrown into Avoska

turn it, in capable hands, into a terrible weapon of any fight ...

Other disposable nonsense like these cups was also appreciated ...

And how the packages were valued ... Firstly, even a cheap T-shirt cost a ruble, and any package with handles - 3,

and if the picture on it is beautiful, then as many as 5 ...

Girls with bags, like today with "Vittons", went ...

The packages were taken care of, washed and washed, even simple packaging ...

Bags unfortunately a disposable thing therefore did not survive.

Well, now I ask you to love and favor! The first (and, I must say, the most reliable)

computer trading! In the early 90s, they were eagerly bought by foreign tourists ... But what about a rarity, sir ...

Accounts! To be precise in the title "Accounts stationery"! Real craftsmen

counted on them with such speed that it seemed incomprehensible to the mind.

Unfortunately, I could not find photos of those "children's" bills, but all their difference from

big was in size and nothing else.

Yes, there were Bukhs at that time. Imagine the annual balance of the accounts...

However, there was also mechanization - from the simplest Felix

Which I had to master because it seemed to cost 15 rubles

A calculator Soviet-made like this one:

Already 220 rubles in 1979 ... So I learned to count on Felix ...

And to the "quick" ... (this is the same Felix, but with a motor)

And even before the Iskra. But this is already the end of the 80s, my first PC ...

The red reset button on the keyboard was especially pleasing ...

We mocked the secretaries and glued the signature "any key" to her ...

And here is another of the main food products, or rather the container from under it.

Milk! Kefir! Yogurt! Acidophilus! And all in a glass bottle!

With multi-colour foil lid...

White - milk, green - kefir, golden - fermented baked milk ...

And she is a treasure in her own right! The price of an empty container is 15 kopecks! A pack of cigarettes, damn it!

A pack of "Prima" for 14 kopecks and a box of matches!

Thus, by handing over empty dishes, one could buy something.

This also applied to wine and beer bottles, which cost from 12 to 20 kopecks a day.

depending on the volume, then it seems that in 1983 everyone began to cost the same 20 kopecks.

There was even a joke. What is the derivative of drunkenness? - booze on handed over dishes!

So that booze is good in which the second derivative is not equal to zero!

True, there were still triangular bags, but they always flowed,

and later, by the 80s, tetrapacks appeared ...

Now let's go to grocery store and we'll go to the meat department and we'll be greeted right away...

Wrong! Not meat, but this poster!

Exactly the same poster was about lamb and about pork. And standing in front of an almost empty shop window

you began to quietly shize ... You saw juicy chops from the loin of beef, or shish kebab

from a young lamb, well, or, pork roast ...

And leaving the store with a "soup set" you, with a half-empty string bag, trudged home!

Everything is like in a sad joke of those years. In the "meat" there is no meat, but in the fish - fish ...

And you can't say that you don't have money! Well, yes, you are not a millionaire, but in almost every Soviet

the family had this gray book! And even several, and during the Gaidar shock

a lot of people got burned with them ... Until the last they believed in the Savings Bank ...

And in the USSR, it was a way to save up for something worthwhile. It's no secret that when

money can be easily put somewhere (under linen in a closet, in a jar on the mezzanine, in a book

on a bookshelf, etc. etc.), then they get out of there as soon as you want!

Another thing is a savings book ...

While you go to the savings bank with it, and stand in line - you look and the desire to spend is gone ...

I suggest you leave the store and look, for example, at the Pharmacy!

I think that in terms of the number of customers, pharmacies are not inferior to stores, but there were years when

pharmacies and excelled. For example, during the years of the anti-alcohol struggle!

All kinds of penny alcohol tinctures instantly disappeared from the shelves of pharmacies

And then it was his turn...

Well, of course it is! Handsome "Triple"! Well, if there were ladies, then some "Lilac" was taken

And here is the famous tooth powder. Who could have known that it acts like an abrasive stone on the teeth!?

But the buckle from the belt, with his help, I polished to a shine!

For the sake of truth, I’ll say that during the years of my childhood it was sold not in a metal, but in a cardboard box.

And in Soviet pharmacies, a set "drug addict's dream" was sold.

