What is the era of the 70s associated with? First of all, with fiery music and flashy outfits, Abba, Adriano Celentano and John Travolta. These were the years when dance evenings with discreet pair dances, where according to statistics there were 9 boys for 10 girls, were replaced by incendiary discos with loud rhythmic music and “single-joint” dances with characteristic movements in the disco style.

Sincere fun, a complete feeling of freedom, drive and fullness of life - this is the disco of the 70s. And all this can be reproduced in our 21st century by throwing a party in the style of the 70s for yourself and your friends. It is good for its versatility - suitable for celebrating the New Year, and for a corporate event, and for an anniversary. In addition, it does not require intricate paraphernalia - all the necessary decor and accessories can be found on dusty mezzanines or made with your own hands. The main thing is to follow the rules of preparation for the event: prepare the room and prepare refreshments, invite guests, come up with costumes, draw up a script.

Choosing costumes

Naturally, everyone dresses according to the fashion of the time, the trendsetters of which were Lagerfeld, Sonia Rykiel and others. It was they who allowed both men and women to relax and take some liberties in clothing. And therefore - flared trousers, bananas, jeans, miniskirts, T-shirt dresses, leather jackets and punk style trousers, huge glasses with bright plastic frames, a lot of jewelry, high platform shoes - all this can be worn to a party 70s.

There are excellent options for carnival costumes that reflect the style of the time. For example, “Summer Hippie”, a bright disco costume, a Disco Diva costume, a Dance Queen costume, as well as “70s Diva” and “Disco Nymph”. Women should be wearing flashy, bright makeup: eye shadow, bright lipstick, glitter, long arrows, blush - everything is welcome here.

Preparing the premises

The central element of the disco room decor will be a spinning mirror ball, scattering rays of light throughout the room. Color music and a cassette recorder or even a tape recorder with reels would also not hurt, if such a rarity is found. It doesn’t have to be working - a more modern device can be used to play music, and the “cassette player” will be just decoration.

At the entrance you can hang a curtain made of bright beads, and decorate the walls with posters depicting celebrities of that time - Dieter Bohlen and Thomas Anders, the BeeGees. You can also hang images of yellow emoticons, popular at the time, posters with quotes from musical hits and films, and vinyl records. And also collect all the icons that are available and decorate the curtains with them.

It is advisable to place lamps with dim lighting in the corners, and hang a movie screen on one of the walls, where frames from films will be shown. They can be shown silently throughout the party, with appropriate music playing in the background.

Party menu

At the event, guests will have to dance a lot, so they must periodically replenish their energy reserves, and for this they will need to refresh themselves from time to time.

It is best to prepare tables with small snacks that will be convenient to take at any time. Sandwiches, sandwiches, the then popular fondue (cheese or chocolate) - all this should be on small tables that do not clutter up the dance floor. And of course - soft drinks, of which the most popular in the seventies was Cola.

We invite guests

Invitations must be handed in person. Moreover, they should look so that the invitee understands at first glance what kind of party he will be attending.

You can make an invitation in the form of a gramophone record with text written in the center. Another option is to make a postcard with photographs of movie characters of those times or give the invitees CDs with music from the seventies, the covers of which will be full of drawings and photos of the corresponding theme. On the cover you need to write the name, date and time of the party. Well, you can just make an invitation from colored paper, put it in an envelope and sprinkle confetti there.

Making up a script

The main point of the event program, of course, will be dancing to the music of Modern Talking, Arabesque, Boney M, Toto Cutugno, Ottawan, Abba, CC Catch, Smokie and other mega-popular performers of the seventies. Choreography can be mastered by fiery dances from “Saturday Night Fever”. But the evening can also be diversified with quizzes, games, competitions, and watching a film - both Soviet and foreign. For example, you can ask those present questions about their knowledge of the era in the form of a quiz. You can also hold a competition for the best performance of a disco song, or even for the largest bubble inflated with chewing gum.

Prizes for the most active participants - badges, chewing gum, cassettes and other little things that will remind both of the event and of the distant and unique era of the seventies of the XX century.

There are many various forms organizing holidays. But lately, stylish parties have become increasingly popular.

