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 sprats, 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.

In Russia, which has already given birth to and formed one post-Soviet generation, there is a tendency to resurrect not-so-old holiday traditions! Moreover, a whole fashion line associated with the Soviet period arose in the country. Retro-style holidays (including New Year) are a good folk pastime that attracts more and more attention and fans every year. So what was so special about this mysterious Soviet New Year?

From 1918 to 1935 New Year, like all other “remnants of the tsarist era” were banned in all countries of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. And at the end of 1935, a resolution was adopted by the Komsomol Central Committee: “students can cheerfully celebrate the coming New Year.” For the first time in the USSR, the resurrected New Year holiday was celebrated in 1936. Although, as historians now testify, they were secretly preparing for the New Year of 1936, because immediately after the decree, Christmas tree decorations, greeting cards and other holiday paraphernalia appeared on the shelves.

Soviet children made paper Christmas tree decorations during labor lessons and signed New Year's cards with touching wishes. For example, in one of the Moscow museums there is still a postcard from a granddaughter to her grandmother, in which the child congratulates the old woman on the New Year and wishes her to live to see bright communism. Such were the times then!

What if we, too, celebrate the New Year by organizing a retro party? For real, in a Soviet way? Attention! Everyone who has already begun to be tormented by nostalgia for the white dance to “These Eyes Opposite”, cognac for 4 rubles 12 kopecks, and “Triple” cologne - join us! Let's start preparing!

Retro style New Year's party invitations

Dikmi: In Soviet times, the system of “ideological stimulation” worked clearly (in our opinion, the “carrot and stick” method). All excellent students in studies, work, and social activities were given a New Year's present - an invitation to the Kremlin New Year's tree (since 1954). Every schoolchild, at least once in his life, dreamed of visiting there! So, invitations to your retro party can be issued in the form of an invitation “ticket” to the Kremlin Christmas tree.

Or you can look for your childhood collections of greeting cards (my mother still keeps a brightly decorated cardboard folder in the attic with my treasures - cards, stickers, labels). You can make wonderful invitations based on sweet, dear “news from childhood”!

The text also needs to be made in the spirit of the era:

“Dear comrade! We invite you to become an honored guest of the Soviet New Year's holiday, which will take place _____! Event starts: ______, address:___. Entry is strictly with party cards!”

Ready-made postcard templates for printing (click to download the postcard)

Decor and decorations for a New Year's party in retro style

The central object of the Soviet New Year holiday was, of course, the Christmas tree! Residents of the great country celebrated the first New Year, 1936, by decorating Christmas trees with the simplest toys made of cotton wool, cardboard, fabric, and paper. Stampings for origami were popular: paper sheets, cut, glued and assembled, which can be used to hang wonderful cars, houses and snowmen on a Christmas tree (as a cherished New Year's wish).

Later, glass balls, snow maidens, bear cubs, snowflakes, fruits and vegetables (a sign of the growth of the agricultural industry) and ruby ​​races (a symbol of the supremacy of communist power) appeared on the Soviet New Year tree. Such toys were usually carefully stored and passed on from generation to generation. So it’s quite possible that you’ll find a box of Christmas tree decorations at grandma’s house!

And under the Christmas tree, be sure to place (cotton or plastic) figures of Father Frost and the Snow Maiden!

If we’re going to recreate the Soviet era for the New Year, it’s true in everything! To be honest, apart from the Christmas tree, there was nothing in the house of a Soviet person that reminded us of the New Year. More likely, not even that. There was nowhere to buy any New Year's decorations for the interior. And it wasn’t even the global deficit that was to blame! The industry simply did not envision such “excesses.” Although, many citizens, in order to make their home more elegant and luxurious, resorted to some non-standard solutions.

Snowflakes on the windows

If they managed to get hold of foil, they made shiny snowflakes; no, they made do with white “snow” from paper napkins. And making such a snowflake is very simple! You cut out a circle, fold it several times, randomly make cuts, cuts, unfold it and voila - an absolutely original piece of Soviet-style New Year's decor is ready!

Or download a design for a snowflake sticker and you can decorate everything around

The walls were decorated with lush paper garlands of rings, lanterns, and flowers. Although, colored paper in abundance for such decoration was an expensive and scarce pleasure. Most often we saw garlands made from old newspapers and other previously used paper.

Serpentine and rain, electric garlands

The “golden shower” invented in the USSR has become a “talk of the town” among emigrants from many countries. This is done simply: you need to take a small piece of cotton wool, wrap it around the edge of the “rain”, moisten the cotton wool and throw it to the ceiling. In an absolutely incredible way, the fleece sticks to the ceiling, and threads of beautiful rain flow, pleasing the eyes of guests and owners of the house!

