Museum of Soviet Everyday Life 'Made in the USSR'

About museum

Like a time machine, the museum will transport you to the not-so-distant past and revive the brightest and warmest memories of childhood or youth. Children and schoolchildren will also be interested to learn why the arithmometer is called the great-grandfather of the modern calculator, how photographs used to be produced, and who and why wore the Pioneer neckerchief.

The museum was established in 2017, and its collection is being added to daily thanks to concerned citizens. Visitors will be able not only to view up close but also to handle items such as 'Krasnaya Moskva' perfume, a gramophone, a reel-to-reel tape recorder with songs by the legendary band The Beatles, records by Alla Pugacheva and Pesnyary, pennants and gas masks, and many other exhibits, thus feeling the unique spirit of the Soviet era. The space is divided into thematic zones: a Soviet family's room where you can play the guitar, sit at the table and do your homework; a pensioner's apartment where you can take a photo against the backdrop of a plush rug with reindeer; the 'red corner', where you'll see a portrait of Lenin on the wall, a copy of 'Capital' by K. Marx and F. Engels on the table, Pioneer neckerchiefs and school uniforms, and other locations. Without politics, without labels and clichés, through everyday objects that have now become artifacts. Based on real memories. Today the 'Made in the USSR' museum is not only an exhibition space but also a venue for fairs, art projects, concerts, workshops, photoshoots and film shoots.