Today it is very fashionable to have themed parties. We invite you to plunge into the past and spend new year in the style of the USSR... We will tell a story, show a photo, suggest a script and a menu, choose clothes and funny contests.

Before arranging new year in the style of the USSR, you need to remember the history, how it was, how it all began.

New Year in the style of the USSR: history

New Year in the USSR was somewhat different than today, more general. If you had the opportunity to new year's eve to visit several hundred apartments scattered throughout the Union, you would be amazed at how the holiday is celebrated in the same way everywhere. Everyone who remembers how the New Year was celebrated in the USSR knows this atmosphere. general holiday, the smell of tangerines on the balcony, optimistic programs on TV, Russian 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 the inhabitants of the USSR have the opportunity to properly celebrate on 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 rationing system was finally canceled, and stores appeared enough products and - New Year's food sets!

Besides, New Year in the USSR is, in fact, a city holiday. This is understandable: for a villager, that on December 31, that on January 1, nothing from others winter days they do not differ. If it was possible to refuse to perform the 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 speak about the Soviet tradition of celebrating the New Year only since the beginning of the 1960s, when the share of the urban population in the country exceeded the share of the rural population. In addition, it was in the 60s, with the beginning of the Khrushchev "thaw", that the right to privacy and private holidays began not only to be recognized, but also to enter the official ideology. And the flow of young specialists, who poured into the formerly purely rural areas of the country to build new cities and factories, brought with it the urban tradition of celebrating the New Year.

New Year in the style of the USSR: traditions

The first main tradition- "Blue light"... Since 1964, it has become an annual New Year's program, and for twenty years it was songs and jokes from this TV show that accompanied the Soviet New Year's celebration.

The second tradition is the film "The Irony of Fate, or S light steam». The comedy of Eldar Ryazanov was not only strongly associated with New Year's Eve (it was shown every year, only the time of the show's start changed), but itself served as a source of some traditions of decorating a house for the New Year.

New Year in the style of the USSR: menu

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

Traditionally, the "order" consisted of one or two jars of sprat, a box of chocolates, a bottle of Soviet champagne, a loaf of boiled smoked or uncooked smoked sausage, a pack of Indian tea "with an elephant", "Lemon slices" 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 export deliveries from Morocco, where the main harvest ripens in November-December.

New Year in the style of the USSR: photo

However, it is worth getting better: perhaps the earliest New Year's tradition- not new, but revived - it has become a custom to put a live spruce in the house for the New Year. After the anti-religious campaign of the late 1920s and early 1930s, it was only in 1935 that the Soviet government again began to propagandize this custom. Since the trees for sale were specially grown, they were also a relative scarcity, and therefore were bought at the earliest opportunity, and not at a convenient time. A common picture, for example, in Moscow were people who, one and a half to two weeks before the New Year, were carrying Christmas trees tied with twine, bought on the occasion, in the subway.

And of course, the famous phrase can be attributed to the New Year traditions of the USSR times “Here is a gift (food, souvenirs, etc.), but this is for the New Year!”. All the same total deficit taught Soviet citizens that they need to buy what they need not on the eve of a holiday, but when the opportunity comes along - it is better to let it lie down. Food was stored in the refrigerator or on the balcony, things were stored in cupboards or storage rooms, and 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 their joy: the very opportunity to receive new thing!

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, champagne is sent to be cooled outside the window or in the refrigerator, vases with the indispensable Olivier salad (quickly, satisfyingly and almost without using scarce products!), "Custom-made" sprats and sausage are placed on the table. A few minutes later the doorbell rings: these are the first guests. Surely they brought with them a jar or two of salad for the New Year's table or homemade pies: the table, put together, was also a Soviet New Year's tradition. As, in fact, the custom of celebrating the New Year with a friendly company: few could boast of their own large apartment in those years, 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 companies 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 on different floors of the house: often high-rise buildings were departmental or belonged to enterprises, and most residents knew each other well from working together... Children by this time usually had already gone to bed: although January was the time of New Year school holidays, the children were not allowed to stay up after midnight.