Ephedrine - please, solutan - as much as you want, and absolutely "codeine with terpinhydrate" ...

True, in the early 80s the latter was banned ...

Well, now about the saint! About sex! They say that there was no sex in the USSR! Bullshit!

There was sex, but fraught with difficulties ...

Actually, that's what the Soviet people are for, to heroically overcome them!

In hostels - raids, in hotels, in one room - according to the passport,

the housing issue was no less, but more severe than it is now,

so if you want to "live" know how to spin ...

There were even condoms!

So, it was "rubber" that was called the unsightly product No. 2 of the Bakov factory

rubber products, the first product seems to be a gas mask ...

"Rubber" - just enough, but this is the work of Bakovka, abundantly sprinkled with talc

and with the characteristic smell of galoshes, as a rule, it did not cause violent joy.

Of course, sometimes some people were "lucky" and they got the product "from there".

Legends about all kinds of colors, designs and bells and whistles were passed from mouth to mouth.

But for the majority of the population of our homeland, "rubber" remained.

Closer to the 80s, other products of the same manufacturer appeared - "checked by electronics":

So! Let's go outside. Let's go out and go to the retail places.

Retail blossomed in summer. What do you want most on a hot summer day?

Well, of course, drink! And here His Majesty Kvass comes to the rescue!

I think that there is not a single person who would not love this wonderful drink,

even if he is "barrel" ...

12 kopecks a liter, 6 kopecks "large" half-liter mug and 3 kopecks "small 250 grams.

Glass mugs, of course, rinse them right there - so don't be afraid - maybe it will blow over ...

The same mugs in all pubs ...

Particularly squeamish carried mugs with them, some drank from half-liter jars ...

But kvass has an undoubted competitor - Her Highness Soda!

The picture shows wonderful vending machines for soda water from the Kharkov plant.

3 kopecks with syrup and 1 kopeck "clean". The machines have changed, but the price has not.

The vending machines had faceted glasses.

I washed them myself...

And another leader in street sales - Their Excellency Beer! Cask!

However, closer to the 80s, barrels of beer in Moscow disappeared, replaced by stationary stalls

and semi-automatic breweries.

BUT that there was no queue? I suspect that this is the so-called. staged photo!

But such machines were usually in large organizations

or in specialized automatic cafes.

But all good things come to an end... Summer ends and barrels go to warehouses,

and the machines are "preserved" ...

Let's have a rest ... And this is for fun

The question is, how much did these cigarettes cost and what did the people call them?

A Minsk resident collected a $15,000 collection of Soviet things at his dacha: “We are not nostalgic for the USSR, we just remember our childhood”

Everything happened very by accident. Denis bought a dacha six years ago. The forgotten Soviet artifacts. The man thought. Then I bought myself several beer glasses of the 80s, and a little later I found one rare - the 50s, the so-called Nikulinsky. From glasses he switched to beer taps, tape recorders, filmoscopes, paraphernalia of the Soviet police. Latest project Denis - restored soviet machine gun sparkling water comes from his childhood.

- It's probably age.- Denis laughs and shows the machine gun.

Students don't really understand. Basically the same for students. These have ceased to be actively exploited since the end of 1991. Basically, they were placed in places of mass gathering of people - GUM, TSUM, cinemas and other popular establishments. You come up, wash the glass, throw a penny - you drink. If you have a coin of 3 kopecks in your pocket, you can afford soda with syrup.

- For some time after the collapse of the USSR in the former Soviet republics, they worked on tokens. Now they have begun to make stylized Soviet ones with bill acceptors. But this, of course, is not the coat. Similar machines were produced in Kyiv and Moscow, if I'm not mistaken. My sample is Ukrainian. And yes, it is a reusable faceted glass. People did not disdain and did not get sick.

Nutro, of course, not completely natural. Lots of modern details. Purchased machine. Denis spent about $250 on it. True, this is not the first test. There have been three more so far. All four units are now on the site.

- On "Onliner" there is a thematic branch "Our childhood". People aged 35+ actively communicate there. When I started talking about the soda machine, there was a user under the nickname globba - a man with golden hands who persuaded me to do it. We struggled together for three weeks, but managed.

