Themed parties continue to gain popularity among the population of our country. And there are several good reasons for this. Firstly, each participant can show their individuality and passion. Secondly, independently organizing an original evening does not require large financial investments. Thirdly, you can arrange a holiday to your liking and not be afraid of judgment from strangers.

There are many topics for such events, but we will consider the most interesting of them. So, a party in the style of the USSR: what will you need for a fun time?

Choosing a historical period

If you want to plunge into the atmosphere of pioneer childhood, remember the first Soviet beatniks or the era of stagnation, then you will have to take into account the important features of the chosen time period. Only then will a party in the style of the USSR become not only unique, but also educational.

If you don’t want to rack your brains over historical details, you can go through all the important events of our country’s past at once. This approach will create many spicy moments and provoke extremely interesting situations and moments.

Location

A themed party in the style of the USSR goes well both in open areas (dacha, holiday home) and in a city apartment. To immerse participants in the atmosphere of the Soviet Union, it is necessary to carefully consider the details of interior design. To do this, you can use items from your grandmother’s chest or make them yourself. Remember the series “Interns” - a party in the style of the USSR was prepared by the heroes in a few hours and did not require much expense.

Entourage

Flags, posters with large inscriptions, portraits of political figures, bows and carnations are perfect for decorating the room. Just don’t overdo it with red, otherwise guests will quickly get tired.

Pick up popular music from past years. It will be great if it sounds from a player or gramophone. Find Soviet chronicles in video archives and broadcast them from your TV screen without sound. This way you will provide an audio and video background for the holiday.

Dress code

Do you want to have a real party in the style of the USSR? Suits, caps, pioneer ties, school uniforms and combat armbands are what you need. Warn the event participants in advance and give them time to prepare an original image. If you plan to stick to a specific scenario, you can distribute roles between the guests. For example, ask a married couple to appear as Vladimir Ilyich and Nadezhda Konstantinovna. Oblige several friends to appear in the form of a pioneer unit and a detachment of Komsomol members. The owners can introduce themselves as catering workers, vigilantes or members of the CPSU.

For those who doubt whether his costume fits the spirit of the era, it would be a good idea to watch a few old films or look through fashion magazines of the last century.

Feast

Not a single party in the style of the USSR would be complete without Soviet-era dishes and scarce products. Attributes of the last century - porcelain plates and cut glasses - will come in handy here. Snacks and drinks, popular in the Soviet era, must be present on the table. First of all, this is the classic “Olivier”, smoked and doctor’s sausage, canned food, potatoes with herring, jellied meat and, finally, sandwiches with caviar and salmon.

Alcoholic drinks can be represented by Zhigulevskoye beer, Stolichnaya vodka and Soviet champagne. It is not necessary to drink it all, much less mix it with each other. No one can prevent lovers of expensive alcohol from tasting rum, especially if it is made in friendly Cuba. Among non-alcoholic drinks, guests can be offered their childhood favorites, Buratino and Baikal.

Eclairs, Alenka chocolate, and Bird's Milk cake are perfect for dessert. Modern desserts can also be placed between these “delicacies” - they will not spoil the overall flavor. In the end, this is not a real return to the last century, but just a party in the style of the USSR.

Competitions

Divide the guests into two teams and ask them to take turns completing tasks:

• Take turns telling jokes about Stirlitz - the team that knows them more wins.
• Invite participants to guess which movie the famous phrase is quoted from. For example, “It’s not my fault! He came himself! or “I demand that the banquet continue!”
• Hold a competition of parodies of the leaders of the Soviet Union.
• You will be surprised how interesting the competition “Guess who is in the photo” will be - many people will not be able to recognize familiar faces. Print out photographs of famous personalities, actors, astronauts and politicians of the last century in advance.
• A party in the style of the USSR is a great opportunity to show off the talents of the guests. A competition for the best performance of a Soviet song or reading of Mayakovsky's poetry is suitable for this.
• Challenge the teams to quickly decipher Soviet-era abbreviations. For example, CPSU, NKVD, BAM and others.
• Intellectuals can compete in knowing the dates of historical events, but don't let them get too carried away on the topic.
• Hold a competition to solve a Rubik's cube.
• Competition "Guess the taste." Tasting Soviet-era dishes can be a lot of fun. Not every guest will be able to distinguish the taste of several types of sweets or drinks.

Presentation of awards

What else would a party in the USSR style not be complete without? The scenario should take into account incentives for contributions to social activities. Don't forget to reward game participants - to do this, print win-win lottery tickets. As a keepsake of the holiday, the most active ones will receive a spinning top, a flashlight, counting sticks, hunting matches and other “irreplaceable” little things.

