1981 color. THE USSR. Unforgettable

Overall, in 1981 - an apogee of "stagnation", the last stage of ossification of the Soviet political system.

32 photos from this source





1. December 19 Leonid Ilyich awarded the fourth star of the Hero of the Soviet Union:



2. Further pictures from the photo essay in 1981, Peter Marlow (Magnum agency).

Holidaymakers in the train station at the Sochi:



3. Pioneers at the Sochi station:



4. On the beaches creates a nightmare (as it is now, probably). This Odessa beach-81:



5. In the Soviet resort life lacked entertainment.
One of the most enjoyable are boat trips. Sochi:



6. Excursions in open buses, Sochi:



7. On the seafront in Sochi (and in other resort areas) people playing chess and checkers:



8. And there was even a show in Sochi "nightclub»:



9. Someone just wanted to lie down on a bench. Primorsky Boulevard in Sochi:



10. room of distorting mirrors in Sochi:



11. Favorite children's entertainment at the time: arcade and shooting. Sochi:



12. And what holiday without ice cream? Sochi:



13. kvass course:



Lesson 14. "Disco" in the pioneer camp "CASS Banner" near Odessa:



15. Pioneers like:



16. The veteran talks about war children in the pioneer camp "Red Flag" near Odessa:



17. 1981 - this is the era of shortages and queues.
Here in a clothing store in Odessa "thrown" something scarce:



18. But the people for breaking Pepsi Cola:



19. But the Soviet medicine and health care system are, in general, at a height.
People resting after sulfur baths at Matsesta:



20. Treatment with oxygen in a sanatorium near Riga:



21. A little fotonablyudeny Peter Marlowe.

On a bench in Riga:



22. Odessa on a rainy day:



23. The attraction of foreign VDNH in Moscow:



24. People find their entertainment like in the darkest times of stagnation.
Member of the hunting club of Riga:



25. And a few fotozarisovok 1981 already from other sources.

On the Belarusian railway station in Moscow:



26. Moscow Street 1981:



27. And look at 1981 Sq. Dzerzhinsky (Lubyanka):



28. Kiev Khreshchatyk-81:



29. Sofia's Square in Kyiv-81:



30. Kharkov-81:



31. Children's Clinic in Novorossiysk:



32. Yakutsk-81:



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