Country children gathered to gawk at the new contraption in the yard of Uncle Denis. At first they did not understand what it was. Then they asked me to explain. Uncle Denis taught them how to use a machine gun - queues began to gather near him.

- For you, it tastes better than drinks like Fanta?

- For me, these are different things. Fanta appeared in the USSR for the Olympics-80. And also sold in vending machines. There were no such people in Minsk. I remember that my father and I came to Moscow. In the building of the Belorussky railway station, dad says to me: “Denis, now you will try such an unrealistically delicious drink. Keep 15 kopecks. So you understand? Five times more expensive than Soviet sparkling water. At the Belorussky railway station there were two automatic machines with the inscription "Fanta". I didn't even know what it was. But yes, it was delicious for me. This is 1981. It seems to me that Fanta and Pepsi have not changed since then. Same taste. And Soviet drinks - Tarkhun, Baikal, Pinocchio - have become worse. Previously, they were made from natural ingredients. Shelf life was 7 days. And now it is not clear how much. Beer is the same story. Now fashionable craft. And in my youth, it turns out, everything was craft.

Denis laughs. On it are elements of the uniform of Soviet traffic cops. Harness, leggings - 70s. Helmet - 80s. Estonian production. After the acquisition, the collector liked to play tricks on neighbors-dacha residents, going out onto the village road. Some actually stopped and showed documents until they understood what was happening.

- I have been working for 25 years stock market RB. For 10 years he worked in a state administration body that regulated the securities market. Then he worked as a professional participant in the securities market. I invest part of the money I earn in my collection. These things should be saved for the future. This is our history.

Many things are now rising in price. With this in mind, the cost of the collection is approximately $15,000.

- It's like with securities you need to know what to invest in- the collector laughs. - True, I had no calculation. As a result, flashing lights from the GDR, which I bought for $10-15, have now risen in price a lot. Because in Russia there is a fashion for creating replicas of police cars and traffic police of the USSR. As a result, the cost of a flasher can now reach up to $100, or even more. But I don't make money from it. It's a hobby. For myself.

Man shows replicas license plates Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the BSSR. He says that with the introduction of new white and black numbers in the USSR, the MIM series since 1980 has become only a police one.

- On the night of museums on May 19, with another of our forum users m141170, we handed over for a temporary exhibition to the Museum of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus things related to Soviet militia. Why has the price of these things gone up? In the Russian Federation, fashion for Soviet cars. And now almost every regional police department wants to install such a retro car in front of their building. For many years I have been studying the transport of the USSR police. Especially the coloring pages. For a long time I was looking for Soviet GOSTs, which established the rules for painting. They were nowhere to be found on the internet. As a result, I found the originals of 1953 and 1957 in the Russian archives. Requested copies, would pay something like $50.

During the existence Soviet Union these things were well known to every citizen. They have become a kind calling card THE USSR.

Icebreaker Arktika

The USSR was famous for its icebreakers. One of the best was the nuclear icebreaker Arktika. It was launched in 1975 and was considered the largest of all existing at that time: its width was 30 meters, length - 148 meters, and the height of the side - more than 17 meters. The Arktika became the first ship to reach the North Pole.

Satellite

The first artificial satellite. PS1 (the simplest satellite) looked stylish: a shiny ball (diameter 58 cm) with four antennas (2.9 and 2.4 meters). He weighed 83.6 kilograms. The word "Sputnik" has become international, and the profile of "Sputnik" is still unmistakable.

Spaceship "Vostok"

Yuri Gagarin went into space on it. This is already enough to call Vostok legendary. The Soviet industry produced models of the Vostok spacecraft for children, and adults pinned a badge with its image on the lapel of their jacket.

AK-47

AK 47 is a living legend. It took first place in the list of the most significant inventions of the 20th century according to the French magazine "Liberation" and 4th place in the list of "50 products that changed the world" according to Playboy magazine. The name "Kalash" in Africa is called children, the machine gun is depicted on the state flags of four states (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, East Timor) and on the coat of arms of Mozambique.

