Bobruisk is a city in Belarus. The place had been inhabited by people since the fifth-sixth centuries. The city was first mentioned in 1387 as part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1792 it became part of the Russian Empire and was included into the borders of Belarus in 1795. Today it is actually the largest city in the country. The photos made in the Soviet epoch show what the life in the city at those times was like.
Bobruisk hotel.
Central universal store.
Wedding.
On a weekday.
These areas used to be the most remote part of the city.
Inhabitants of the city remember those who protected their lives during the WWII.
Monuments to the heroes of war.
The best officer of the communications center.
Hero of the Socialistic Labour.
The best workers of an enterprise.
Many countries of the world bought products made at the engineering plant named after V.I. Lenin.
Competition of young painters.
The unusual museum was created by students of a professional college.
At school.
In the park.
River port.
One of the most modern enterprises in the republic.
The more cars we have, the more tyres we need.
Studies at a technological college.
Fashionable clothes of those times.
In a museum.
Cafe.
Making cakes.
Industrial enterprise.
For a family.
Monument to warriors who freed the country.
There are more of us now.
Pioneer camp.
Movie theatre
The best rest after a hard working day.
Sanatorium.
Some things still remain as they were. Thus, the tyre factory still produces tyres that are mainly sold to Russia.
Location: Bobruisk
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Everyone had somewhere to live, a job to go to, school to attend and access to medical care if they needed it. When workers were tired from labor they could go to a sanatorium. Parents with all incomes could send their children to a pioneer camp. None of this is universally true in the United States. Many people live a dreadful life in the harsh confines of capitalism in its cruelest form.
Excellent comment, Piotr. Peace of mind under capitalism means you have to be Mitt Romney (or his spoiled kids).
Yes, their lifes are dreadful, but they have iPad to comfort them.
Yeah, they have cool IPads to forget they will have much less chances than any of their acestors had.
Nice!
No, socialism only delayed the nightmares until the late 80s when the system collapsed. It was an illusion and everybody who said that loud was sanctioned. If there would have been no revolution, Russia, including Belarus and Ukraine, would now be among the most prosperous nations in the world and not on the same level like Mexico, depending on natural resources. And yes, Russia would have even been able to afford a welfare state to level out the evils of capitalism it not endures. Again, thanks to socialism.
I live in Canada. One of the most developed countries on earth with an extremely high standard of living. WE still depend a lot on our natural resources. Why is this a problem? We have them and they give us an economic advantage, we should use them.
Thats a lot of assumptions, Tiger. Who could know what would happen if the August coup had never happened and Mr.Gorbachev, with all his infinite wisdom, had continued with “Perestroika”?
If there had no revolution, it would have been three hundred years of serfdom all over again.
And the price of all that Utopian living back then was the hell that was 1990s Russia. That’s when the payment finally came due and Russia couldn’t afford it.
(Soviet Union exits Stage Left)
The End
We are pleased to lend you more money to survive every year!!
我们很高兴能成为你的老板!!
And we are pleased to sell you tons of U.S. made Gerber Baby Foods, because your parents of newborn children are terrified to feed their only child Chinese made baby food, out of fear of what adulterants might truly be in it!!
Gerber, a brand you can trust.
Dear ‘America’ guy,
To answer about a huge chronic debt, is babyfood all you have?? LOL!!
I’m pleased to inform you that again you were OWNED!!
I’m trusting you’ll answer back more cracked up things.
You are easily amused…
laugh all you want. The Chinese know who they can trust when it comes to what they feed their only newborn child, and it’s not chinese baby food.
“… it’s not chinese baby food…”.
I knew you’ll do it, Hahah!! You should start paying to China your huge debts with Peach or Mango GERBER! LMFAO!! Cash-Debt Crisis solved!!
Yes, YOU ARE amusing. This time you really made me laugh, thanks!
With that GERBER “spin”, this guy ‘America’ reached a new low. I hope he types you back that crap or something similar.
Wilmaaa!!!
Talk all the c*ap you want, but the list of Russians and Chinese wanting to immigrate to the United States and start a new family is as long as ever, and the list of Americans wanting to do the opposite is as short as ever. that says a lot!