True, in order to replicate such a Soviet “trick” in modern conditions, you need to have a lime-bleached ceiling. Otherwise, the rain will have to be secured with more durable adhesives! And a few words about electric garlands. Garlands in the shape of airplanes, spaceships (the era of space exploration and new aviation technologies) and flowers were very popular in Soviet times.

If they managed to get hold of several of these garlands, they decorated the entire room where they planned to hold the celebration.

I think that in our time there will be no problems with electric lights! At worst, if you don’t find “pre-revolutionary” ones, you can use simple, Chinese ones. Although, of course, it’s worth looking for a “Soviet brand”!

Costumes for a New Year's party in retro style

As a rule, in the USSR the carnival was associated with a children's matinee or a student skit. The most popular children's costumes were: dresses of snowflakes and fairies made of gauze and wire, costumes of snowmen, bunnies, bears and foxes. Although, some parents took a very unusual approach to the issue of a costume for their baby: they made koschei, wizards, firebirds and even robots with blinking lights!

The adults tried to put on their most beautiful dresses, shirts and suits. In the post-war period, men also decorated their clothes with military awards.

When planning to recreate the Soviet era on the eve of the New Year, dear men, make sure that your wardrobe includes: a checkered shirt (or white, cotton, with a starched collar), a tasteless, dull tie (preferably blue), a gray suit.

With a women's New Year's costume, everything is much more complicated. Soviet young ladies began to prepare for the New Year several months in advance. Everyone wanted to look extraordinary, and therefore showed supernatural ingenuity. For example, they knew where they “threw away” kremplin dresses, where they sell jacquard trouser suits from under the counter, and how much a chiffon blouse costs among gypsies. And they all unanimously argued that nothing makes a woman look better on the eve of the New Year than hydrogen peroxide, and nothing makes a woman look fashionable and more impressive than a perm. On New Year's Eve there was a line at the hairdressers so thick that even mercury would be jealous!

Let's draw conclusions, dear ladies! To be like a Soviet fashionable girl, whose appearance will cause the entire numerous hall of the House of Culture to noisily exhale an enthusiastic “Ah!”, you need to buy (or find in the bins of your mother’s or grandmother’s wardrobe) a suit of those times or a modest dress made of white wool with open shoulders and Complete your look with trendy suede shoes. Plus to everything - hairstyle - fresh "blonde" chemicals, bright makeup (a mixture of Leningradskaya mascara with flour) and the aroma of Natasha perfume.

The house is decorated, the hard-won dress is hanging in the closet, you can start the New Year's menu! In difficult Soviet times, this was even more difficult than with outfits!

New Year's table like in the USSR

The best treats were saved for the New Year holiday in the USSR! Every family tried to celebrate the New Year richly and satisfyingly (even if before that the whole year they had to live very modestly and from hand to mouth). The New Year's table was a kind of sign of the future prosperity of Soviet people, which was strictly believed in both the village and the city. What were they preparing then? Of course, salads: “Olivier”, “Herring under a fur coat”, “Mimosa”. Well, also cutlets, chicken, jellied fish, sandwiches with sprats, and, of course, jellied meat! True, for “rusty” herring and green peas for “Olivier” you had to stand in huge lines, and buy it all at least two weeks before the holiday (just before the New Year, huge shelves in grocery stores were empty).

Those who managed to get red or black caviar, bananas, oranges, balychok, chocolate and cervelat for the New Year's table were considered lucky. These products on the New Year's table were considered a sign of wealth and influence of a person!

It’s good that we don’t live in that era, but are just recreating it! This means that you can buy fresh products, and without problems, you just have to figure out the New Year’s menu!

A retro-style New Year's table could have approximately the following dishes:

the notorious and widely known even outside post-socialist countries Olivier salad

Mimosa salad (based on canned fish, with olives and boiled eggs)

eggs stuffed with walnuts and liver

sliced ​​meat (sausage, processed cheese)

chicken baked with potatoes, “country style”

homemade pies (with cabbage, rice and eggs, potatoes, apples)

And in the USSR they drank on New Year’s Eve - “Soviet” champagne, “Stolichnaya” vodka, and Georgian white wine! And also - Buratino lemonade, fruit juice and compote.

So, this New Year’s Eve will have to give up the already familiar foreign mojitos, absinthe and daiquiris, in favor of port wine and vodka!

And for dessert, Soviet women themselves baked cakes, baskets and donuts (because there was no such luxury as ready-made cakes for sale)!

New Year's gifts in retro style

The Soviet Union was standard and predictable in this regard!

Women were given perfume for the New Year (the top of the chic “Klima”, the bottom aisle - “Perhaps...”). Men were also supposed to smell good on New Year's Eve, so their loving wives pampered them with “Triple” cologne, “Sasha,” and “Russian Forest.”