Creative ideas combined with original themes turn even a modest home celebration into a bright celebration.

Scenario “Back to the USSR” in the style of the 1950s - 80s. with good humor it will remind you of the times of the construction of communism and, of course, will appeal to all lovers of non-standard and funny solutions.

Hall decoration

A red red red tablecloth on the table and a homemade platform for speaking comrades (you can put a glass and a decanter of water on it for added importance) will help to recreate the atmosphere of the USSR era in the hall where you plan to celebrate a birthday.

Posters with comic mottos and slogans should be hung on the walls of the room.

The festive atmosphere and Soviet spirit of the party will be further emphasized by balloons, carnations and red bows in the buttonholes of the guests.

Plays an important role right choice a presenter who must have a loud, expressive voice and good, clear diction. The success of this scenario largely depends on how his word sounds.

The song helps us build and live

Any marches and patriotic songs from the times of the Soviet Union are suitable for the musical setting of the event.

For the background it is better to use minus phonograms (without voice). Their main goal is to provide “immersion in the era” and create the desired emotional mood. And the presentation of awards to the heroes of the holiday, of course, will be accompanied by a touch or fanfare.

• "Spring March" music. I. Dunaevsky.
• "Exit March" music. I. Dunaevsky.
• “Leisya, song, in the open air” music. V. Pushkova.
• "March of the Aviators" music. Yu. Khaita.
• "March of Young Builders" music. B. Terentyeva.
• "March of the Installers" music. R. Shchedrin.
• "March of enthusiasts" of music. I. Dunaevsky.
• "May Day" music. K. Listova.
• "Song about the Volga" music. I. Dunaevsky.
• "Song about the Motherland" music. I. Dunaevsky.
• Touche, fanfare for the awards.

Props

The “Back to the USSR” scenario will not require much or lengthy preparation from the organizers. To implement it you will need to print on a printer:

• The text of the birthday girl's speech (which she will see immediately before the performance).
• Lyrics of reworked songs (according to the number of guests).
• Medals for presentation to participants of the holiday.
• Posters and banners with inscriptions to decorate the hall.

Examples of slogans

...(name) is the mind, honor and conscience of our company!

Glory to the leader of production (heroine mother, builder of a bright future, etc.) ... (name)!

We welcome the delegates of the Merry Congress!

Toasts of the congress - to life!

Let's hit the depression with the iron fist of optimism!

Let's destroy whiners as a class enemy!

Let's uproot boredom from our ranks!

Let's fill our homeland's bins with jokes!

Let's celebrate your birthday in a big way!

A feast for the world!

Everyone is ready to storm the table!

Birthday scenario

Fanfare sounds.

Leading: Dear comrade delegates! We have gathered for the Cheerful Congress, which has been given a very important task - in the best Soviet traditions, to congratulate a wonderful woman, mother-heroine, shock worker ... (name) on her birthday!
Let's fill our glasses and raise the first toast to the birthday girl! Thus, the work of the congress can be considered open. Hooray!

The guests raise the first toast to the birthday girl.

Leading: Attention, comrades! The following issues are on the agenda of the Merry Congress:

1. Honoring ... (name)
2. Report…(name) on the work done.
3. Social competition of flying teams.
4. Rewarding heroes.
5. Cultural program.
6. Festive fireworks from a bottle of champagne.

I propose to approve the agenda of the congress by open vote. Who's in favor? Who's against it? Unanimously! Let's proceed to the first part - honoring... (name). Let's sing the song!

Guests sing an adaptation of a song to the music of the “March of the Aviators” composer Yu. Khait. (The printed text of the song should be distributed to the guests in advance).

You were born to make the world more beautiful
Our faithful friend, reliable helmsman.
We march in orderly ranks
Towards the sun right behind you!

Everything is better, wiser, and more beautiful!
You challenge the years.
Faster than a rocket
More fearless than a hurricane.

In our country there is such honor and glory,
The earth composes songs about such people.
And at this time the West is rotting,
All because you are not there.

You always burn like a torch at work,
You warm the house with warmth and light.
You were born to turn problems into dust,
And we'll sing a song about it.