Don't overwhelm your guests with activities. Be sure to organize a place for board games. If someone wants to take a break from the noisy company, he can play dominoes, checkers or chess with a friend.

Scenario

Don't let your guests get bored! Come up with an interesting program, then you will definitely have a wonderful party in the style of the USSR. The script can be constructed as follows:

As you already understand, a party in the style of the USSR is an interesting and easy event. A little imagination, a little humor and a good mood will allow you and your friends to have a great time together. This style is suitable for birthday celebrations and corporate gatherings. A themed party can bring joy to both young people and older people. We are sure that all its participants will receive a lot of positive emotions, and the impressions of the original time spent will remain in their memory for a long time.

The script for the program “I live in the USSR” will appeal to all those who were born in the 1960-1970s.

The use of this scenario would be appropriate at a corporate party, birthday party, and also as the theme of an entertainment program to be held in a cafe.

The scenario “I live in the USSR” will allow you to gather at one table people with similar interests, who have something to remember and talk about, something to laugh at and be sad about.

This is a great idea for a virtual return to the times of childhood and youth.

It will be useful for the younger generation to learn, see, try and feel how people and parents lived in the distant 70s of the last century.

The evening program “I live in the USSR” includes a screening of video clips, games, competitions, and an 80s disco. An unforgettable atmosphere filled with smiles and memories of past years can work wonders even for those who are hopelessly fixated on their own affairs and problems, and have long forgotten how to smile and dance.

Decoration of the hall and organization of the program

Attributes:

• Posters (you can buy them or download them on the Internet and print them yourself on a color printer).
• Slogans (perhaps they remain in the archives of organizations or you can write them yourself).
• USSR flag (most likely it can be found in the school archive or ordered through an online store).
• Pioneer horns and drums (can be borrowed from the House of Creativity, the former house of pioneers).
• Pennants.
• Red carpets.
• Velvet tablecloths.
• Faceted glasses.
• Aluminum cutlery.

And:

• Wall projector or large screen for watching video clips.
• Stylized paper money of the USSR in denominations of 1, 3, 5 rubles (they need to be printed on a color printer).
• Invitation cards.
• Fashion show clothes.
• Improvised money.
• Price list.
• Menu.
• Stylized labels for vodka (made in the USSR according to GOST).
• Diplomas.
• Candles.
• Photos from past years.

Quite useful for a museum:

• Adding machine.
• Abacus.
• Samovar on coals.
• Iron on coals.
• Old radio.
• Kerosene stove.
• Antique lampshade.
• Rubber boots.
• Pioneer or Komsomol badge.
• Bust of Lenin or Stalin.
• Inkwell.
• A fountain pen.
• Old suitcase.
• Map or atlas of highways of the Soviet Union.

In addition to the stylized design, according to the author’s idea, it will be necessary to prepare an impromptu museum, the creation of which should involve all those who arrive at the party.

To be invited to a party, you need to prepare invitation cards and hand them out in advance so that the invited people have enough time to prepare and think through their outfit. It is desirable that program participants dress in the style of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

At the entrance, guests can be invited to tie pioneer ties, which can be easily sewn from a piece of red fabric.

The evening program lasts 2.5-3 hours.

Leading:

Good evening, dear Comrades! Greetings to all those who decided to plunge into their childhood and youth. Those who remember how we lived then, how we were friends and what we valued. Welcome to the era of the USSR! I'll ask everyone to stand up.

The anthem of the Soviet Union sounds.

Leading:

We will start our evening, as I promised you, with very bright and positive emotions. Close your eyes for a minute and imagine yourself in childhood and adolescence, remember what surrounded you and made you happy, remember your school friends and girlfriends. So, sit down comfortably, I ask everyone to pay attention to the screen.

N and the video clip “First iPhone” starts on the screen.

Leading:

Today at our evening there will be thematic competitions and quizzes. I have money in my hands. Each correct answer to the quiz and participation in the competition will certainly be paid for. With the money you receive, you can purchase certain goods. There is a price list on the bar counter.

Well, now, dear Friends, Comrades, Citizens and Citizens, the first and, perhaps, the most serious quiz of today's event. Let's remember some historical facts. I have 10 questions for you, the price of each answer is 5 rubles.

