How Soviets enjoyed picnics (PHOTOS)
The smoke from the campfire, the sound of the river and the anticipation of ‘shashlik’ – grilled skewered meat – this was the ideal Soviet getaway in nature. Below are snapshots from a time of total digital detox.
1. A picnic in North Ossetia. Wrestler Soslan Andiyev with friends, 1980.
2. Workdays are over – gas pipeline construction workers and their families relaxing on the banks of the Tsna River in Ryazan Region, 1982.
3. Camping in Valdai with tents, 1976. The romance of the hike!
4. Pavel Korobov, Director of the Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Combine, at a picnic with his family, 1937.
5. A day off in the Moscow suburbs. Families drove out of town in their cars to grill ‘shashlik’ and enjoy nature, 1974.
6. Father and son at a picnic, Moscow Region, 1971.
7. International Soviet-style leisure in Grozny, 1970. French and German specialists working on the construction of the oil-refining complex are grilling ‘shashlik’ on their day off.
8. A summer day by the river shore. A large family set up a picnic right on the sand – it’s sunny, noisy and full of childish joy. The city of Volzhsky, near Volgograd, 1967.
9. Honored miner Ivan Potapkin with his family, 1949. Kemerovo Region, the Tom River. A miner from the ‘Severnaya’ mine relaxes with his wife and three children.
10. A picnic with tents: songs accompanied by the guitar, campfire smoke and a meal cooked over an open fire. Krasnodar, summer 1984.
