8 items of Soviet life, completely gone from our homes

Small apartment large better. Wait to argue, let me tell you. Of course, if you have seven on the benches, each square meter weight in gold. But not all are in such a delicate situation, and to get the extra room somehow for everyone.

Think about how much time you spend at home? Work sucked-claws that native land I stop only to sleep. Many cashier in the subway sees more often than an indoor cat. A weekend to sit in four walls wasn't cool. Well, why do you need a room in which you come only to vacuum? Put the sofa to nagryanuvshaya mother-in-law where it was located? Excellent idea. And we are not talking about household bills and the cost of the apartment with a separate room for guests.

No, a large living space — a relic of the past. When all generations of the family lived under one roof and friends were invited to a home, not in cafes. And in the old days, the breadth of space was needed to have somewhere to put a sideboard and hung a chandelier the size of a refrigerator. Now these "riches" no one anymore and, consequently, trouble with their placement. So this post is pure nostalgia.

1. Carpet

Perhaps the most extraordinary product of the Soviet fashion, the carpet on the wall. The carpets were too good to stomp their feet, and apparently beautiful enough to constantly admire them. In addition to the aesthetic function, this integral attribute of each apartment had also practical importance. First he hid the imperfection of yellowed Wallpaper, and secondly, improved sound insulation of thin walls of Khrushchev.

2. Sideboard

A sure sign of wealth was considered to be the crystal. The more sets, the stronger the impression on the guests. The crystal was kept in the closet, and in a special place called the cupboard. Its glass doors allow to appreciate the play of light on delicate faces glasses and glasses. The shelves were full, though not under the weight of dishes and the onslaught of dust accumulated on it. Unlike carpet, knock the sideboard impossible, so it opened only in extreme cases.

3. Wall

Over time, the sideboard has evolved into a furniture phenomenon known as "wall". The same sideboard, but fastened at the sides by a dozen drawers and cabinets. Wall was the unquestioned dominant the largest room, taking up half its area. Cost is fun a lot of money, but if accumulated — walk, flaw: crystal could be bought in unlimited quantities.

4. Piano

People endowed with a sense of beauty, I picked up the wall the color of the piano. Because the piano already, and nothing to do. Over the years, that this precious musical instrument in the play, he connected with the floor. If none of the households were not making music, then the piano put a carafe or a vase, but most children still doomed to the scheme. In such cases, the neighbors tried to hang as many carpets.

5. Dressing table

Dressing table or, if desired, the trellis was the most versatile part of the interior. Triple mirror mounted on the table, it was everywhere to the place where it is put. The versatility of the dressing table was in the fact that between the mirror and his iron mount you can insert some flat decorative element like a calendar.

6. Chandelier

The size of the Soviet chandeliers were jealous of Versailles. The lower inclined chandelier over the dining table, the better. A variety of forms not that impressed, but certainly superior to the ingenuity of the manufacturers of these your led lamps. Plain lampshades as extended by fringe, and if in the store for a crystal chandelier, then hung it inside the cupboard tassels certainly was long enough that everyone, even in the jump, could get to their head.

7. Sliding table

The apartment was still not rubber, and due to the fact that throwing the piano was particularly popular tables that flick of the wrist is increased almost by half. Simple table, turned into a machine, which could accommodate all the guests. All of these trunks were common fingerprints on the polished surface.

8. Seedlings

It is now in the cottages planted flowers and put the loungers, and before six acres was a source of food, if not prosperity. Tomatoes, cucumbers and other peppers, which summer matured in carefully fertilized soil, in the winter ate the whole family. And in order to have enough tomatoes to the March 8, prudent gardeners even in spring harvested seedlings. Pots with touching germs took at least one window sill, illuminating the apartment with a feeling of approaching spring.