This collection was carefully curated (and mostly hand-drawn) by a Lithuanian-Ukrainian couple to give you the best idea of the soviet design and lifestyle. We've made this to show many wacky, interesting (and often forgotten) things made in the USSR. Note: this is not an attempt to glorify or whitewash the soviet past.
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Everyone will know what groceries are consumed by Soviet families plus no plastic waste, these bags lasted forever
Actually im using my soviet grocery bag, still alive and very trendy 😂
Eggholder and transporter for Soviet Babushkas, very convenient and sturdy design Not to crack one's eggs
It's only half a liter/quart container, thirsty Soviet citizen would finish it in one big gulp or two/3 sips..
Load More Replies..."Yula" every soviet child's spinner fun game device. Still very popular breakthrough tech machine
So that we could see the inside in case someone actually couldn't see it in their minds...
"Vanyka vstanyka" - Ivan get up toy , still used and played by children all over
Or as a Russian friend of mine used to call them - Hiz Ugli ; and unreliable, dangerous and scary to drive.
Italian Fiat copycat originally built in Italian named and designed city of Toliatti in USSR
Let's give credit where it is due. USSR did buy the license from Fiat to legally make it locally and they did heavy re engineering work (though externally the design was left mostly unchanged) https://www.google.com/amp/s/jalopnik.com/the-first-lada-was-way-more-than-just-a-re-badged-fiat-1722260844/amp
Load More Replies...Old, probably broken armchair covered by a Persian rug. Soviet style refurbishment. Also, it was very common to hang the rug above the bed to have a warmer surface to lean against as the walls were freezing cold in the winter
Drago is fictional name that never existed in the USSR
Load More Replies...Looks Vietnamese to me, Soviet star is always Red !!! Andres, you know to each their own interpretation
No, really... This is just caviar. Why is this considered wacky?
This is the good stuff, just a spoon needed to eat this salmon ikra. Japanese learned it from Russians and named it ikura. We learned it from persians i believe. Iran has one of the best sturgeon black caviar to this day
Oohhh the best dessert you could think of! Nowadays condensed milk doesnt taste the same...
The multi purpose treat, put it in tea/coffee or cereal, on top of blinchiki or bread. Make milti layered honey cake or boil it for two/3 hours to have caramel sauce that's sooo yummy
Bbushkas would sit in front of a huge sack/bag of these at every Metro station and sell semechki to anyone who wanted a snack or litter around with the shells
LOGO inside from 1980 Moscow Olympics which were boycotted by westerners because of Afghans not liking the communist transformation by Soviet Union
Hmm, must be originally made by Ukrainian SSR as we say the city in Russian "Harkov"
Soviet union soda machine with max. TWO glasses that you're supposed to clean yourself by an upward stream of water :) genius design
Complete with built in microphone to record all anti-Soviet conversations.
Hence tye brand named "Surprise" in case you had something to say that surprised the Soviet intelligence LOL
Load More Replies...My grandmother pickeled tomatoes, cabbage and even small watermelons in Siberia. Good stuff in the long winter months when you wanted some fruit or veggies LOL
"Youth" television set, was the first widely available TV to every Soviet citizen. Almost every household had one or two of these
Yep, its another example of Soviet engineering and development. NO CHINESE goods at that time
Made for granpas to listen to Soviet propaganda all day long or till the battery lasted