In principle, Soviet women, who, as usual, could make a salad, a hairstyle and a tragedy out of nothing (and a gift too) could be understood! It was difficult to call other things for men, made in the USSR, a gift. Shirts, ties, cufflinks, etc. were bad manners in the Union. That’s why they made do with the “Russian Forest”.

Of course, when making a New Year’s retro version of “USSR 20 Years Later,” you won’t be able to find a real “Triple”. Because the old stocks have already been consumed, and, unfortunately, they are not releasing new ones. Therefore, for you there are several other, more “vital” gift offers for the new century. In addition to cheap perfumes, when going on a visit, it was customary to carry scarce products with you: cans of canned pineapples and other exotic fruits, black or red caviar, expensive sweets.

Well, it’s finally December 31st. As a rule, invited guests arrived around 10 pm. Everyone sat down at a festively laid table to spend the outgoing Old Year. Before this, of course, everyone was in a hurry to go to the bathhouse and take a bath (for another Soviet superstition must be observed, to go into the New Year clean and oiled). Ladies exchanged their dressing gowns for festive dresses, gentlemen - old sweatpants and vests, for suits with ties. New Year is just around the corner! You need to meet him as a worthy Soviet citizen!

Before the striking of the Kremlin chimes, the Secretary General congratulated everyone (Brezhnev started this tradition, Gorbachev continued, and even now it is alive and thriving among modern heads of already independent states).

To recreate Soviet “realities”, search the Internet for “Brezhnev’s New Year’s greetings of 1979” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMj-BZexxMw). Your guests are guaranteed a wave of good mood and laughter until the end of New Year's Eve!

Well, after a charge of positive emotions, you can pour champagne and make a wish while listening to the 12 strikes of the country’s central chimes!

The main entertainment (and not even a curiosity accessible to everyone) on New Year's Eve was television. Everyone was in a hurry to turn on the famous and very popular “Blue Light”. The television music program was a gorgeous backdrop for the entertainment program ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wlgq6CllCA).

And we, improvising a little, will not sit in front of the screen all night, but will add some more modern entertainment to the Soviet era.

Entertainment

Fun 1. New Year's round dance

Task: remember as many Soviet New Year's round dance songs as possible. Everyone stands in a circle, the leader starts singing first. The rest sing along and dance around the Christmas tree. Having finished one song, we begin another (but the person following the leader already begins to sing, and then along the chain). Anyone who cannot remember a single song from the Soviet era is eliminated from the round dance. The best expert in Soviet “round dance” creativity wins.

Fun 2. Poem to Santa Claus

All the children were waiting for the arrival of Father Frost and the Snow Maiden, both then and now. Surely, in the memory of adults who were children in the USSR, sweet poems about Grandfather, the New Year, and winter remained. Your way out guys! Santa Claus will be giving out gifts soon!

By the way, invite Father Frost and Snow Maiden to the holiday! Perhaps your guests will volunteer to play their roles, and you can provide period-appropriate costumes for them!

Fun 3. New Year's Soviet karaoke

Buy a CD with songs for karaoke from the Soviet period for the holiday. Let the songs of Lyudmila Zykina, Olga Voronets, Alla Pugacheva, Valery Leontyev and others sound in your home on this New Year's Eve.

Fun 4. New Year's comedians

In addition to concerts and variety show programs, Soviet people were very fond of watching comedies on New Year's Eve (films were generally rare on weekdays, and therefore they looked forward to holiday film masterpieces with great impatience). However, many of them are alive (and even immortal!) in our time.

The essence of the fun: Everyone interested is divided into 2 teams. Each team is given a sheet with the name of the film. For example, “Operation Y”, “Sorcerers”, “Enjoy your bath!” etc. In 20 minutes you need to remember some scene from the film, assign roles and perform a mini-performance. And this needs to be done in such a way that the rest of those present know what movie this scene is from. The main task is not to say the name during the performance. The team that lets slip receives a minus penalty point and a replacement task. The game can be repeated several times, if desired.

Another option is to recreate the images of stage comedians -
Veronica Mavrikievna and Avdotya Nikitichna, Evgeny Petrosyan, Yuri Nikulin and others.

Fun 5. Dancing

For the dance part of your event, select music by Obodzinsky, Muslim Magomayev, Bul-Bul Ogly, etc. Let your guests spin in a waltz, absorbing “These Eyes Opposite” with all their hearts, beat out a twist to “Black Cat,” and get excited like schoolchildren when you will announce the “white dance”.

After 12, people in the USSR loved to visit each other, congratulate each other on the holiday, sing songs, and treat themselves. And then - everyone walked together to the central city (village) New Year tree. There sparklers were lit, firecrackers clapped, streamers, rain and happy smiles were given to each other!