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

Oh, yes, about schoolchildren! .. 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 kind of artists the organizers could find, but the main pleasure from visiting the “Christmas tree” was gifts - pastry sets packed in elegant cardboard boxes. The best and most important "Christmas tree" was considered the one that was held in the Kremlin Palace of Congresses. Tickets for it were practically not available for sale, but were distributed among the enterprises, going to the managers and foremost workers of production. The level of the performance on this "Christmas tree" was the highest, and the gifts were the richest: every year new unique plastic packaging was made for them, which were often approximate copies of the Kremlin towers.

But other "Christmas trees" made children just as happy - primarily because of the gifts. By the way, often the children got only a part of the goodies from the set, and the parents saved the best sweets until New Year's Eve.

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

After all, it was not just a holiday - it was also an opportunity to taste rare dishes on other days, to receive some new item as a gift, and finally, just to chat with friends without any political overtones - not like May 1 or November 7! Even Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev's New Year's TV address 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, announcing the approach 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 the New Year's party in the style of the USSR

Pick up pictures with advice symbols and make a collage. V small size it is suitable as an invitation, but if you make it larger, then it will already be a decoration of the room.

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

A solemn 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 talentedly, with the imitation of the voice of the chosen hero, the corresponding stamped slogans under the bravura music.

The highlight of the evening is a book for registering guests. V at the end of the event, you can leave your positive feedback here.

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

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

You can hang a fringed lampshade above the table. The presence of a gramophone, a radio, a reel-to-reel tape recorder is encouraged.

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 garrison cap, a pioneer tie,
• polka dot dresses combined with patent shoes on low running,
• jackets with patches on the sleeves, denim jeans,
• "Shot" trousers, trousers - "bananas",
• a brown school dress with an apron are the things that will complement the look of a themed party.

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5. New Year in the style of the USSR: menu

According to the scenario, at a party in the style of the USSR, of course, there should be treats that were put on the table in Soviet times at the most solemn moments. Boiled hot potatoes, Ivasi herring with onions and sunflower oil, Chicken Kiev, Olivier salad with boiled sausage, sprats, "Bear in the North" sweets.

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 that accompanies almost the entire event. It can “light up” the dancers at the disco or just be a background for guests to communicate.

It would be nice to watch your favorite Soviet comedy film on the big screen, for example, “ Caucasian captive"Or" Ivan Vasilyevich changes his profession ", quoting in chorus famous phrases... And

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

Not a single entertainment event in Soviet times was complete without contests, so they should be at this party as well.

For example:

1. - Make a toast on behalf of the rulers, accompanying it with long, prolonged applause.
2. - Continue a quote from a film, a famous slogan, statements by the country's leader, etc.
3. - Add Rubik's cube for speed.
4. - Recall TV shows from Soviet times.
5. - List the names of newspapers and magazines in the USSR.
6. - Decipher the abbreviations: VLKSM, TRPO, BAM, NKVD, etc. (own interpretation is possible)
7. - Come up with a storm with rhymes like: OBKHSS - KPSS, constitution - - revolution, etc.
8. - Demonstrate your jumping rope or rubber band skills.

Competition winners are rewarded with small token 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.

Every resident of our country has seen New Year's comedies more than once. All these films were filmed in the distant USSR, and this makes them even more valuable, more interesting, and, reviewing them from time to time, you admire the work of the director and actors. And many of you yourself would like to try to celebrate the New Year in the style of the USSR, in the style of those wonderful comedies and films. Did you want to? So why not give it a try, especially since we have for you both a script and an idea for a holiday for such a themed new year.

And so, let's start from the very beginning!

New Year in the style of the USSR - a festive menu.

As for the New Year's table for the holiday in the style of your choice, this is perhaps the most a budget option... It was in those Soviet times that they put all the best for the new year. And now, in our time, this is the norm, and for some it is already a forgotten and outdated taste. But we will remember everything again and try. And so, here's our menu:
- Olivier salad;
- The vinaigrette;
- Aspic;
- Sprats;
- Salad under a fur coat;
- Sausage (smoked and semi-smoked);
Well, who will remember what else.
As for drinks, we advise you to opt for:
- Champagne, Lemonade, you can cider;
- Juice (birch or tomato, there were no others in the USSR);
Also, do not forget about tangerines, they were and will be for a long time in the new year, chocolates and cake, preferably bird's milk.
But what about vodka, we recommend you the following.
Nowadays it is no longer possible to get vodka with such names, but it doesn’t matter, because you can re-stick the labels. For you, we made these labels for vodka from the USSR, see:

And if you liked them, then you can -.

