Soviet kitchen was not only for cooking, but also for laundry, watching TV, playing, disputing, nursing babies, kissing and making dumplings by a whole family. Today it’s totally different.
The image above – 1935-1947, Moscow.
Typical post-war kitchen with stove heating. 1955, Moscow region.
Kitchen in a communal flat, 1960s, Moscow
1956-58, Moscow
The Lavrentyevs’ family in the kitchen, 1954, Moscow
The first day of house-warming. Moscow region, 1958.
The Popovich’ family, 1963
1967, Volzhskiy, Volgograd region.
Composer Alexandra Pakhmutova in the kitchen, 1957, Moscow
1967, Volzhskiy, Volgograd region.
1970-57
Tanya in the kitchen, 1970s, Moscow
Father Vladimir and kids, 1973, Leningrad.
Celebrating February 23rd, 1981, Moscow
Kitchen in a communal flat, 1985
1 thought on “The Image of the Soviet Kitchen”
Tanya looks like she would rather be somewhere else than in that wreck of a kitchen! Maybe she should join the “Country Girls” pages and look happy and half dressed standing next to a tractor?
Tanya looks like she would rather be somewhere else than in that wreck of a kitchen! Maybe she should join the “Country Girls” pages and look happy and half dressed standing next to a tractor?