Arrange a truly beautiful holiday for yourself! And let it resonate in your soul with happy memories!

Oh, those turbulent 70s! The time of disco, hippies, feminism, it was then that the birth of the environmental movement began in Europe, the Vietnam War took place... In short, it was an era rich in changes in all areas of life. This means we have enough material at our disposal to organize a super party!

Invitation





- Cut a circle out of paper and decorate it like a vinyl disc, or take a real, no longer needed disc and write the invitation text in the center on the label.
- Find on the Internet a photo of a popular artist or actor in the 70s (for example, John Travolta in the movie “Saturday Night Fever”) and use a computer program to replace his head with yours.
- Make a disco ball out of foil and stick the invitation on top or place it inside.
- Make a collage of bright images and events of that era on a regular sheet of paper.
- Glue together a paper cover for a CD, write your invitation on it, and insert a CD with 70s music inside to immerse your guests in the appropriate atmosphere.
Suits
At a 70s-themed party, a costume party naturally suggests itself! Ask guests to come in costumes. The choice is huge: disco, punk, hippie, Abba, manga... Almost everything fits!
Here are some ideas:
Disco: flared trousers, a shirt in bright colors or with sparkles.
Hippies: Indian tunic, printed T-shirt, Afghan vest, huge glasses, headscarf, bell-bottoms, very colorful clothing, often with floral motifs and embroidery, sandals, long beads (usually with peace sign).
Abba: all white, bell-bottoms, platform shoes.
Punk: very aggressive style, ripped jeans, leather jacket, spiked bracelet or necklace, huge boots, slightly unkempt appearance, mohawks of all colors, pins.
Scenery

Relax! There is so much to do here! Get ideas from the following list:
- disco ball;
- emoticons;
- flashy colors: orange, green, purple, yellow, and always brown;
- posters with quotes from hits of the 70s;
- glitter, vinyl records and magazines from the 70s, which can be found at flea markets;
- a banner with the slogan “Welcome to the 70s!”;
- photographs of you and your friends in that era. You can even use them as place markers at the table;
- items popular in those days, for example, a rotary telephone;
- hallucinogenic, vulgar and floral motifs in patterns;
- wallpaper of that era;
- icons with slogans or emoticons.
Games
Quiz
Who knows the 70s better?
Here are some possible tasks:
- pair a singer (actor) from one list with the name of a song (film) from another list:
- from a quote from a song, say who performed it;
- from an excerpt from a song or a movie screensaver, guess what is being said.
Dance competition
There are several options for organizing the competition:
- “do as I do”: one person steps forward and begins to move in disco style, others must repeat after him. Those who fail gradually drop out;
- classic: a competent jury is selected, which chooses the best by voting and grading;
- the longest chain: one person stands forward and shows the first movement, everyone repeats after him, then he shows the second movement, the group’s task is to repeat the combination of the first and second movements, and so on. The one who gets confused is out;
- disco lessons: you invite a professional to the event who teaches everyone typical movements!
Twister

Despite the fact that this game originated in the mid-60s, it gained its greatest popularity in the 70s. In addition, watching her is no less interesting and funny than playing.

Roller skating racing
Roller skates were very popular in the 70s! If each of the guests has them, then you could move the holiday from home to the street and arrange a small race. Imagine how much fun it will be not only for you, but also for those around you who will see you in bright costumes!
What is this?

For this game you will need things typical of the 70s (or images of them) that are no longer found in modern life. The participants' task is to guess or remember what it is called and what it was needed for.

Find the equivalent
Make a list of items or activities that were popular in the 70s and ask guests to find their modern equivalents, or vice versa. For example, payment in cash - payment by bank card (purchase on credit, through a mortgage), postal letter - email, telegram - SMS.
Icon
In the 70s it was very fashionable to wear badges. Then there were a great many options: different colors, with slogans or images. Invite your guests to make a badge as fun and to complement their look.
Music

In the 70s, there were many styles in fashion: disco, punk, rock, soul and reggae. Are your eyes running wild?
Then here is a small selection of artists and groups: Abba, Bee Gees, Bob Marley, Bonny M, Doors, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, Queen, Sex Pistols...

Movie
The interpretation of the film can also become a theme for celebration. Why not ask guests to come dressed as the mob from The Godfather or in disco style like John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever?
You can also watch a movie as part of the entertainment, use frames from it as decoration, or simply get some ideas for the holiday from it!
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- fondue: then almost everyone had it! With homemade sauce or classic cheese or chocolate sauce.

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;
• Pickled cucumbers;
• Sprats, sprat in tomato;
• Processed cheese "Friendship";
• Squash caviar;
• Lemonade (n pour drinks into cut glasses).