Quiz "Top 10"

1. Day, month, year of formation of the USSR? (Answer - December 30, 1922).
2. How many republics joined the Union initially? (Answer – 4 republics). For answering which republics they were, another 5 rubles are given. (answer - RSFSR, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Transcaucasian).
3. Which 4 republics were the last to join the Union in 1940? (Answer: Moldova and the Baltic republics).
4. How many republics were united under the flag of the USSR? (The answer is 15 republics at the time of the collapse of the USSR).
5. Name the leaders of the USSR in the order in which they were in power? (Answer: Lenin, Stalin, Malenkov, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko, Gorbachev).
6. Under which leader was Prohibition introduced? (Answer: Mikhail Gorbachev). For the answer in which year this happened, another 5 rubles are given (answer: 1985).
7. Under which leader were food stamps introduced? (The answer is under Gorbachev).
8. Which republic was supposed to become the 16th in the USSR? (The answer is Bulgaria).
9. Date of the end of the USSR? (Answer - December 26, 1991).
10. When and where was the document on the dissolution of the USSR signed and what was it called? (Answer - on December 8, 1991, an agreement was signed in Belarus near Brest, which went down in history as Belovezhskaya, on the collapse of the USSR and on the formation of the CIS).

The song “I was born in the Soviet Union” by O. Gazmanov is playing.

Leading:

My friends, I ask you to return your attention to the screen. Let us remember the flags of the Soviet Republics together. Each correct answer is worth 3 rubles. (Pictures depicting the flags of the union republics must be downloaded in advance).

Quiz “Flags of the USSR”

A flag is shown on the monitor, and the audience answers which republic it belonged to. The price of a correct answer is 3 rubles.

Leading:

Well, now a short break. Those interested can visit our makeshift museum, as well as shop at the bar using the banknotes they have won. The most interesting things await us ahead.

Musical pause. Background music from previous years plays for 15-20 minutes.

Leading:

A moment of attention, Citizens and Citizens, our next quiz will be slightly fun and even comic in nature. It's called "I Remember How It Was." I ask everyone to take an active part. For each correct answer you receive 1 ruble.

Quiz “I remember how it was”

1. What did the leaders of the CPSU promise to every family in the USSR?

• Apartment*
• car
• Passbook

2. Who didn't play hockey in the Soviet Union?

• Old man
• Coward*
• Loser

3. Thanks to what program did Soviet people learn about what was happening abroad?

• Manners and morals
• Life over the hill
• International panorama*

4. Today it is called UBEP, but what was this government called during the USSR?

• OBKhSS*
• DOSAAF

5. If we believe Nikita Khrushchev, then the following event should have happened in 1980?

• Olympics
• Communism*
• End of the world

6. What were secret institutions called in the USSR?

• Mailbox*
• Postal trailer
• Postal addressee

7. What military-patriotic game did Soviet children play?

• Pioneer Dawn
• True Komsomol member
• Zarnitsa*

8. What did the three poplars stand on in the Soviet film?

• On Bobrikha
• On Khvoschikha
• On Plyushchikha*

9. What company were the first televisions in the USSR?

• Ruby
• Electron*

10. Who said but didn't do « Life has become better, life has become more fun! » ?

• Stalin*
• Gorbachev
• Brezhnev

11. What was the name of the example of the masterpiece from the chefs of the USSR?

• Romantic dinner
• Communist Lunch
• Tourist breakfast*

12. How much did it cost to travel on the metro during the stagnant period of the Union?

• 5 kopecks*
• 1 ruble
• 10 kopecks

13. Where did Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev clatter menacingly with his boot?

• At the Pentagon
• In the White House
• At the UN*

14. What information about a citizen of the USSR was allowed to be included in a passport?

• Religion
• Blood type*
• Criminal record

15. Construction of the century BAM – what does the letter A mean?

• Angarskaya
• Amurskaya*
• Atlantic

16. What was the affectionate name for elementary school students in the USSR?

• Schoolchildren
• October*
• September

Correct answers are marked with an asterisk*.

Leading:

Well, excellent results, and the mood in the room is simply wonderful, as I see it. You did an excellent job and we already have candidates for graduation. Yes, yes, at the end of the formal part of the evening, I will present three diplomas to the most active participants in our wonderful evening.

And now it’s time for everyone to take a little break from mental work and smile! I invite two participants to hold the next competition, and I ask everyone else to support the participants or join them.

A game« Charger»

To carry it out, you will need to say a sound recording that was played every morning on the radio in the Soviet Union. You can find it on the Internet.

Leading: Wonderful. The bones were crushed. You can eat and dance a little!

Musical break 15-20 minutes. Dance music from the 80s is playing.

Leading: It's time to remember the movies of yesteryear. They are probably familiar to everyone from childhood, or maybe not from childhood, but if we don’t remember, then we will remember. Let's listen carefully! The correct answer costs 3 rubles. Go!

Game "Guess the melody"

To play the game you will need a selection of songs from familiar films and cartoons of past years. In this scenario, 30 audio files were used.

Leading: My dears! Unfortunately, our lives are designed in such a way that we are created from birth for separation! Let us now remember those who left us for another world. I will ask the room to turn off the lights, turn off all your mobile phones and light the candles that are on each table.