New Year in the style of the USSR - what to wear for such a party?

Everything that was fashionable in the USSR will suit you too. But if you don't know at all what to wear for the new year in the style of the USSR, then here are a couple of tips for you.
Firstly, these are, of course, pioneer ties and caps. They are red in color, which will look great on the New Year's holiday.
Secondly, you've seen old New Year's films. How did they dress there? So you can wear the same dresses that will not display your charms, but at the same time will emphasize your figure and modesty. If you want something different, then you can try on the outfit of a Komsomol member or wear a school uniform of that time. In the Soviet Union, everyone went to harvest potatoes and other crops, and there it was very hot in the field. Therefore, they wore a garrison cap, shorts and a shirt, which, by the way, was tied in front with a knot, and a bare belly was obtained. So this is the same option for the new year.

New Year in the style of the USSR - script and contests.

Now is the time to start having fun! The contests that we have named - greetings from the past will help you with this.

And we will start with congratulations on the coming New Year. But not just say your words, but a whole speech! And not just speech, but speech on behalf of famous person from the USSR! For example, from any leader of the Communist Party you know. Each guest will congratulate in turn, everyone will laugh together and drink to it.

What in the USSR, what now, everyone is waiting for Santa Claus for the new year. Do you have it? If so, then take turns getting on a chair and reading New Year's nursery rhymes. And Santa Claus will give you sweets for this!

Now it's time for another reincarnation - into actors! There is a large and unplowed field here. You can show the funniest episodes from the famous New Year's comedies. To do this, simply split into teams. Rehearse for two minutes and show. And let the others watch, laugh and guess.
You can also show any slogan from the USSR in the form of a scene. It can be a miniature, or a whole action. Others just guess this slogan.

By the way! You can generally do this with slogans: you draw your vision of each slogan in advance, and at the time of the holiday you show them to the guests. They laugh and guess the slogans. So draw with both hint and humor!

Remember in Soviet times there were apparatus with soda, with one faceted glass? And also in Soviet time gasoline was poured through a hose, after sucking air from the hose into itself so that the gasoline would flow. So we will apply all this in our competition.
We divide into teams, if there are many people, then into many teams. In front of the first participant there is a bucket of water and there is a hose and a faceted glass. His task is to pour water into the glass with a hose, and transfer it to the second participant, the third, and so on. And the last one pours water from a glass into a kefir bottle, but with the help of a funnel. Which team is the first to fill its bottle wins. And if you need a continuation of the competition, you can also drink the entire bottle of water.

The only one electronic toy there was a game in the USSR - electronics. Won it? If you have it, or you were able to get it, then by all means let all the guests play it. And whoever gets more points, reward him with a prize. It will also be appropriate for this holiday to play tags and fold the Rubik's cube for speed.
Got Turbo Gum? Then feel free to inflate the balloons on the most big ball and play candy wrappers.

The time when one-sixth of the land was occupied by the great state - the USSR - has irrevocably passed. People relate to that era in different ways. Some scold her, while others remember the Soviet era with nostalgia. After all, not everything was as bad as some historians and politicians now paint for us. For some, the Soviet Union is the GULAG, five-year plans, Stalin, repression, famine and deficit. But many also remember that the great country won a victorious war, defeated unemployment, there was free medicine and reasonable prices and powerful science allowed Soviet people to be the first to visit space. A holiday in the style of the USSR will become good reason in order for the older generation to remember their youth, and for the young people born after the collapse of the country to make a fun journey into the past.

New Year's themed party in the style of the USSR

1. Hall decoration... The interior of the room needs to be decorated in red and white colors, nose bright colors it is advisable not to overdo it so that they do not annoy the guests. You can use flags, ribbons, decorate the tree with old toys, if you find them, and on the top of the forest beauty, be sure to install big star... For a laugh on the wall, hang a humorous honor board with photos of friends, posters with slogans from the Soviet era.
2. Style of clothes... For this, dresses made in the fashion of the 20s, red ties, shorts, old school uniforms are suitable. But the 70s and 80s also belong to that era. Therefore, the choice of outfit for the New Year in the style of the USSR is very large. If you can make an appropriate hairstyle for yourself, then this will perfectly complement the desired image.
3. Festive table ... For a party in the style of the USSR, a not very complicated menu is required. It will be necessary to prepare the famous salad "Olivier", vinaigrette, jellied meat, sprats, pickles. Potatoes, a couple of common varieties of sausages (smoked and semi-smoked), herring "under a fur coat", tomato and Birch juice, chicken, dumplings. It is better to refuse bourgeois delicacies, limiting ourselves to champagne, lemonade, tangerines, oranges, chocolates("Squirrel" and others) and cake "Bird's milk".
4. New Year's entertainment:

• admission to the pioneers;
• competition of pioneer slogans;
• who will collect the fastest Rubik's cube;
• competition for the best Soviet toast;
• which of the guests will be the best bugler or drummer;
• eating at speed buns with kefir or condensed milk;
• disco with music from past years;
• karaoke, the program of which will include exclusively patriotic songs of the Soviet period and famous hits from old films.

They used to prepare for the New Year's holiday ahead of time, often standing in queues for hours to buy their favorite scarce delicacies. But, despite this, in those distant times, they also knew how to walk and have fun. We hope that our tips will help you organize a good party and everyone will enjoy the New Year in the style of the USSR.

In the past, as usual, the grass was greener, and ice cream tastier, and the country was united, great and mighty ... The past does not return, but you can plunge into the special atmosphere of the past for a short while during a party organized in the style of the USSR.

The times of the Soviet Union are still alive in the memory of not yet elderly people, and young people will gladly immerse themselves in the romance of the past decades.

The old times, as a rule, are remembered only by good ones, and these memories should be revived. The attributes and special spirit of the Soviet Union, recreated during the celebration, is not just a thematic party, but, one might say, a kind of "reconstruction". Let it bloom on it lush color nostalgia for the "old good times», The connection between generations is strengthened and a good and light mood simply reigns!

What and where can be noted in the style of the USSR?

USSR-style will be appropriate for any celebration:

• name-days born in the Soviet Union;
• corporate party on the occasion of February 23, May 1, March 8;
• New Year's party;
• corporate celebration, for example, the anniversary of the company;
• alumni meeting;
• professional holiday (Day of the builder, metallurgist or accountant);
• and, of course, on anniversaries, starting from the new five-year plan in the life of a family and ending with memorable dates in the life of any person for whom the abbreviation "USSR" carries a special meaning.

Almost any room can be adapted for celebration. It is quite acceptable to organize a party in an apartment, it is not so difficult and does not require large expenses, we will show you how to do this as simply and efficiently as possible. An office space is also suitable for this.

If you are planning a cafe or restaurant, you will find yourself closer to the revitalized era if you choose those located in buildings of the 70-80s, but you can easily make any interior unique yourself. Great option – summer playground or a celebration in the lap of nature: you can recreate the atmosphere of a pioneer camp or subbotnik!

We invite guests

The very first thing that needs to be done when preparing any holiday is to make and present invitations. After all, on theme party a dress code is required and guests will need time to prepare the costume. Therefore, it is better if they are aware of the time, place and theme of the holiday in 1-2 weeks.

Of course, the style of the celebration should be reflected in the invitation. Let's give a few interesting options its registration:

1. Soviet postcard. Many of the houses still have elements of children's collections. Write your invitation text ink pen or simulate a typewriter font.
2. Telegram form. The sample can also be poked out on the Web. Another option is to print letters on yellowish paper like wrapping paper, cut them out in the form of ribbons and stick postcards inside (this is how congratulatory telegrams came to the USSR).
3. Party card. One of the most respected documents of that era. Presenting such a document at the entrance - what could be more prestigious! Except that mandate of a deputy of the Supreme Council.
4. Diploma. Handing such an invitation to the "Guest of Honor" or "Excellent student of merry parties" will be fun and unusual.
5. Poster. Soviet posters are a very recognizable attribute of the era, so it is worth finding a suitable sample on the Internet and reducing it to fit a postcard. And if in Photoshop you insert a photo of your guest instead of the hero depicted on the poster, then he will leave your invitation as a souvenir and will proudly show it to his friends!
6. Soviet invitation card. On the most interesting events it was possible to get to the USSR only by personal invitation. So make such a ticket: use red, the coat of arms of the USSR, images in a recognizable style (all the same postcards will serve as samples), sweeping painting and government seal.

When formulating the text, remember the expressions of a bygone era: “Dear comrade (name)! We invite you to take part in solemn meeting on the occasion (specify the occasion). Dress code is ceremonial. Please arrive promptly. The Celebration Organizers Committee ".

70 years old, so different ...

The era of the USSR lasted 70 years, which included several different times, differing in originality: for example, NEP, the time of the dandies, the post-war industrial boom, the 80s with their famous Olympics, etc. Of course, you can choose to celebrate a specific era with all of its features and subtleties. This will be especially appropriate when celebrating an anniversary, in order to remind the birthday man of the times of his youth or childhood.

Or you don't have to go deep into the subtleties of historical reconstruction and create a cheerful festive "mix", which will be called simply "USSR style", in this case, it will be easier for the owner to pick up the attributes, and the costumes for the guests.

What might be needed to organize such a holiday? Scrub the attic of grandmother's house, the mezzanine of the old closet, visit former school: suddenly, somewhere in the closet, there are still written-off pioneer personal belongings and outdated maps of the country that changed its borders.

You may find it useful:

• old Soviet newspapers and magazines;
• toys of that time - dolls, cars, bears, bunnies;
• glass bottles from kefir, Soviet champagne;
• labels, wrappers, pictures, etc .;
• Soviet money or their imitation;
• any pioneer attributes - tie, armband, bugle, drum, pennant;
• retro things: a lamp with a lampshade, a decanter with faceted glasses, a gramophone or receiver for gramophone records, a cassette or reel tape recorder, abacus.

Welcome! Wipe your feet

In order to transform the premises and give it a resemblance to the chosen era, first decide what exactly it will represent: a hall for party meetings, a Soviet apartment, or maybe a canteen for the Komsomol master of virgin lands? This is not necessary, it is quite possible to simply adhere to the general directions of style and decorate the room in a festive way, but in accordance with the theme.

At the entrance put a rug with a careful sign “Wipe your feet”, and hang a sign “Wardrobe” on the hanger (and the numbers that you give out to guests can serve as a draw for forfeits).

Table. The main color of the holiday will, of course, be red, but be careful not to overdo it, because in a large number this color builds up tension. A red tablecloth can be used to cover a large table, or fringed tablecloths will do. Place a vase of wildflowers and a water carafe with glasses on each table.

Walls posters must be adorned: after all, at that time not a single room could do without them. Choose bright ones that are suitable in meaning: for example, “A person is a friend, comrade and brother,” “I have friends everywhere,” etc.

You can play with photoshop and transform them a little. You can also hang printed portraits of party and government members or famous singers and film actors on the walls. A banner made of red fabric with white letters with some slogan suitable for the occasion will look beautiful, “Peace to the world” will be universal. The map of the USSR with the coats of arms of all union republics will immediately add "thematicity".

"Hall of Fame" will gather guests around him for a long time, because it will have their photographs (preferably black and white) with flattering individualized captions, for example, "Production leader", "Excellent worker-activist", "Mentor and teacher", "Pochyny zveinovoy", "Noble grain grower ", "Hero of Labor".

Other accessories Everything that you can find to add color to the room should take its place. Put a pile of newspapers on the coffee table: surely one of the guests will want to take a break from the general hustle and bustle and look through the Literary Gazette or Kolkhoz Woman. You can also put a lotto set and a chessboard there.

Place a lamp with a shade on your nightstand or hang over a table. Place Soviet dolls and bears on the back of the sofa. Hang a grocery bag with a jar of sprats in a tomato on each chair, green peas and a bottle of lemonade or Zhigulevsky - they can be presented to guests as souvenirs. Do not forget about the red banner - place it on a stand in the center of the room or in the "red corner".

Watch this video, where the hostess of the celebration shows how she decorated the party room in the style of the USSR.

If you make out new year celebration, look for a tree glass toys or make the decorations yourself, and for the top you just need a red star.

Festive set or why there was everything on the table that was not in stores

You can approach the issue from two sides: serve popular dishes of the Soviet era, or stylize and decorate any modern treats. Both paths are good in their own way, both will create the necessary atmosphere at the table.

If you choose the first way, then put on the table:

• Olivier salad;
• herring under a fur coat;
• jellied fish;
• boiled potatoes with dill;
• dishes with servelat slices;
• pickled cucumbers;
• canned fish salad;
• sprats, sprats in tomato sauce;
• processed cheese "Druzhba";
• sandwiches with squash caviar(if the table is set "richly", then it is possible with red and black, just do not smear it on a slice, but put it in a small slide);
• the Kiev's cutlets.

For dessert, the cakes "Bird's milk", "Log", "Fairy Tale", cakes "Korzinochki", "Eclairs" or "Tubules with protein cream", chocolate "Alenka" are suitable.

As drinks - lemonade in glass bottles(look for the brands "Buratino" or "Duchess"), homemade compote or juice in three-liter cans, from alcohol - "Soviet champagne", vodka "Russian" or "Stolichnaya", five-star cognac, you can put a bottle of fruit wine for lovers. If you don’t find any rarities, print and re-glue the labels.

Any familiar dishes will match the style if you arrange their presentation in an original way, for example, cut decorative red stars from tomatoes to decorate sandwiches or put a scarlet banner on a salad bell pepper on a toothpick. Or you can download flags, cut and attach them to toothpicks or skewers ..

If you prefer the format of a buffet table, decorate it in the style of a Soviet buffet, it is advisable that there is also a pyshechka barmaid in a white headdress behind the counter.

Who to be? Choosing an image

Of course, for such a holiday you need to reincarnate yourself. We have already agreed that it is not necessary to strictly adhere to one exact time for choosing a suit. During the Soviet era, there were many recognizable images and colorful characters that can be embodied as a model.

Home owner or presenter... This role is the main one, so the image of a party leader (you can choose a specific person!) Or the leader of any important event (like Comrade Ogurtsov from "Carnival Night") will be appropriate. For woman the image will fit counselor, teacher, Komsomol sportswoman.

Images of guests. Show your imagination or just ask older relatives and ask them to lend you the things that were popular at the time.

Depending on the chosen look, you can become:

• dude: pipe or bell-bottomed trousers and bright jackets for men, fluffy dresses polka dots for girls.
• schoolboy or schoolgirl... The famous brown dress with an apron for girls (white bows and golfs are required!), A white shirt with blue or black trousers for boys.
• pioneer (pioneer)... The pioneer uniform, in contrast to the school one, provided for a blue bottom and a white top, and, of course, a pioneer tie; you can complement the costume with a garrison cap and armband;
• workers and collective farmers... Proletarians came to the holidays dressed up, in light shirts (you can roll up your sleeves), sometimes in jackets with leather patches on the elbows. The trousers can be quite short. Work overalls, of course, are colorful, but it's up to you whether it is appropriate for the holiday. The girl needs a blouse with a flower or polka dots, a solid six-section skirt and a bright scarf tied under the braids.
• Komsomol member / Komsomol member... A leather jacket for both sexes, for a woman a red skirt and a scarf. Komsomol badge is required.
• fashion student / student of the late 80s- girls are mastering colored leggings ("dolchiki"), and young men are doing magic in the kitchen, making homemade "varenki", because where is the money for " branded jeans"For poor students?
• athlete... Suit for men: in those days, most were fond of sports, so they could often be found in a tracksuit (on the way to training or back), many wore blue Adidas "sweatpants" at home.
• Soviet citizens... Here the scope for imagination is simply immense. Review again for inspiration Soviet movies where the heroes are celebrating something: the same “ Carnival Night"," Wizards "," Enjoy Your Bath "," This Merry Planet "and others. And get pleasure, and get ideas!

For girls, in addition to a costume, hairstyle and makeup are of great importance.

For the images of young pioneers and schoolgirls, ponytails or pigtails with bows are suitable. The "palm" was all the rage - high tail, decorated with several elastic bands at once. Matured Soviet girls did a permanent perm, and they also had very popular bouffants. Suitable for the holiday bright makeup with clear black arrows on the eyelids, well-blackened eyelashes and a blush on the cheekbones.

Meeting with guests

It is better for guests to get into festive atmosphere right from the doorway. Let the owner or hostess meet them already in character. You can organize the "registration" of guests: a list in a special "registration book", which by the end of the evening will turn into a "book of wishes".

If the guest failed to comply with the dress code, a stern Komsomol member can make him a suggestion: "Comrade, you are not in shape!" and offer to choose one of the previously prepared accessories for negligent guests (a scarlet bandage on the sleeve with the words "Druzhinnik" or "Duty officer", pioneer tie, garrison cap, badge, etc.).