Tank T-34

The T-34 tank deservedly became one of the symbols of the Victory. This is the only medium tank, from the cannon of which, during the war, Hero of Russia A.M. Fadin shot down an enemy aircraft in flight. The Thirty-Four is the most economical tank in terms of fuel consumption, as well as the most massive tank in the world: over 58,000 T-34 tanks were produced in the USSR in 1940-1946 alone.

Lunokhod

The Lunokhod was the fruit of the creative thought of the Soviet design engineer Georgy Babakin and his team. The first Lunokhod in history had eight wheels, and each of them had its own drive, which provided the device with all-terrain qualities. It was a real "miracle of technology", shredded with first-class equipment.

"Meteor"

Winged "Meteors" and "Rockets", designed by designer Rostislav Alekseev, were the fastest ships of the USSR. The famous pilot Hero of the Soviet Union Mikhail Devyatayev became the first captain of the Meteor, who during the war years was able to escape from captivity by hijacking an enemy bomber.

Ekranoplan

The Lun ekranoplan, which was tested in 1985, was a real machine of the future. For its firepower, it was dubbed the "carrier killer". The ekranoplan was one of the largest aircraft ever produced.

Rocket "Satan"

The Americans called the Soviet strategic missile system R-36M "Satan" for a reason. In 1973, this missile became the most powerful ballistic system ever developed. Not a single missile defense system was able to withstand the SS-18, the radius of which was 10,000 kilometers

Commander's watch

If the machine, then "Kalashnikov", if the watch, then "Commander". Initially, "commander's" watches were called award watches, which could be awarded for a feat. Already after the war, "Commander's" watches began to be made at the Chistopol Watch Factory.

Vacuum cleaner "Whirlwind"

In addition to the stylish design, the Whirlwind vacuum cleaners also differed from others in their incredible power. Until now, "Whirlwinds" are many in the dachas and are used to clean up even industrial waste.

"Belaz"

BelAZ-540 was one of the best mining dump trucks in the world. This giant became the first owner of the Quality Mark and was a real breakthrough in technological thought. It was the first car with hydropneumatic wheel suspension, produced in the USSR, combined hydraulic power steering and body lift.

Stechkin pistol

"Stechkin" is still one of the most respected pistol connoisseurs. It was put into service in December 1951 and had no analogues in the world for a whole decade. Stechkin fell in love not only in the USSR. Fidel Castro slept with "Stechkin" under his pillow, loved this gun and Che Guevara.

Orbital station "Mir"

The Soviet designers of the Mir orbital station showed the whole world what a comic house-laboratory should look like. Mir has been in orbit for 15 years. 135 cosmonauts from 11 countries of the world visited the station. In a unique space laboratory nearly 17,000 scientific experiments. There were almost 12 tons of scientific equipment alone at the station.

PPSh

PPSh-41 during the Great Patriotic War was the most popular and famous submachine gun in the USSR. The creator of this legendary weapon, which the soldiers lovingly called "daddy", was the gunsmith Georgy Shpagin. In the post-war period, it was produced in North Korea. One of the first Korean PPSh (variant with a disk magazine) was presented to Stalin in 1949 for his 70th birthday.

"Zenith"

These iconic cameras were produced at the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Plant. "Zenith" series E became the most massive SLR camera in the world. And in 1979 the prestigious British magazine What camera? recognized Zenit EM the best camera of the year.

Tu - 144

"Soviet Concorde", the first supersonic aircraft that carried passengers. Unfortunately, the Tu-144 did not fly for a long time. Due to two disasters on June 1, 1978, Aeroflot stopped passenger air transportation of the Tu-144. But in the early 1990s, the Tu-144 worked for NASA as a flying laboratory.

"Gull"

The most beautiful car of the Soviet Union, the "Seagull" was the most massive Soviet executive car. As part of his appearance the car was a compilation of the design solutions of the American automobile industry, the so-called fin style, or "Detroit Baroque".

Tear-off calendar

Soviet tear-off calendars gave a sense of celebration. Every day. Memorable events were celebrated there, chess studies and reprints of paintings were published. The length of the day and the times of sunrise and sunset were also noted. It was also convenient to take notes on calendars.