Yes America has it’s problems, not the first time, won’t be the last. But we’ve overcome them thus far, unlike oh say the USSR.
Yeah, you keep thinking that. I remember thinking something along those lines, that the country had held together through thick and thin, and that it would be all right in a few years. That was back in the autumn of 1991, and the rest is history. (atleast its one part of history that YOU would know all about, forget that you know shyte about the years that came before it)
“Yes America has it’s problems”…
Oh! I didn’t know that! LOL!! See, EVERY cCuntry has problems. NONE is exceptional. So?
As somebody told you, don’t get the Chinese angry; you depend on them, and spin that as you wish, that won’t change for a while.
Please answer back to keep laughing… and bring more GERBER to the conversation!! YOU “America” guy, won the prize!
It’s always an Utopia when you spend more than you have.
Don’t make the Chinese angry.
Ce timpuri ale abundentei!Nu aveai teama pentru ziua de miine.Acum inteleg asta.Nu stim sa pretuim socialismul la adevarata sa valoare.
Looks like a set of propaganda shots from foxtrot-uniform-charlie-kilo-ing seventies. Note the “perfect” tiling job on “One of the most modern enterprises in the republic” photo. Pretty typical.
Looks alot like Anycity, USSR, actually. About the tiling… if you did a job in the USSR, you did it good, or got sent to work somewhere where quality wasn’t an issue – mining, forestry, agriculture.
NOT propaganda, for sure!
“in the USSR, you did it good, or got sent to work somewhere where quality wasn’t an issue ”
Like building Khrushchev era apartment blocks…
Better a small apartment than a foreclose.
Looks like Anycity, USSR propaganda actually. Like they used to publish in LIFE magazine. Communism was always rosey red flavored in those LIFE pictorials of USSR. lol
Your comments are way too similar to those of my very good friend “hirsh”.
“Communism was always rosey red flavored in those LIFE pictorials of USSR.” Funny coming from a guy thats convinced that everything about the USSR was bad. While you accuse Life of showing the USSR in a rosey red flavor, you on the other hand are so determined to shoot down anything that shows the USSR in a good light.
U menya yest khorozhaya idiya. Yesliy viy nichego ne znayete, zatem, ne govorite
“Funny coming from a guy thats convinced that everything about the USSR was bad.”
USSR was rotten from the head down. It’s not the Russian peoples fault. They were duped into living under communism and by the time they realized what a mistake that was it was already too late. All things in USSR was not bad, but the government sucked.
“USSR was rotten from the head down.” Sure, your beloved America and most of the so-called “free world” were fighting a cold war against a rotten, failed state, and not a nuclear superpower. Doesn’t matter that the economy grew, living standards increased and progress came in.
“They were duped into living under communism”. They chose “communism”, or atleast one version of it. In case you didn’t know, the Red Army won the civil war, not because of its military geniuses, but because it had overwhelming manpower. And in case thats too hard for you to process, that manpower was provided by the “Russian peoples”, who according to you were duped.
“All things in USSR was not bad” Well, atleast you’re making progress.
“the government sucked.” True, that.
America, the expert on communism.
But LIFE Mag had a lot of GERBER ads!! That was the real Weapon of Mass Destruction!! Unforgettable, LOL!
I’d like to formally apologize for the idiot who managed to find this amazing website; while he has chosen to represent his country, he has done it poorly, and I would like to point out that his opinions are in fact of the minority and that he still suffers from the psychological impact of dehumanization. An unfortunate consequence of the cold war, his parents, and really most of the people he’s ever known or loved built up a mental image of Russian people that is both extremely stereotypical and vehemently defended. He is not of sound mind, and unfortunately came here to spout bullshit and rhetoric that’s several decades old.
Russians are great people, I admire you all, I wish you the best in your future endeavors, and please ignore the blowhard Americans that seek to undermine the efforts of the rest of us.
Kindest Regards,
America
The people who criticize socialism by pointing fingers to examples are not honest people because if those examples did not exist they would have still disliked socialism. Soviet experience may not have been 100% successful but it had its successes and it was a good first experimentation. A lot of lessons learned. The key is not to repeat the same mistakes the next time and render the socialism a bit more practical.