Leading: The family ... (surname), comrades, is exemplary. She makes us proud and serves as an example to follow.
The couple approached building a new social unit consciously and with a sense of serious responsibility. They not only formed and strengthened the cell, but also noticeably compacted it. Look what a worthy replacement they are raising for themselves...(names). The floor for congratulations is given to the head and worthy descendants of the family.

There are congratulations from the husband and children of the birthday girl.

Leading: For several years now, our dear ... (name) has successfully headed the area of ​​​​work entrusted to her. The homeland can sleep peacefully when ... (name) is at work.
Her professional merits have been repeatedly noted by senior management.
As a good friend and mentor to young people, she shares her knowledge with the new shift free of charge.
I give the floor to the members labor collective who were lucky enough to work shoulder to shoulder with the hero of labor.

Congratulations from work colleagues.

A new hero appears. This is a “special correspondent” who must enliven the program of the festive feast with a cheerful interview of the birthday girl. He carries a camera, a notepad and a pen.

Special correspondent: Comrades! Editorial office of the newspaper “Glory to the Workaholics!” sent me to your event, setting an important and responsible task - to highlight the work of the Merry Congress from all sides, and also to ask comrade ... (name) a number of questions that concern our readers. You can read the report in the editorial on the front page of our publication tomorrow!

The special correspondent interviews the birthday girl.

So let's begin. “Glory to the workaholics!” I have repeatedly published materials about your heroic activities. In particular, articles were published about how you stopped a galloping horse and entered a burning hut.

What other feats can we expect from you in the near future? (answer)

The next question concerns personal life, which is of great interest to the public.

Where and how did you meet your husband and friend ... (name). Do you share the ideological beliefs of your spouse? (answer)

The whole country is excitedly watching the recruitment of volunteers for the cosmonaut corps, participants in the first expedition to Mars.

Have you already thought about how you will enter into alien contact and what you will say to your brothers in mind if your application is accepted? (answer)

You are a tireless fighter against war and violence, pollution environment, against the destruction of historical monuments, discrimination against blacks, etc.

What else requires your immediate intervention? as soon as possible? (answer)

As an active participant in the socialist competition of related workers, today you combine in yourself a mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, teacher, cook, cleaner, seamstress, laundress, driver.

What new related specialties do you plan to master in the coming five-year period? (answer)

Now I’ll ask you to take a few pictures for the newspaper. Attention, comrades! Now the bird will fly out!

A photo session is being held for the birthday girl and her guests.

Leading: The floor for the welcoming speech is given to friends ... (name)!

Congratulations from friends

Friends sing a reworked song to the music of “Float Up the Bonfires” by composer S. Kaidan-Deshkin.

Whip the champagne into thick foam,
Let's raise a toast to the birthday girl!
We've known her for many years,
Everyone is proud to know her!

May your birthday last until night,
We don’t really want to separate!
We'll shout hurray to her until the morning,
The country should know the name of the hero!

Leading: I ask for attention and silence, comrades! The time has come to hear the report of our dear traitor about the work done over the past years.
According to the rules of the Merry Congress, three and a half hours are allotted for the speech. Let us support the speaker with stormy and prolonged applause.

Birthday girl: Dear comrades, friends, like-minded people! All my achievements are connected specifically with you. After all, you always believed, helped, influenced, sympathized, spurred on, stimulated, inspired, supported, inspired, rescued, contributed, encouraged, accompanied, favored.
This helped me a lot to understand, feel, experience, get stronger, realize, overcome, overcome, act, fight, accomplish.
It is only thanks to you that over the years I have been able to show, prove, win, master, catch up and overtake. Together with you, we have done so much, built, nurtured, created, raised, heaped, heaped up.
And I know for sure that together we will still show, amaze, stun, shock, stun! Hurray, comrades!

Leading: The socialist movement is growing and expanding throughout the country, filling our hearts with a feeling of great pride.
In the vast expanses of our native land, shock brigades are growing like mushrooms after rain. Every day they report on their new labor victories. And we must not lag behind, comrades! Let's join the ranks of enthusiasts and join social competition here and now!