Tarpaulin boots

Tarpaulin boots are more than shoes. Ivan Plotnikov, who set up their production before the war, received the Stalin Prize. By the end of the war, 10 million walked in tarpaulin boots. Soviet soldiers. After the war, everyone wore "kirzachs" - from old people to schoolchildren.

Footcloths

Well, what kind of kirzachi without footcloths!
Footcloths are inextricably linked with "kirzachs". In terms of practicality, they will give socks a head start: footcloths do not roll on the heel; if they get wet, they can be wrapped with the other side, they wear out less, in cold weather you can wrap two footcloths, laying newspapers between them for warmth.

Telogreyka

The authorities of the USSR saw in the padded jacket the ideal clothing that is functional both for work and for war. In 1932, quilted jackets actually become uniforms for the builders of the White Sea Canal. In the 1930s, quilted jackets begin to move through the cinema. For example, in cult movie"Chapaev" in quilted jackets are flaunted by Anka and Petka, thus demonstrating the "universality" of this clothing. Great Patriotic War turned the quilted jacket into a real cult, making it the clothes of the winners.

Vest

The sailors had a vest long before the USSR, but it was in the Soviet Union that the vest became more than a vest - from the sailors it migrated to the wardrobe of the paratroopers. The official premiere of the blue striped vests took place during the events in Prague in August 1968: it was the Soviet paratroopers in striped jerseys that played the decisive role in ending the Prague Spring.

Budenovka

Budenovka was called both "Frunzenka" and "hero". The top of the Budyonovka was jokingly called the "brain outlet". It was introduced as part of the winter uniform of the Red Army in 1919. Until 1940, Budyonovka invariably correlated with the fighters of the Red Army, but after the Finnish War it was replaced by a hat with earflaps.

Belt with buckle

A polished belt badge is the main fetish of the Soviet sailor and soldier and an object for applied life hacks. For example, buckles were sharpened, cherkashi from boxes were attached to them, with the help of these plaques they shaved. Belts with buckles were indispensable during fights.

Motorcycle "Ural"

Ural is the king of Soviet motorcycles. Reliable, heavy, passable. The history of the Urals from the late 30s until 1964 was the history of a military motorcycle. Even when the motorcycle began to be sold to the townsfolk, the owner of the Ural was obliged to register with the military, and the traffic police forbade using a motorcycle without a sidecar.

Trading scales

Tumbler

Everything ingenious is simple. The roly-poly was the main children's toy for several generations of Soviet children. She taught children resilience. Those who were coming out of the age of playing with her used a tumbler to create a "smoke".

Faceted glass

Soviet faceted glasses, made using a special technology, could literally crack nuts. The appearance of the "border" in is associated with Vera Mukhina. Allegedly, the design of the glass was developed by her in 1943 in besieged Leningrad, where Mukhina headed the Art Glass Workshop.

Pedal "Moskvich"

The dream of any Soviet boy. Almost a real car, only the pedal drive. The main thing was not to adopt the skills of such pressure on the pedals during adult life. You won't get far.

String bag

Although we associate the shopping bag with the USSR, it was invented by the Czech Vavrzhin Krchil in late XIX century. However, it was in the Union that the string bag became a cult item. It is believed that the name "string bag" was invented in the 1930s by the writer Vladimir Polyakov. Avoski differed in compactness and spaciousness. In winter, food was often hung in them outside the windows. And then the thieves cut off the shopping bags from the windows.

Flashlight "Bug"

Such electrodynamic flashlights were in almost every family. Ergonomic and almost eternal - you only have time to change the light bulb. Before use, the handle of the dynamo machine was removed from the fuse, which, coupled with the decent weight of the lantern, gave the feeling of a weapon in the hands. The best thing is to go to a dark basement with disturbing music.

A device for burning

Every Soviet boy dreamed of having a burning device. It was almost a soldering iron, but it was still necessary to grow up to a soldering iron. A set of needles was supplied with many models of devices. different size, so the child's fantasies were limited only by the size of the board on which he was going to burn the pattern.

passbook

Debit with credit Soviet people brought together according to the passbook. It was perhaps the most important book in the house. They kept savings on it, they put it in a bag, and a bag in another bag. As long as nothing leaks. But then came perestroika and the summer of 1991.

