Tag: USSR

The Soviet motorist, even if he had saved up money, didn’t have much of a choice: Volga, Zhiguli (Lada), Moskvich, and Zaporozhets. If the owner of a Volga was rightfully considered a rich man, and Moskvich or Zhiguli owners were well-to-do, well, ...

Dynamo stadium was built in 1934-36 (architects V. Osmak and V. Bespalov) on the site of the former Chateau de Fleur Park and athletics track. The main entrance designed as a concave colonnade flanked by two pillars (architect N. Manucharova and V. P ...

By Kyiv standards, Khreshchatyk is very recent. Less than two centuries ago, a stream ran through this site. Now there is Khreshatyk, the premier main street of the capital, and its business and cultural center. What is more, this street was not simp ...

Located on two former kreshchatyk plots previously belonging to the film magnate Anton Shantser (Khreshchatyk, 42) and Amalie Shedel (Khreshchatyk, 44/2) – the seven-story TsUM was built in 1937-1938 by Moscow architects Friedman and Metzoyan in th ...

Soon after the accident, construction began on Pripyat’s younger brother, Slavutych. The new atom-town was also given the name of a nearby river: Slavutych, one of the ancient names of the Dnipro. On the shore, a bay was dug and equipped, where bui ...

The first electric tramcars appeared in May 1892. This was the first electric tramway in the former Russian Empire and the third in Europe. The first horse-drawn tram was tried 1891, but a pair of horses were not enough to pull the tram up the Bohdan ...

The interesting history of Trolleybus in Chernobyl. There are many objects in the Exclusion Zone that are surprising by their obvious irrelevance, such as the motor boat on the Volkhov, although there is not a single reservoir in the area. A no less ...

The interesting history of Fire Trucks in Chernobyl. The workhorse of any fire brigade – the ATs-40 truck – carries on a vigil for almost half a century, despite the fact that many modifications have appeared over the years of its existence. It w ...

The history of Chernivtsi. Chernivtsi is the historic center of Bukovina, located on the banks of the River Prut. It is a relatively young city; the first written reference is from the early 15th century. Since then, it has belonged to the Moldavian ...

Two types of sparkling water were sold in these machines: simple, slightly salty, worth 1 kopeck per glass; and with syrup, for 3 kopecks. In this case, the machine thought for a minute, then with a grumble, gave a portion of lemon syrup, more rarely ...

Bumper cars in abandoned amusement park in Pripyat. In the USSR, where amusement parks were encouraged by the state as a type of collective leisure and were managed by the Ministry of Culture, a standard set of park amusements was designed at the Ins ...

The interesting history of Franko Theater. Ivan Franko Square is the home of the Drama Theater building and a small public garden with a fountain. The theatre, neo-Greek in style, was designed by architects Edward Ferdinand Bradtman and George Shleif ...