My childhood has clean eyes

Such pure innocence and playfulness in each of these photos! They were taken from old archives and demonstrate something that never changes, despite the change of epochs and centuries. Yes, this is the true beauty of children, their sincerity and, of course, children's spontaneity. They have no thirst for fame or greed for money, all they need at this tender age is love and joy. Take a look at these photos and remember your happy childhood!

1. A happy young Frenchwoman and her cat, 1959.

2. An Austrian boy got a pair of new shoes during World War II.

3. Best friends.

4. A girl with a puppy, 1950.

5. A boy who lost his home with a soft toy, London, 1945.

6. Russian children play on abandoned German guns after the Battle of Stalingrad.

7. A girl dances in front of her teddy bear. Paris, 1961.

8. A summer shower is so refreshing, 1949.

9. A boy and his best friend.

10. Little Marilyn, Paris, 1975.

11. Water games, Toulon, 1949.

12. A young musician, 1920s. 13. A girl "reads" the Ebony newspaper in Chicago, 1947.

14. A grateful audience for playing music.

15. Animals are used for therapy, 1956.

16. The real Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, 1927.

17. Two girls swing on a lantern in Manchester, 1965.

18. A girl in Japan, 1958.

19. A girl with a doll sits on the ruins of her house destroyed in the bombing. London, 1940.

20. Children play in Paris, 1950s. 21. Umbrella jump, 1963.

22. Bicycles in Copenhagen, 1910s.