Gas water devices

On April 16, 1937, the first sparkling water machine was installed in the Smolny canteen. Later, automatic weapons began to appear in Moscow, and then throughout the Union. Just sparkling water cost one penny, sparkling water with syrup was sold for three pennies. The cups were reusable, they were simply rinsed with a jet of water.
And yet, the boys drilled a hole in a 3-kopeck coin, tied a thread and “milked” the machines, the record reached several tens of glasses of soda, until the machine swallowed the bait.

Badges

Everyone in the USSR had badges. They were worn by Octobrists, pioneers, Komsomol members, party members, athletes and ordinary workers. The badges were issued to anniversaries, for the anniversaries of the general secretaries, for the holidays. They were convertible currencies. Valuable badges were valued dearly.

The USSR no longer exists, but the memory of the legendary things of that era is still alive. From the Tu-144 aircraft to the pedal Moskvich and the shopping bag.

1. Tu - 144

"Soviet Concorde", the first supersonic aircraft that carried passengers. Unfortunately, the Tu-144 did not fly for a long time. Due to two disasters on June 1, 1978, Aeroflot stopped passenger air transportation of the Tu-144.
But in the early 1990s, the Tu-144 worked for NASA as a flying laboratory.

2. Satellite

The first artificial satellite. PS1 (the simplest satellite) looked stylish: a shiny ball (diameter 58 cm) with four antennas (2.9 and 2.4 meters). He weighed 83.6 kilograms.
The word "Sputnik" has become international, and the profile of "Sputnik" is still unmistakable.

3. Lunokhod

4. AK-47

AK 47 is a living legend. It took first place in the list of the most significant inventions of the 20th century according to the French magazine "Liberation" and 4th place in the list of "50 products that changed the world" according to Playboy magazine.
The name "Kalash" in Africa is called children, the machine gun is depicted on the state flags of four states (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, East Timor) and on the coat of arms of Mozambique.

5. Spaceship "Vostok"

6. Orbital station "Mir"

The Soviet designers of the Mir orbital station showed the whole world what a comic house-laboratory should look like. Mir has been in orbit for 15 years. 135 cosmonauts from 11 countries of the world visited the station. Nearly 17,000 scientific experiments have been carried out in the unique space laboratory. There were almost 12 tons of scientific equipment alone at the station.

7. PPSh

PPSh-41 during the Great Patriotic War was the most popular and famous submachine gun in the USSR. The creator of this legendary weapon, which the soldiers lovingly called "daddy", was the gunsmith Georgy Shpagin.
In the post-war period, it was produced in North Korea. One of the first Korean PPSh (variant with a disk magazine) was presented to Stalin in 1949 for his 70th birthday.

8. Tank T-34

9. Faceted glass

Soviet faceted glasses, made using a special technology, could literally crack nuts. The appearance of the "border" in the USSR is associated with Vera Mukhina. Allegedly, the design of the glass was developed by her in 1943 in besieged Leningrad, where Mukhina headed the Art Glass Workshop.

10. Zenith

11. Ekranoplan

The Lun ekranoplan, which was tested in 1985, was a real machine of the future. For its firepower, it was dubbed the "carrier killer". The ekranoplan was one of the largest aircraft ever produced.

12. Commander's watch

13. Seagull

The most beautiful car of the Soviet Union, the "Seagull" was the most massive Soviet executive car. In terms of its external appearance, the car was a compilation of design solutions from the American automobile industry, the so-called fin style, or “Detroit Baroque”.

14. ZAZ 965. "Hunchbacked"

ZAZ 965 was a real "people's car". In its production, the Italian Fiat 600 was taken as the basis. "Hunchback" was a star, he starred in such films as "Three plus two", "Queen of the gas station" and many others. A “humpback” appeared even in the cartoons “Just you wait” and “Vacation in Prostokvashino”.

15. Badges

Everyone in the USSR had badges. They were worn by Octobrists, pioneers, Komsomol members, party members, athletes and ordinary workers. The badges were issued for memorable dates, for the anniversaries of general secretaries, for holidays. They were convertible currencies. Valuable badges were valued dearly.