Competitions and games

The guests are divided into two teams - brigades, they come up with original titles(for example: “Flying Brigade”, “Mad Leap”, “Triple Ram”, “Above Plan”, “Our Norm”, “Children of Stakhanov”). Competitions are accompanied by fast background music.

Competition "Brigade Contract"

A fun speed competition for two teams of at least 5 people. After the signal, teams need to line up as quickly as possible according to:

• by height
• by seniority
• by hair color from brunette to blond
• by weight
• according to shoe size

Whoever completed the task first wins.

Competition "Iron Fist"

One participant per team is invited. The players' task is to crumple the unfolded newspaper with one hand.
The winner of the competition will be the team whose representative is the first to collect a newspaper sheet into a fist.

Competition “Chained by One Chain”

In this competition, players must “tie” their team as quickly as possible with twine or rope, pulling its ends through loops, straps, and clothing straps. As always, the fastest participants will win.

Competition “Everyone to pass the GTO!”

To participate in this speed competition, teams are paired with a guy and a girl.

Twos will have to work hard - burst in 3 hot air balloon without the use of sharp, piercing or cutting objects.

Fans not only watch the game, but also cheer on the participants. The first bursting balloon signifies a friendly “Ready!”, the second – “To work!”, the third – “And defense!”.

A couple that passes the standard brings the team victory.

Leading: However, not everything, comrades, is going smoothly for us! Recently, cases of drunkenness and sloppiness have become noticeably more frequent in our ranks. And as conscious citizens, we must enter into a merciless fight against this blatant disgrace.
It's no secret that alcohol dulls vigilance. This circumstance will help us identify drunken comrades when carrying out cleansing of our ranks. Drunkenness is our most decisive battle!

Comic game “Drinking is a fight!”

Volunteers from each team are invited to participate in the game. The presenter demonstrates an exercise for repetition. Participants need to grab their left earlobe with their right hand and the tip of their nose with their free left hand.
After the leader’s signal (clap of hands), the players quickly change the position of their hands to the opposite. With your right hand you touch the tip of your nose, and with your left hand you touch the lobe of your right ear.

The tempo of clapping increases and the task becomes more and more difficult to complete. Those who miss are eliminated from the game.

The participant who lasts the longest wins.

Leading: Dear comrades! I remind everyone who has forgotten that it’s time for business, time for fun! It's time to roll up your sleeves and get to work! We cannot put off until tomorrow acute problems that require immediate solutions.
We barely relaxed and, please, Sylvesters, Roberts, Evelinas are already walking along our streets. But we know which way the wind blows. But we have our own wonderful names Dazdraperma, which means Long live the first of May, Dotnara - Daughter of the working people, Rosik - Russian Executive Committee!
These names not only have a beautiful sound, but also carry deep meaning. Now, comrades, let’s get down to business together, let’s go crazy, so to speak, and enrich the Russian language with new big names.
Let's put a barrier to Western corrupting influence! By the way, I have already taken the first step in this direction. You are first - You are always first! Perpanader! - The first guy in the village! Congratulations! – Congratulations from the bottom of our hearts! Please take up my initiative, comrades!

Competition to come up with new names

Participants are given pens and sheets of paper. Players must come up with as many unusual and funny names as possible. The team with the longest list wins. 3 – 5 minutes are allotted to complete the task.

Leading: And now the time has come to name the names of the best of the best, our leaders and record holders who have gathered at this table. Let's start the awards ceremony.

The presenter announces the name of the medal and the name of the recipient. The presentation is accompanied by a vigorous march or touch

• For dedication to a hopeless cause
• For heroism shown in family life
• For the sincerity of feelings on the love front
• For good spirits in an emergency
• For naked enthusiasm out of nowhere
• For the kindness of an open soul
• For many years of loyalty to friendship
• For unpretentiousness in everyday life
• For beautiful eyes

Leading: The work of the Merry Congress, comrades, is coming to its logical end. Allow me, on behalf of those present and on my own behalf, to express dear ... (name) gratitude for good mood, the elation and joy of unity that she gave us today. Our threefold cheers for the birthday girl! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

To this day, disputes between supporters and opponents of the Soviet system, which has already become our history, do not subside.
However, it is obvious to everyone that these were hours when everyone felt like an important and necessary part of society. Hard work, a strong family, and the fortitude of the Soviet people were placed on a podium.

