1973 color

Judging by the stories of their parents, as well as the totality of historical sources, the time was generally pretty cute. Decades of selfless work finally led to a prosperity among Soviet citizens. Production of passenger cars exceeded one million per year, and although most of them were exported, ordinary people began to gradually acquire personal vehicles. And this is how it looked 1 апреля 1973 during the visit of Josip Tito's Yugoslav colleagues:





In foreign policy, the 1973rd was favorable to the Soviet Union. Americans withdrew from Vietnam, the West faced with the oil crisis of the ultimatum of the OPEC countries. They were then not to escalate the confrontation with the socialist camp, so the beginning of the blessed era of "détente».
Brezhnev talks with Nixon during his visit to the United States, June 19, 1973:



The Soviet leadership was very pleased outlined normalizing relations with the West.
CPSU General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev during a conversation with a group of American journalists in the Kremlin. Malyshev / RIA Novosti, 1973:



Life in the USSR went on as long zavedёnnym course. People went on demonstrations and party meeting, took social obligations, rested "on yugah».

Demonstration May 1, 1973:



Secretary of the Komsomol committee Gorodetsky hands mechanics letter press shop № I Mihailov for active participation in technical creativity of youth. Lenin Komsomol Automobile Plant in Moscow (AZLK) 1973:



Dress Style:



The men jeans are emerging, but the women - only in dresses 1973:



Forgotten now wagons transported Muscovites and visitors to the world of high achievements of the Soviet economy (ENEA 1973):



A railway from Simferopol Station famous Crimean mountain trolley drove travelers to the most blue Black Sea, 1973:



Flight Yalta Airport:



These trolleys and go there now as a living monument to our childhood, adolescence, youth ...

Since foreign resorts were closed to Soviet citizens on their own was packed.
Promenade in Sochi in 1973:



Happy days at sea in Yalta 73rd:



What else comes to mind from that time?

For those who have not saved money on their own "Lada" or "Moskvich" was a wonderful opportunity to buy a motorcycle "Java". 1973:



Comprehensive service 73rd:
What then are our cities? "Hruschev time period" already hard pressed "brezhnevki", in other words, to replace the five-story building came nine-. This is the familiar environment of our habitat, which had just been formed.
At the same time leaving the old urban life. Particularly acute is felt in Moscow, where on the outskirts of the village dismantled and finished off the remains of an old wooden building center. But some protected corner at that time still remain, which are now seen in Moscow is absolutely impossible.



Moscow 3rd lane Lavra in 1973:
Other cities have changed considerably smaller, but the same now were missing many will.



Smolensk in 1973:
Tram on the Great Soviet Smolensk no longer go ...



Leningrad '73:
A particular era of the 20th century can not be imagined without its movie and TV screens.



Shooting program "Anu-ka girl!" In 1973:



Back in 1973 there was a film "How the Steel Was Tempered" with Konkin:
What there was a good song: "You are all just please remember, Comrade Memory!»



If the beginning of 1970 is still remembered in romantic aura, it is largely thanks to the sparkling comedy that became popular hits. Such as "Ivan Vasilievich" 1973:



King!



Source: visualhistory.livejournal.com