16. VAZ 2101. "Penny"

VAZ 2101, "Kopeyka" - a legendary car. The Italian Fiat 124 was taken as the prototype of the first Zhiguli model. The Kopeyka was a favorite car not only in the Soviet Union, but also in the countries of the socialist bloc. In Cuba, to this day, "penny limousines" are used as fixed-route taxis. In 2000, the magazine "Za Rulem" recognized the VAZ 2101 as "the best Russian car of the century."

17. "Belaz"

BelAZ-540 was one of the best mining dump trucks in the world. This giant became the first owner of the Quality Mark and was a real breakthrough in technological thought. It was the first car produced in the USSR with hydropneumatic wheel suspension, combined power steering and body lift hydraulic systems.

18. Batteries "Planet"

Flat batteries "Planet" not only powered various portable devices, but were also must have for every Soviet child. From above, they were usually sealed with a strip of paper with the inscription “If you didn’t check it, don’t open it,” and you could check them only by opening them - with your tongue, if it stings, then it’s good.

19. Battery

Another source of power, the battery, was of interest to the Soviet children for completely different reasons. His suitability for the job was unimportant. Lead plates were important, which easily melted and turned into handicrafts - from brass knuckles to amulets.

20. "Meteor"

21. Tumbler

22. Avoska

Although we associate the shopping bag with the USSR, it was invented by the Czech Vavrzhin Krchil at the end of the 19th century. However, it was in the Union that the string bag became a cult item. It is believed that the name "string bag" was invented in the 1930s by the writer Vladimir Polyakov.
Avoski differed in compactness and spaciousness. In winter, food was often hung in them outside the windows. And then the thieves cut off the shopping bags from the windows.

23. Vacuum cleaner "Whirlwind"

24. Apparatus gas water

25. Rocket "Satan"

26. Motorcycle "Ural"

27. Bicycle "Kama"

"Kama" was a real bestseller. In the late 80s, this bike cost 100 rubles, which was not so little, but queues lined up for it anyway. "Kama" was actively "tuned": pasted over with stickers with racing cars, a fringe was hung on the "seat" and handlebars, and details from the designer were put on the knitting needles.

28. Scooter "Ant"

There were no hipsters in the USSR, but there were scooters. And not only road and tourist, but also cargo. Who remembers the USSR, remembers the Ants scooters. Hard workers, builders and plumbers loved to ride them.

29. Electronic game "Just you wait!"

The main gaming gadget of the 1980s. The wolf must catch as many eggs as possible in the basket, "supplied" by chickens from four sides. For each egg caught, a point was counted, for each broken egg, a point was taken away. After scoring 200 points, the player received a bonus game. During the game, periodically upper corner screen was a hare, and then you could earn bonus points.

30. Budenovka

31. Tarpaulin boots

Tarpaulin boots are more than shoes. Ivan Plotnikov, who set up their production before the war, received the Stalin Prize. By the end of the war, 10 million Soviet soldiers were wearing tarpaulin boots. After the war, everyone wore "kirzachs" - from old people to schoolchildren.

32. Riga trains

In the late USSR, the electric trains of the Riga Carriage Works were considered the best electric trains. They were truly cutting edge. The inventor of the trolleybus train, Vladimir Veklich, had an internship at the Riga plant.

33. Double-decker trolley bus YATB-3

From 1939 to 1953, there were double-decker trolleybuses of the Yaroslavl Automobile Plant YaTB-3 in Moscow. Most residents former USSR this trolleybus is familiar from the film "Foundling", in which it appears in one of the episodes, and in the 1947 film "Spring" both cars that survived after the war get into the frame at the same time. Also found in an episode in the film "Happy Flight".

34. Electric shaver "Kharkiv"

The cult Soviet electric razor with a trimmer Kharkiv 109. Its circulation amounted to more than 30 million pieces. The razor worked from current sources with different ranges. That is why it was indispensable on business trips and long trips.