The script “Back to the USSR”, built on the glorious traditions of praising a working person, a woman, a mother, will undoubtedly be a pleasant surprise and will allow you to warmly congratulate the birthday girl with all your heart... just like in the good old days!

The majority, yes, the majority, all the people who celebrate significant anniversaries were born and lived during the Soviet era. And therefore, many of them want to remember those happy times and spend their anniversary in the style of the USSR. This is exactly why we came up with interesting scenario anniversary, called - back to the USSR. Our scenario includes tips for decorating a holiday, interesting solutions for guests and the table, and competitions that will help you remember how interesting it was to live in the USSR.

And so, let's start preparing for the holiday. And the first thing you need to do is notify all guests that it is your anniversary, and that you will celebrate it in the style of the USSR. How to do this? That's right - send out invitations to everyone, which will indicate the style of the holiday.
See our invitation:

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So, we've sorted out the first point. Let's move on. Now we need to think about the design of the room where the holiday will take place. Of course, everything should be decorated in red colors. Be sure to have posters with slogans from those times, propaganda posters. Be sure to include the following slogans from those times on the posters:
- Healthy rest for workers!
- Five-year plan – hard work!
- Life has become better, life has become more fun!
And others that you remember.
In addition, you can make a special stand or table where souvenirs from the distant USSR will be displayed. At such a stand in mandatory there must be money from that time: a ruble, three rubles, five and the famous chervonets. Plus, look for small change: a penny, three kopecks, and so on. Your guests will be interested to look at this stand and remember what has long been forgotten.
It is also worth reminding guests about what to wear for your anniversary. Firstly, these are the famous pioneer caps. Secondly, these are pioneer ties. And thirdly, whoever finds something, because a lot of time has passed since then, and if someone still has something, then they should definitely bring it and put it on themselves.
Now let's go even further and think about the menu for the table. In principle, you can come up with all this yourself, and the dishes here are not necessarily from those times. You can also serve modern dishes, and it’s even better. After all, even those who lived in those times still want to try something tasty and new. The only thing we can recommend to you is to make sweet potatoes. This taste is familiar even to us who lived in the USSR for only a few years.
But alcohol can be disguised and done in a special way. Do you remember what brands of vodka existed in those days? Do you remember? But now you can’t find such things, even among old women who hid vodka in basements and cellars in boxes. Therefore, we tried to make similar vodka labels for you, see:

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And now let's move on directly to the holiday itself.
You need to start the scenario with the words that the next FIVE YEAR PLAN has been successful, that everything that was planned has been accomplished, and so on. After all, it was the five-year plans that were the main ones in the USSR.
Then, after the first toasts, a film is shown or a story is told about each five-year anniversary in the life of the hero of the day. This moment turns out to be especially bright and colorful. Especially if you include photographs from childhood, when the little hero of the day went to harvest crops and did other work “necessary” for society and the communists. And at the same time, all shots must be accompanied by funny statements.
Also give the hero of the day the opportunity to tell a little about every five years of his life. After all, you can’t cover everything with photographs, and at some moments there simply wasn’t a camera at hand. Let the hero of the day tell himself what and how it happened to him in those days.
You can also include guests in the story. Only they will not talk about their lives during this period, but about what significant things happened in the world during this period of time. What films were released, what laws, something else interesting. And so on every five years, this block will take about thirty minutes, but it will be incredibly interesting.

Everyone watched the film and remembered everything. And everyone wanted to mentally transport themselves to their childhood and experience it all again. But how to do this? Very simple! What games were there in those days? Rubik's cube and tag! So have a competition between your guests to solve this Rubik's cube against the clock, as well as a competition to play tag.

Now the guests have returned to their tables and you can go back to your memories. Namely, remember Soviet-era television programs, newspapers and magazines. You can divide the guests into teams, and they will take turns calling it all. One team is TV shows, the other is newspapers and magazines. You can also remember the slogans of that time.