Watch the video clip “Departed Actors.”

Leading: Now, my friends, a short musical break, and you can help yourself, communicate and wet the parched organs of the body. Don’t forget to save up your winnings and shop at the bar. I'll get back to you soon.

Musical pause.

Leading: I am with you again and ask those who wish to participate in the next competition, which is called “New Life According to the Old Model.” I ask brave thinkers and dreamers to come to me and take cards with abbreviations from the times of the USSR. You will need to come up with a new transcript for them. The price of the game is 3 rubles.

Game “New life according to the old model”

Citizens and Citizens must come up with new decodings for well-known abbreviations. For example: GTO - ready to hug you, and so on. Use cards of the CPSU, VDNKh, DOSAAF, Komsomol and others. All participants receive a 3 ruble banknote.

Leading:

We did a great job. Now let's relax and enjoy looking at ourselves from the outside. Please sit down comfortably and give all your attention to the room. We're starting a fashion show!

A fashion show will require preliminary preparation of clothes from the times of the USSR. You can find it in your parents’ old suitcases, grandmothers’ closets, or ask your friends. We assure you that it is quite possible to find it. If you still can’t find it, you can replace the fashion show with a video of the same name. You can also replace the fashion show with the “I’m taking a photo” video.

Leading:

The solemn part of the evening entitled “I live in the USSR” has ended. Next in our program is the 80s Disco and Diploma Presentation: 1. To the forefront of dance work. 2. Competition activist. 3. Excellence in dance work.

Approximate menu:

• Aspic;
• Salad "Olivier";
• Jellied fish;
• Boiled potatoes with dill;
• Sausage slices;

The Soviet Union brings back to us the most pleasant and warm memories... Coins, incredibly delicious ice cream, fruits that could only be found with difficulty, diapers, a wide variety of toys - all this is far in the past, but not everything is lost!

Last time themed parties are gaining more and more momentum, especially parties performed in the style of the 90s. And this is not surprising, because modern youth grew up in Soviet times, and the desire to hold such themed parties is certainly caused by nostalgia to pioneer camps, free medicine, all other benefits. However, not all representatives of modern youth are familiar with this environment, so it would be useful to recreate for them the spirit of the 90s - the atmosphere that reigned in the last century for such a long time. Even for those representatives of modern youth who found the Soviet Union only in their very distant childhood, it will be useful to learn about the conditions of peace and harmony in which their parents once lived.

Invitations

Whatever the planned party, guests must know about it in advance, so it is very important to think about the style of invitation cards, and they can be made in the form of parliamentary mandates. You can make up registration book, like a book of comments and suggestions, in which each guest at the end of the holiday will leave his personal opinion about the celebration. You can place a Komsomol member at the entrance, who will register arriving guests.

Another good option for designing invitation cards is Soviet postcard. IN Perhaps someone still has some of these in their house. The required text is pasted into the postcard.

Can be done electronic invitation cards, now there are a lot of means for this, the main thing is to have a rich imagination, and the holiday will be unforgettable.

After the invitations have been sent, you can safely welcome the guests.

How to decorate a room

The main components of a 90s themed party are: red tablecloths on the tables, as well as a decanter with glasses. Soviet postcards can also be used as stands. In general, the interior can be decorated in any way, the main thing is to have a rich imagination. The walls of the room can be hung posters depicting members of the CPSU or famous Soviet slogans. You can also distribute ribbons to each guest, on which it will be written “peace to the world.”

A round table, above which a lampshade with fringe can hang, is well suited for such a party. A phonograph or record player can evoke a certain mood among the hosts and guests, which will allow them to get the most out of the holiday.

Of course, it should be remembered that the musical accompaniment should also be in the style of the USSR. Cup holders will help take guests back to the times of the Soviet Union.

When meeting guests, you can do it at the entrance exhibition table with banknotes and toys from Soviet times.

Suits

Everyone knows that the Soviet Union had not one fashionable era, but several. Therefore, a theme party should reflect specific years. The Komsomol uniform was in fashion, which included a white top and blue bottom. Can be worn pioneer uniform, namely - Red tie. A good solution when choosing a suit for a thin girl would be polka-dot dress, white collar, white socks or knee socks and cap.

Now you need to decide what to wear to a themed party for the representatives of the stronger half of humanity. Everyone remembers that plaid jackets were simply the hit of the season, and if you combine them with worn trousers or jeans - then this set will allow you to receive the audience award. Checkered shirt or sweater from Soviet times– also an excellent solution. And if you thoroughly shake your grandfather’s wardrobe and find a jacket in it, then you will definitely receive the title of leader of the proletariat!