35. Vest

36. Jacket

The authorities of the USSR saw in the padded jacket the ideal clothing that is functional both for work and for war. In 1932, quilted jackets actually become uniforms for the builders of the White Sea Canal.
In the 1930s, quilted jackets begin to move through the cinema. For example, in the cult film "Chapaev" Anka and Petka flaunt in quilted jackets, thereby demonstrating the "universality" of this clothing.
The Great Patriotic War turned the quilted jacket into a real cult, making it the clothes of the winners.

37. Flashlight "Bug"

38. Tear-off calendar

However, something else is surprising - now many of our old Soviet things are really expensive. Collectors are ready to offer a round sum for such things - from several thousand rubles to several thousand dollars. So maybe it's worth taking a closer look at the old sideboard?

Crystal

Crystal vases and carafes seem to many a relic Soviet era. The Soviet people considered crystal an investment, so an incredibly large amount of it accumulated in apartments and in Russia it lost its value.

However, in the west it has become surprisingly popular. Europeans are looking for it in commission shops, and the mass market copies motifs in ordinary glassware. First of all, collectors are interested in pre-revolutionary crystal - its cost will reach up to 50-60 thousand rubles. Among Soviet products, blue or red crystal is the most interesting - products from it can be sold for up to 5 thousand rubles, and a whole set for 10-15 thousand rubles.

Dulevo porcelain and LFZ porcelain

Such figurines can be recognized by the stamps "Dulyovo" and "LFZ". At antique dealers, such items have risen in price significantly, and in Europe they are considered a rarity at all, although earlier such figurines could be found in every apartment. Now, the design of such figurines is copied, and new products are produced based on their motives. A simple figurine can be sold for 10 thousand rubles, and the cost of some rare items reaches fifty thousand rubles.

It turns out that metal toys also cost a lot. Collectors appreciate them for the quality of the material and workmanship. You can get up to ten thousand rubles for ZIL trucks, and you can also sell passenger pedal cars and spring guns at a high price.

For example, here is an offer on Ebay, where it is offered to buy a GAZ-M20 metal pedal car for $ 3,450

Metal soldiers are sold on the Internet for an average of 2 thousand rubles, and in the wake of the popularity of World of Tanks, the demand for metal tanks and toy military equipment- they are bought at a price of a thousand rubles and more.

TV "KVN-49"

Not all Soviet TVs are now in price, but this case is an exception. The great-grandfather of TVs today is willingly bought up at a price of 10 thousand rubles or more, and if it is also working, then it is twice as expensive.

SVD radio receiver

Another Soviet miracle technology today is also valued by antique dealers. Its price also averages from 15 thousand rubles, depending on the condition.

Bronze figurines

Bronze figurines from the Soviet era are also valued by collectors, though much less than the works of the 18th and 19th centuries. Figurines made in Kasli are especially valued. Chelyabinsk region. On the Internet, Kasli casting can be found at different prices, but on average, such figures cost from several thousand to several tens of thousands of rubles. Figurines of the 50s are sold expensively - on average for 25-50 thousand rubles. But this horse with a foal is offered to be bought for 48 thousand rubles.

old perfume bottles

In Russia, they are not yet highly valued, but Europeans buy them very willingly in commission shops. Ideally, these are crystal bottles with a worn cap. They are sought not so much by perfume lovers as by interior designers. Pre-revolutionary products are especially valued. Their cost can reach hundreds of thousands of rubles.

Who among us did not have multi-colored glass cones and balls. The same type of houses, owls and dolls that were in every family, and now they are gradually growing in price. Of course, so far they are unlikely to be sold expensively, but the toys are more early period before 1960 are now very much appreciated, but it is worth considering them appearance. On average, they cost from 5 to 10 thousand rubles. Moreover, much more valuable toys are not made of glass, but of cotton wool. Here is such an unsightly harlequin costs about 15 thousand rubles.

Old Pyrex cookware

The heat-resistant dishes of this French brand are still popular with housewives. However, for culinary specialists, dishes of twenty years ago or more are of particular value.

Lithographs

Lithographs often adorned the walls of Soviet people's apartments. Many of them cost nothing. However, there are certain series that are highly valued by collectors. For example, in Europe, early 20th-century lithographs from the Currier and Ives series are sold at auctions for an average of $100,000.