Since the times of the USSR, absolutely everything has changed! But in most cases it hasn’t changed, it’s just become better and more perfect. Therefore, invite your guests to play a game where you name a modern thing, and the guests name this thing in Soviet times.
Examples:
CD - gramophone record;
Barbie is a baby;
Game consoles - game “Electronic”;
Coca-Cola – lemonade “Buratino” or “Citro”;
And so on, there are many such things!

Everyone remembers that in addition to slogans during the USSR there were many abbreviations. And they were all deciphered in an amazing way. Do your guests remember them? Of course, they remember, but on your anniversary they will have to decipher them so that they turn out in a festive and anniversary style.
For example:
GTO (ready for work and defense) – Ready Toast Again!
TASS (telegraph agency of the Soviet Union) - Comrades, come on, fireworks again!
And something like that. This, of course, is a difficult task, but just remembering such abbreviations will be an interesting task.

During the Soviet era, there were cold wars in all areas of science, including space. Do you believe that the Americans have been to the moon? I honestly don’t believe it, but Americans are proud of their lies. So let's get ahead of them here too! We need volunteers who agree to fly to the moon. We give each such volunteer a balloon, a marker and a thread. At the leader’s command, they begin to inflate the balloon, then tie it with a thread and use a marker to draw something from the USSR on the balloon, for example, a star or the coat of arms of the union. And then they must unload their ball onto something high, that is, tie the ball. The first person to do this will be the first man on the moon.

The USSR has always strived to be first in sports. Therefore, the most athletic ones are invited to the stage. They are all given darts with Velcro. And on the wall hangs a darts circle. The participants' task is to throw darts three times. And then the number of points for everyone is calculated. And the glasses correspond to badges, which will be gifts. The more points you get, the better the badge. So remember what icons there were, what categories, and so on.

And finally, one more competition. Many people remember how difficult it was to stand in line at the store for sausage. For bread and vodka they were given coupons. Participants go to the table, that is, to the counter in the store. They are blindfolded. In front of each one are pieces of a wide variety of sausages and cheeses. They must identify doctor's sausage and Soviet cheese with their hands. When they have decided on their choice, they are unblinded and the results of the competition are summed up. Whoever guessed correctly will receive a stick of sausage and a kilogram of cheese as a gift.

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. Anyone 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. From performing mandatory daily rural work if it was possible to refuse, it would not be 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, we can 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 privacy and private holidays are beginning not only to be recognized, but also to become part of the official ideology. And the stream of young specialists that poured into the previously purely rural areas countries 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 songs and jokes from this television program that accompanied the Soviet New Year's holiday.

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

New Year in USSR style: menu

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

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

New Year in USSR style: photo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Decorate the room for theme party not so difficult, because there are still plenty of items from the USSR, 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 also

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

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

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.

Themed parties have long been one of the most popular entertainments of our time. Wild West, Hawaii, Chicago, Monsters, Space Conquest, Spartakiad, Pirates, The Great Gatsby - the choice of topics is huge and varied. And a party in the style of the USSR can safely be considered one of the most interesting and multifaceted. Various event agencies offer many scenario plans for such events. Looking at their advertising photos, you really immerse yourself in that distant “Soviet atmosphere”. But if you prefer to create a holiday with your own hands: prepare a script, competitions, costumes - then our advice will certainly be useful to you. Organizing a themed party in the style of the USSR is not at all difficult.

Preliminary questions

Before you begin creating the necessary ambiance, you need to answer a few questions.

Party invitation

So, the circle of guests has been determined, the time and place of the holiday have also been determined, all that remains is to invite friends to your party. Of course, you can always just send out an SMS or make a few calls, but you're having a themed party that requires a certain ambience, right? And therefore, the issue of invitations should be approached with a greater degree of creativity.

Electronic invitations

The simplest option from a technical point of view. All you have to do is select a suitable picture and print the invitation text on top of it. Propaganda posters, postcards, symbols, slogans– you can use anything as a background image.