The holiday can begin with a solemn speech by the host. Make it up on the model of Soviet speeches, but do not drag it out. It is worth looking at samples of speeches of state leaders on the Internet and stocking up on "tasty" quotes like "The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the Council of Ministers of the USSR are informing the party and the entire Soviet people... "In general," You are going the right way, comrades! "

Here again, we recall the principle that we decided to adhere to at the beginning: we mix both the original amusements of that era, and modern contests adapted and stylized for the chosen theme.

How did the Soviet people have fun, getting together on holidays?

• sang with a guitar;
• played charades, burime or "typography" - games associated with words, because it was not for nothing that the inhabitants of the USSR were considered the most reading nation;
• danced to the tape recorder;
• participated in various competitions invented by mass entertainers (that was the name of the animators).

You can modernize these entertainments a little, as well as add other games and contests to them, colored with the appropriate entourage.

For winning the contests, give the winners incentive prizes-souvenirs (magnets with the symbols of the USSR, pencils, notepads, etc.) the goods of the USSR will serve: a can of sprat in a tomato, a roll of scarce toilet paper, the magazine "Rabotnitsa", etc.

We offer you several options that will help push your imagination and quickly and easily resolve the issue of the holiday program.

Karaoke - a win-win entertainment that is usually to the liking of most guests. Choose a repertoire from your parents' favorite films: "The Adventures of Electronics", "Funny Guys", " Love affair at work"And others. If you want to really have fun, use the musical motives of popular Soviet cartoons:" The Bremen Town Musicians"," On the road with clouds "," The Adventures of Leopold the Cat ". Or you can pay tribute to the pioneer past and perform "Soar with bonfires, blue nights" or "Our steam locomotive, fly forward."

For example:

I am a piece of the banner
Scarlet three ends
Once you put it on - carry me
Don't lose face! (Pioneer tie).

Hole purse
In general, decent,
Very comfortable, environmentally friendly! (String bag).

You will find this blue wardrobe everywhere.
If you need fresh water
Threw a penny and drink your water
Well, for three he'll pour cream soda too! (Soda water machine).

Quiz

For an intelligent audience, you can set interesting questions about the USSR:

• How many republics were there in the USSR? (15). And in 1924? (6)
• Whose name was the pioneer organization before it became Lenin? (Spartacus).
• What was the name of the Soviet morning Sunday program for children? ("Alarm").
• What about a daily radio program for schoolchildren? (Pioneer Dawn ").
• What could one kopeck buy in the USSR? (A box of matches, a glass of soda, 2 envelopes without stamps, a simple pencil, a sheet of paper, a metal pen for writing, 1 cigarette, a sewing needle, a piece of chalk, the simplest notebook, paper bookmark for books ...)

The quiz can be supplemented with a competition on the knowledge of Soviet advertisements. Questions and answers can be viewed.

Competitions

“Competition is the creativity of the masses,” as the great leader said. Various competitions, especially socialist ones, were very popular with the Soviet people.

So arrange a competition on any topic you like:

• who will knit a pioneer tie faster (you can for yourself, but you can for a friend!);
• who will remember more catch phrases from Soviet films (thought for a long time - you drop out, there is only one winner!);
• who will fold the Rubik's cube or "Snake" faster (if you find enough props);
• who is the best to make a garrison cap for the construction team from the Pravda sheet;
• relay race "collect a string bag" and others!

Who said that?

• “You can, of course, teach a hare to smoke! But, in principle, nothing is impossible. For a person. With Intellect! " - secretary Vera from "Office Romance".
• “At 40, life is just beginning. Now I know for sure! " - main character the film "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears".
• “I demand the continuation of the banquet! - Ivan Bunsha ("Ivan Vasilyevich is changing his profession").
• "What disgusting - this jellied fish of yours!" - Ippolit (Enjoy Your Bath).
• "Sorry for the bird!" - Shurik, "Prisoner of the Caucasus".
• You can go on for a long time ...

Nostalgia for prices or who remembers how much a sausage cost at 2.20?

The presenter shows the product, and the participants try to guess how much it cost in Soviet times. Whose version turned out to be closer to the truth, that product gets it!

• Pie with cabbage, potatoes, onions and eggs - 4 kopecks.
• Potato cake - 22 kopecks.
• Baby soap - 14 kopecks
• Balloon - 3 kopecks.
• Cologne "Russian Forest" - 1 rub. 20 kopecks

If you find other items, the Soviet prices for them can always be checked on the Internet.

