How people relaxed on the beach in the USSR (PHOTOS)
The formula for a Soviet beach vacation: warm sea and great company! What did people do in an era without the internet or smartphones? Let’s browse through the gallery of summer photos…
1. They played chess. Pictured: vacationers on the beach in Serebryany Bor (Silver Pine Forest) in Moscow, 1964.
2. They took souvenir photos, like this young woman on the Black Sea coast. 1967.
3. They played guitar and sang songs! This group is vacationing in Serebryany Bor. 1964.
4. They did morning exercise. Numerous guesthouses and sanatoriums at Soviet resorts were dedicated to the health of workers. That’s why mornings often began with a simple warm‑up like this. Yalta, 1967.
5. They went ‘pedalo’ (catamaran) sailing. Sochi, 1970.
6. They celebrated Neptune Day. This fun holiday was held in sanatoriums and pioneer camps. Sochi, 1970.
7. They also rode amusement park rides. Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, 1975.
8. They waterskied. It wasn’t just entertainment, but a way to show off one’s athletic fitness. Sochi, 1981.
9. They played pioneerball. This game brought together both children and adults, sometimes turning into a friendly tournament. The village of Nida, Lithuanian SSR, 1983.
10. And, of course, they read books! Anapa, 1979.