Paper invitations

In this option, it would be advisable to have some Photoshop skills. The invitation can be designed as a card or left with a more traditional, “opening” double shape. The invitation layout you created will need to be printed in color and distributed to future guests. Or maybe you would prefer a more non-trivial option? For example, to issue an invitation in the form of a telegram or teletype tape, in the form of a membership card or certificate certificates, in the form of a symbolic keychain with a card attached to it indicating the place and time, a label on a bottle of lemonade - it all depends solely on your imagination.

Audio invitation

You can record an audio file even on a regular home computer, with only a microphone and keyboard at his disposal. The sound of a pioneer bugle or drum roll, the first chords of the anthem of the Soviet Union as a screensaver can be found on the Internet, and then read out the composed text in a solemn tone. Such an audio file can be sent by e-mail or recorded on voice mail/answering machine for future guests. The text of the invitation is best written in a solemn patriotic style: “Dear comrade! We invite you to a gala event dedicated to the anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, which will take place at... The dress code is full dress.”

Suits

Of course, no theme party would be complete without special costumes, in which both the organizers and the guests should be dressed up.

If you have outlined some thematic boundaries, it is better to warn your invitees about this in advance.. Otherwise, a guest in a budenovka and trousers with stripes will feel awkward among the dudes of the seventies. Crepe de Chine dresses with polka dots, round-toed shoes with socks for women or trousers with creases and shirts with pointed collars for men - why not an option? Or maybe guests will prefer a school uniform - white shirts and blue skirts or shorts, plus a pioneer tie tied around their neck? Military tunic, blouse shirt, flared jeans, banana pants, national costumes of the peoples of the USSR - just look at old photographs of our mothers and fathers, and the choice of a suitable suit will be made.

Decorations and decorations

What, if not decorative elements, will best emphasize your chosen theme? Of course, not a single party in the style of the USSR can be imagined without “propaganda” - propaganda posters calling for achievements. Any search engine in a split second will return thousands of results for the query “posters from the times of the USSR”; all you have to do is choose the one that suits you. If you have mastered Photoshop, it is quite possible to remake the sample you like to suit your own needs. But you can make red banners and streamers with slogans yourself. All you need is a few meters of red fabric, white paint, a brush and the desire to create something like that. Those who like to do things with their own hands will also like the idea of ​​​​arranging a “Roll of Honor” - a large wall poster with photographs of “labor shock workers,” that is, guests of the party. The same board can be used in competitions, posting photos of the winners on it. The ambience will be complemented by household items of those times: a tube TV, a gramophone or a large reel-to-reel tape recorder of the Yauza type, typewriter, knitted napkins, a crystal vase with three nails, an old Mayak radio, Pravda editorials, inkwells with fountain pens, a lamp with a lampshade... Grandmother's closets are an inexhaustible source of decorations.

Meeting guests

Perhaps the meeting of guests is the most important part of the event, because it sets the tone for the entire party.

Young pioneers with a drum and a bugle, greeting guests with solemn sounds, a worker and a collective farmer with a hammer and sickle, a strict security officer with a revolver demanding a password from everyone entering, Mayakovsky reciting a poem, chanting chants and slogans printed in the invitation - the main thing is to show the direction events and make guests laugh from the very first moments of the party.

Menu

Of course, the famous “Book of Tasty and Healthy Food,” which every housewife considered it her duty to have, offers a huge number of healthy and, undoubtedly, excellent-tasting dishes. However, a friendly party does not necessarily imply a luxurious table, served according to all the rules of culinary art. And therefore, the theme of the USSR can easily be outlined in several dishes that are very easy to prepare. The traditional menu consists of several items:

• snacks,
• salads,
• main course,
• dessert,
• drinks.

And each position has its own characteristics, characteristic of the period that you are trying to recreate. You can include all of the listed items in your party menu, or limit yourself to just one or two.

Snacks and salads

So, on every Soviet table there had to be sandwiches with sausage and cheese, decorated with a sprig of parsley. Caviar, more often black, by the way, was found on the tables of Soviet people not as rarely as one might think: white bread or a loaf, butter and a spoonful of caviar on top - no toast or crackers. Well, then according to your imagination - herring with boiled potatoes, the famous sprat in tomato sauce, Baltic sprats, pickles and sauerkraut, chopped vegetables and so on, so on. From salads, it fits perfectly into the party theme Olivier– hearty, familiar to everyone, and invariably a hit with guests. Boiled tongue with green peas, mimosa salad, fish, vinaigrette– the main thing is not very complex components and a minimum of mayonnaise. If you prefer to organize the table in a buffet format, arrange the salads in advance in tartlets or vol-au-vents.