New life of old abbreviations

Distribute cards with Soviet abbreviations written on them to the participants. Suggest to come up with a new decoding of them related to the hero of the occasion, for example, KPSS - Handsome Guy Seryoga Super, VDNKh - Friends Met We Are Good.

A ready-made set of abbreviations: KPSS, VLKSM, VDNKh, TASS, DOSAAF, GTO, CMEA, VChK, RSDLP, All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions, MTS, Red Army.

Outdoor games

It is better to conduct them for a younger audience, especially if the format of the meeting is “open air”. So, Soviet girls adored jumping ropes and "rubber bands": it is worth remembering and trying "both with a run, and on the spot, and with two feet together!"

Moving relay races will add fun, for example, "collecting waste paper" - while the music is playing, you need to pick up as many newspapers as possible (previously scattered); the music died down - tie them in a bundle and run to the "collection point"! Whose tutu is heavier? Who is first?

Disco or "dancing"?

In the USSR, both options were used, and this, of course, is an integral part of the party. Let the guests dance to the melodies of VIA "Earthlings", "Verasy", "Pesnyary", to the early songs of Pugacheva and Rotaru. Compositions of "Affectionate May", "Combinations", "Secret", "Bravo" and other disco will add retro nostalgia to the evening.

A decent end to the party

To make the ending worthy of the whole holiday, think it over in advance. After dancing, when the guests are tired enough of all the entertainment, something calm, pacifying, summing up the evening is needed. Maybe each guest will make an entry in the book "Complaints and Suggestions" (remember, at the beginning of the evening it was the "Book of Registration"?) solemn speech host or host of the party. It will be interesting to give gifts at the end of the evening, for example, pre-prepared pennants with comic inscriptions "Drummer of dance labor", "Excellent student of competitions", "For the most original hairstyle- forward to new achievements! " etc.

If the celebration takes place in nature, the pioneer bonfire will be a great finale.

Parties in the style of the USSR are gaining popularity, because any past is fraught with inexplicable appeal and romance. Delight yourself and your guests, because prepare for such a party, thanks to our detailed recommendations, it will not be difficult at all!

If you haven't decided on which idea to stick with, the video below will convince you that a USSR-style party is a great idea!

On the eve of the New Year, we begin to think about the thematic direction of the holiday. After all, it is rather boring to hold an ordinary feast with a disco. But a party organized with an interesting plot will definitely be fun and memorable. There are many ideas for holding an unusual event, but recently the New Year in retro style has become more and more popular. And this has its own reason. First, in the past you can find enough bright images, which many of us have dreamed of "trying on" ourselves since childhood. And secondly, the design of a retro party does not require special costs on attributes.

Before you start organizing a holiday and inviting guests, you need to decide on which historical period you want to bring your event.

Retro Style Celebration: The Golden Twenties

The 20s of the last century were distinguished by extravagance and grace. If you adhere to this direction, then the ladies on the holiday should be in loose dresses to the middle of the ankle, hats with a veil or a rim with feathers. At that time, the presence of long gloves... Hair with small curls at the ends should be styled smoothly and parted. Make up with bright red lipstick and dark eyeliner. The long mouthpiece will become the highlight of the look. But special emphasis should be placed on femininity and sophistication.

And men should be dressed in suits and gangster hats with wide ribbon... You can enhance the image with a cigar and the presence of a pistol (of course not a real one), since this era corresponds to a special rampant crime.

A retro-themed Golden Twenties theme party should be accompanied by jazz music and cancan dancing.

New Year's retro-party "Styles"

50-60s is a very bright and positive period in the era Soviet Union... Therefore, girls do not dress in colorful dresses with fluffy skirts just below the knee. The color can be any: polka dots, stripes or small flowers. But required attribute female outfit from that period - it is a lacquered belt with a shiny plaque. Shoes should also be bright with small heels. And very large jewelry - earrings, beads, rings,. And men dress up in the same as those of girls, catchy shirts with colorful ties and suspenders. Dancing at the festival in the style of the 50-60s should be very active to songs in retro style: "The Beatles", "Chaif", Louis Armstrong or Glen Miller.

A bright and unforgettable New Year's holiday in retro style will surely impress guests and initiate a new wonderful period in your life.