However, it is easy to identify generalized features of fashion, but you should pay attention to the smallest details. They will depend on what period of the Soviet Union will be touched upon at the party. It is necessary to study information about the fashion of each era, because you want to fit into the style of the party and look beautiful.

How to greet guests

The holiday will be spent as effectively as possible if you welcome guests in leader's uniform, and you can also wear the costume of the leaders of the Soviet Union. This will make all guests cheerful and give unforgettable emotions for the whole evening. The guests will have even more memories if you imitate the voice of the chosen leader or leader. It is best if the guests are greeted not by one, but by several people, each of whom will wear a unique costume. If you want to surprise your guests even more, then the meeting of guests should be accompanied not only by interesting characters, but also by thematic music.

Things to do

Surely those who at least once threw a party in the style of the Soviet Union had a question about how exactly to entertain the guests. Guests will be impressed if you watch a well-known Soviet film, during which you quote catchphrases together.

Competitions for a party in the style of the USSR

You can organize a dance competition to the music of those years, or you can have several competitions, for example, who can solve the Rubik's cube the fastest.

Another good competition at a theme party will be the recollection of famous Soviet TV shows, magazines, newspapers, and if you still have samples of them, then this will only benefit you and your guests. Guests will be delighted to see copies of old publications, and even better if they are told to spot the differences between old issues and new press releases. When organizing a party in the style of the Soviet Union, the most important thing is to think as broadly as possible. You can put a disc with the game on the console for your guests. If you approach the organization of such a holiday wisely, the guests will be satisfied and will want a repeat.

You should also select incentive prizes for each individual competition. You can have a competition to guess movie quotes. The presenter reads the quote, and the player continues. The same operations can be done with well-known slogans, speeches of leaders, and songs.

Karaoke is currently a popular entertainment, and at this party a song singing competition will not be out of place; on the contrary, it will add spice to the holiday. Guests themselves can choose the best performer, who will receive a prize.

It is known that girls in the Soviet Union loved to jump rope, so you can organize a competition of this kind.

One of the most fun competitions for all guests will be a game in which the couple will act out a scene from a famous film, and the guests will have to guess what kind of film it is.

An even deeper immersion into the times of the USSR will be provided by a lottery, which can take place just before the closing of the feast. Also, finally, you can hold elections for Miss USSR and Mister USSR.

What to cook for the party?

Of course, a very important step in preparing for any holiday is choosing a holiday menu. At a party in the style of the USSR, you should serve dishes that were popular at that time, which came to us from these times.

Of course, where would we be without pickled cucumbers, because even today they are the best appetizer at any holiday. And how can we do without the famous Olivier salad with boiled sausage and carrots? An excellent and favorite dish for many will certainly be herring under a fur coat. For hot dishes, such dishes as Kiev cutlet, zeppelins, and boiled potatoes would be popular.

The choice of drink is also of no small importance, and an integral element of the feast should be “kombucha”, which is served in a three-liter jar.

By the way, a competition to guess traditional Soviet dishes will be very useful.

As can be seen from the above, there are a lot of ways to make a USSR-style party for guests unforgettable, you just need to decide on the specific period that will be affected. The main thing is to have a rich imagination and not to overdo it with creativity. You can find out about the impressions of your friends after the holiday: if you meet and discuss exclusively the last feast, then this means that you had a lot of fun. Pleasantly surprised guests will definitely want a repeat.

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New Year in retro style- a great idea for a themed New Year's party, decoration or table setting. Let's look at what retro style is and what techniques you can use to achieve the desired atmosphere during the holidays.

• Retro style involves turning to the past, using things and objects that are no longer so necessary in everyday life. Rather, it is a certain kind of nostalgia for a bygone time, which certainly has its own charm, and carries with it the heritage of culture and art of the people.

Since the very concept of “retro” is rather arbitrary and does not have a clear connection to a time frame, everyone can interpret it in their own way. Some people prefer the time of the 60s, others the 40s - there is no arguing about tastes. We want to show several ways to organize the New Year in retro style - what decorations to use, how and where to place decorative items in the house on the eve of the holidays.

Practical coffee tables

This is our recent past, but many have already completely forgotten. That is why it will be especially great to celebrate the New Year with an eye on the USSR. Since childhood, certain attributes have been etched into my memory, without which the holiday would not be a holiday. These include tangerines, Soviet champagne, crystal glasses from the sideboard, glass Christmas tree decorations, and plastic Santa Claus.

This New Year, decorate your house with hand-made garlands and paper lanterns, place a red star on the top of the Christmas tree and bring into the house those items that are collecting dust in the attic - old radios, records, cameras, typewriters and other wonders of technology. They look so colorful that they themselves do not require any additional decor. But given that it’s a New Year’s holiday, sprinkle it all with tinsel, artificial snow, or hang garlands nearby.

Find old toys in the same attic, or ask a few from your elderly relatives - you will probably be very touched by such familiar from childhood, already somewhat patinated balls, figurines, icicles and various fairy-tale characters.

Toys of this kind should be handled very carefully, as they are fragile and break very easily.

Hello from the 50s in the USA

This period in American history was very bright and colorful. Here and there people in bright clothes, rich colors in the design of interiors and facades of buildings. Decorate your home for the New Year in this style, and it will explode with a riot of colors.

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You can devote the entire closet to New Year's decor, gifts, decorations and other useful little things - such as warm blankets for guests, for example.

One of the most active elements of decor can be table setting. So, you can set up a candy bar on the sidelines - a kind of buffet table with all kinds of sweets. The brighter they are and the more colors involved, the better.

If you can find a gum and candy machine, which were so popular during that period, it will become the highlight of the show, and guests will line up to try the delicious candies. Therefore, place such machines in the center of the room or at least in a place where they have unlimited access.

A great idea would be to go to a flea market in search of retro items on the eve of the holiday. Perhaps you can find a wonderful old TV or telephone that will decorate the room, or simply buy a lot of old records that you can then decorate in the same style and hang on the walls and ceiling.

It is better to make New Year's garlands with your own hands. Cut out flags from paper and hang them on a thin, durable ribbon across the room. Or attach small pompoms or foam balls, pre-painted in the desired color, to the fishing line. Don't be afraid of flowers and their variety. And don't go too fancy with the decor. Let it be simple, but there will be a lot of it. This is better than a lonely garland, but excellent in execution and complexity of work. At least in the style of the American 50s, this is definitely the case.

Practical coffee tables

Let the New Year in this direction be decorated in a classic black and white theme. Use tablecloths and dishes in these colors, perhaps with a touch of gold or silver. It is good to use shiny things and objects, feathers, artificial pearls and velvet in decoration.

A great idea is to buy several meters of white tulle and decorate the walls with it. And hang several empty glasses in the air on electric garlands - it will look very impressive, specific and original.

On a console or chest of drawers in the living room, you can create a whole composition of decor, where there are gangster hats, black decorative elements, symbols of luxury, power and wealth.

You can also use intentionally ornate napkin holders - with all kinds of inlaid stones of other precious elements.

Nice country style

If your house is decorated in a Scandinavian, country, Provence or similar style, then this New Year's decor solution will be very “befitting” of your interior. Here old things that you haven’t used for a long time will come to your aid. In the absence of something like this, you can turn to old flea markets or new decor stores - now there is simply a boom in such aged things.

Use old clothes and shoes for decoration, creating interesting compositions near which you can later take wonderful photographs.

As an idea: to decorate a real Christmas tree, use an old folding meter - with a certain bending of the corners, you will get a wonderful five-pointed star, which can be hung on the very top of the tree without special fastenings.

The buffet table can be arranged on old boxes or a mobile wheelbarrow. The main thing is that it must be clean. But all its external flaws will only add color to the decor. For serving, it is also better to use ceramic dishes, which are a little rough and durable.

Make gift wrappings from thick paper, tying them in the right places with thin twine.
Bake homemade cookies, without adding artificial colors to the cream and using modern edible decor. Maintain this zeitgeist in every element.

As you can see, there can be a great many interpretations of New Year's decor in retro style. Here are just a few potential scenarios that might interest you. But the history of countries and peoples is so diverse that you can cover absolutely any period of time up to 100 years in the past and create the New Year that you wish. And we will try to give you new and interesting ideas!

Today it is very fashionable to organize themed parties. We invite you to plunge into the past and spend New Year in USSR style. We will tell a story, show a photo, offer a script and menu, select clothes and fun competitions.

Before you arrange New Year in USSR style, we need to remember the story, how it was, where it all began.

New Year in the style of the USSR: history

The New Year in the USSR was somewhat different than today, more general. If you had the opportunity to visit several hundred apartments scattered throughout the Union on New Year's Eve, you would be amazed at how equally the holiday is celebrated everywhere. Everyone who remembers how the New Year was celebrated in the USSR knows this atmosphere of a universal holiday, the smell of tangerines on the balcony, optimistic programs on TV, Olivier salad and chocolates on the Christmas trees.

Officially, the tradition of celebrating the New Year was returned to Soviet citizens only in 1935, and became widespread only 20 years later. After all, January 1 became a day off only in 1947, and only then did residents of the USSR have the opportunity to properly celebrate New Year’s Eve. And since a rich table was an indispensable attribute of any holiday in Soviet times, most citizens of the Soviet Union began to truly celebrate only when the card system was finally abolished, and a sufficient amount of food and New Year’s food sets appeared in stores!

Besides, New Year in the USSR is, in fact, a city holiday. This is understandable: for a villager, December 31st and January 1st are no different from other winter days. Even if it was possible to refuse to perform obligatory daily rural work, it was not for the sake of an annual holiday - but only for a much rarer occasion, for example, for the sake of a wedding or the birth of a child.

Therefore, it is possible to talk about the Soviet tradition of celebrating the New Year only from the beginning of the 1960s, when the share of the urban population in the country exceeded the share of the rural population. Moreover, it was in the 60s, with the beginning of Khrushchev’s “thaw”, that the right to private life and private holidays began not only to be recognized, but also to become part of the official ideology. And the stream of young specialists who poured into previously purely rural areas of the country to build new cities and factories, brought with them the urban tradition of celebrating the New Year.

New Year in the style of the USSR: traditions

The first main tradition is "Blue Light". Since 1964, it has become an annual New Year's program, and for twenty years it was the songs and jokes from this television program that accompanied the Soviet New Year's holiday.

The second tradition is the film “The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath.” Eldar Ryazanov's comedy was not only firmly associated with New Year's Eve (it was shown annually, only the start time of the show changed), but it itself served as the source of some traditions of decorating the house for the New Year.

New Year in USSR style: menu

The third tradition was the food set for the New Year's table - the so-called “order”. Since the heyday of the national New Year celebration occurred in the mid-70s with their beginning shortage, the main source of products were “orders” that were issued at the place of work (by the way, such sets were issued almost exclusively in cities, which also worked to consolidate the image of the New Year year as a purely urban holiday).

Traditionally, the “order” included one or two jars of sprat, a box of chocolates, a bottle of “Soviet champagne”, a loaf of boiled smoked or raw smoked sausage, a pack of Indian tea “with an elephant”, “Lemon drops” and sometimes a jar of red caviar. At the same time, tangerines began to be perceived as a purely New Year’s delicacy: the USSR received the bulk of these fruits in the form of exports from Morocco, where the main harvest ripens in November-December.

New Year in USSR style: photo

However, it’s worth correcting yourself: perhaps the earliest New Year’s tradition - not new, but revived - was the custom of placing a live spruce in the house for the New Year. After the anti-religious campaign of the late 20s and early 30s, it was only in 1935 that the Soviet government again began to promote this custom. Since Christmas trees for sale were specially grown, they were also in relative short supply, and therefore were bought at the first opportunity, and not at a convenient time. A common sight, for example, in Moscow was people who, one and a half to two weeks before the New Year, carried Christmas trees tied with twine into the subway, bought for the occasion.

And of course, the famous phrase can be attributed to the New Year traditions of the times of the USSR “Here is a gift (food, souvenirs, etc.), but it’s for the New Year!” The same total shortage taught Soviet citizens that they need to buy what they need not on the eve of a holiday, but when the opportunity arises, it’s better to let it sit. Food was stored in the refrigerator or on the balcony, things were stored in closets or pantries, Christmas trees were hung outside the window or on the same balcony. Almost all family members knew what would be given to whom for the holiday, but this did not diminish the joy: the very opportunity to receive a new thing made me happy!

New Year in the style of the USSR: how it was

... The final credits of “The Irony of Fate” are floating on the TV screen, the champagne is sent to cool outside the window or in the refrigerator, vases with the indispensable Olivier salad (quick, satisfying and almost without the use of scarce products!), “custom-made” sprats and sausage are placed on the table. A few minutes later the doorbell rings: the first guests have arrived. Surely they brought with them a jar or two of salad for the New Year's table or homemade pies: a table put together by contribution was also a Soviet New Year's tradition. As, in fact, was the custom of celebrating the New Year with a friendly company: in those years, few could boast of their own large apartment, as well as the opportunity to set a rich table alone, so the holiday was celebrated in a wide friendly circle - it was both more convenient and simpler.

After the feast, many groups went out into the street, going for a walk or just in the yard - to take a break from the feast in the interval between hot and sweet. Often companies began to roam around different floors of the building: often high-rise buildings were departmental or belonged to enterprises, and most residents knew each other well from working together. By this time, the children usually had already gone to bed: although January was the time of the New Year's school holidays, children were still not allowed to stay up past midnight.

New Year in the style of the USSR: children's New Year trees

Oh, yes, about schoolchildren!.. Just as traditional as Olivier and tangerines were New Year’s “trees” - theatrical performances for schoolchildren, held from mid-December to mid-January in city recreation centers. The level of performances depended on what artists the organizers were able to find, but the most important pleasure from visiting the “Christmas tree” were the gifts - confectionery sets packed in elegant cardboard boxes. The best and main “Christmas tree” was considered to be the one held in the Kremlin Palace of Congresses. Tickets for it were practically not available for free sale, but were distributed among enterprises, going to managers and production leaders. The level of the performance at this “Christmas tree” was the highest, and the gifts were the richest: every year new unique plastic packaging was made for them, often representing approximate copies of the Kremlin towers.

But other “Christmas trees” delighted the children no less - primarily because of the gifts. By the way, children often received only part of the delicacies from the set, and parents saved the best sweets for New Year's Eve.

Probably precisely because the New Year was the most common holiday in the USSR (except perhaps Victory Day, but it began to be celebrated only in 1965), people of the older generation still remember it with nostalgia. Those who were schoolchildren during the late stagnation remember well the joyful anticipation that filled the days before the New Year.

After all, it was not just a holiday - it was also an opportunity to try dishes that are rare on other days, receive some new thing as a gift, and finally, just chat with friends without any political overtones - not like May 1 or November 7! Even the New Year’s televised address by Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev or “on behalf of the Central Committee of the CPSU, the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the Soviet government” was perceived only as a preface to the chiming clock, heralding the onset of midnight - and the New Year, the most desired and free holiday...

New Year in the style of the USSR: instructions for execution

1. Invitations to a New Year's party in the style of the USSR

Select pictures with Soviet symbols and make a collage. IN in a small size it is suitable as an invitation, but if you make it larger, it will already be a decoration for the room.

2. Meeting guests at a New Year's party in the style of the USSR

A ceremonial meeting can be organized, for example, in the costume of a leader of all times and peoples, in the form of a pioneer leader. This will immediately fill the space with positive energy.

Especially if the role is played with talent, with an imitation of the chosen hero’s voice, appropriate cliched slogans accompanied by bravura music.

The highlight of the evening is a book for registering guests. IN At the end of the event you will be able to leave your positive feedback here.

3. New Year in the style of the USSR: room decoration

Decorating a room for a theme party is not so difficult, because there are still plenty of items from the USSR era, gathering dust in the far corners of mezzanines and storage rooms.
So, preferably cover a round table with a red tablecloth and place a decanter with cut glasses. We put Soviet postcards under glasses or glasses. We decorate the walls with posters with typical slogans of that time, portraits of members of the CPSU Central Committee and the Politburo, and red banners.

You can hang a lampshade with fringe above the table. A gramophone, radio, or reel-to-reel tape recorder is welcome.

4. New Year in the style of the USSR: clothes

Classic Komsomol kit:

• white top, dark bottom,
• shorts and a light shirt with a red cap, a pioneer tie,
• polka dot dresses combined with low-top patent leather shoes,
• jackets with patches on the sleeves, jeans,
• “shot” trousers, “banana” trousers,
• A brown school dress with an apron is the kind of thing that will complement the look of a themed party.

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5. New Year in USSR style: menu

According to the scenario, at a party in the style of the USSR, of course, there should be treats that were placed on the table during the most solemn moments in Soviet times. Boiled hot potatoes, Iwasi herring with onion and sunflower oil, Kiev cutlets, Olivier salad with boiled sausage, sprats, “Mishka in the North” candies.

5. New Year in the style of the USSR: music and cinema

Music of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s of the last century is one of the main components of a Soviet-style party, which accompanies almost the entire event. It can “light up” those dancing at a disco or just be a background for guests to communicate.

It would be nice to watch your favorite Soviet film comedy on the big screen, for example, “Prisoner of the Caucasus” or “Ivan Vasilyevich changes his profession,” quoting famous phrases in chorus. And

6. New Year in the style of the USSR: scenario

Not a single entertainment event in Soviet times was complete without competitions, so this party should have them too.

For example:

1. - Make a toast on behalf of the rulers, accompanying it with long, prolonged applause.
2. - Continue with a quote from a movie, a famous slogan, a statement by the leader of the country, etc.
3. - Solve a Rubik's cube at speed.
4. - Remember TV shows from Soviet times.
5. - List the names of newspapers and magazines of the USSR.
6. - Decipher the abbreviations: Komsomol, GTO, BAM, NKVD, etc. (your own interpretation is possible)
7. - Come up with a burim with rhymes like: OBKhSS - CPSU, constitution - -revolution, etc.
8. - Demonstrate your ability to jump rope or play rubber band.

The winners of the competitions are rewarded with small symbolic gifts.

A well-organized event will bring you a lot of joy and pleasant memories. And most importantly, it will allow close people of different generations to get closer.