Main course

Only soups are not welcome as the main dish; otherwise, everything is left to your culinary preferences. Kiev cutlets, tobacco chicken, mashed potatoes, buckwheat porridge, kindergarten semolina, even ordinary dumplings - most of the dishes of that period remain on our tables now.

Dessert

For dessert, you can offer guests eclairs and sponge cakes, cake "Prague" or "Bird's milk". Or you can take a different path and put cans of condensed milk, waffles and “Chess” or “Jubilee” cookies. The main thing is not to forget tea from the same pack “with an elephant” or coffee from distant and mysterious India. And, of course, dried fruit compote, poured into cut glasses - and then you are guaranteed nostalgic memories of the guests from the series “how we were fed in the pioneer camp”.

Drinks

Of course, the main alcoholic drink at the table will be vodka – “Russian”, “Stolichnaya”, “Wheat”. Girls can be offered semi-sweet red wine - Moldavian or Georgian - or champagne, certainly “Soviet”. Lemonade is a good choice for non-alcoholic drinks. "Pinocchio" or "Duchess", mineral water "Borjomi" or "Essentuki", but for especially advanced Soviet youth, save a bottle "Pepsi".

The main difference between the Soviet table is abundance. A large number of different dishes, satisfying but simple, so that not a single guest leaves hungry - this is the life credo of any Soviet housewife. Therefore, it is better to forget about diets this evening.

Well, you can always organize the menu to your own taste by changing the names of the dishes to something corresponding to the theme. Salad “Dream of a Komsomol Member”, appetizer “Dish of the Day” or side dish “Production Leader” - what’s not an option to diversify the feast?

Competitions and entertainment

Well, what party would be complete without entertainment, competitions and dancing? Games in " Zarnitsa" or " Pioneer dawn", a competition for the best slogan, reading old newspapers and magazines, deciphering numerous abbreviations and much, much more. Maybe you'd like to arrange pioneer initiation evening? “I, such and such, joining the ranks of young Leninists, solemnly swear...” The text of the oath can be used either canonically or modified to suit your own views and needs. Well, at the same time, invite guests to supplement the well-known laws of the pioneers of the Soviet Union, taking into account current realities. The main thing is to practice tying a Pioneer tie correctly in advance so as not to make a mistake with the knot. Or maybe your guests are karaoke fans? Then they will like it rehash of songs from old Soviet films– both famous and undeservedly forgotten. The singing competition will bring a lot of fun to both karaoke fans and movie buffs. And how much laughter will be heard in the process of learning a new “fashionable dance” - the twist! “You seem to be squeezing a cigarette butt with the toe of your right foot...” Remember Gaidai's film? Not a bad reason, by the way, to watch your favorite movie with your best friends. Almost any entertainment competition can be adapted to suit thematic requests; the main thing is not to forget about prizes and gifts. It should be some little thing in the form of a GTO badge, a bag of toffees, a “terrible shortage” - a can of condensed milk, tangerines in a string bag, a humorous subscription to “ Komsomolskaya truth", "Ilyich's light bulbs" and others.

The music that will accompany the evening can be very different - from Utesov's songs to Italian disco of the 80s. Hits from domestic VIAs like “ Gems" or " Earthlings", and the music of Soviet cinema, and Western hits, and even songs Beatles or RollingStones. Well, if you include patriotic songs in the playlist, your guests will only be grateful. A party in the style of the USSR is a fun and joyful event that can not only unite people, both those who remember what the Soviet Union was and those born in the post-perestroika years, but also give many reasons for smiles and cheerful laughter. The key to a successful party is competent preparation and the irrepressible imagination of the organizers, who are able to combine a variety of things into a single whole. And in conclusion - short video from the celebration of a theme party in the style of the USSR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXnHEcvfVks