Soft toys of the 80s. Forgotten Soviet toys
We continue to recall our cheerful and carefree childhood in the 80-90s of the last century :) Whoever joined us just now, I recommend starting with and. In the comments, everyone reminds me of a slide projector. Of course, I remember it, and I will definitely mention it in the section "Our electronics and gadgets" :) The same applies to chewing gum with liners and our other goodies. In addition to them, I remembered something that many of you have already forgotten :) As, for example, some people no longer remember that there were iron rubles in the USSR, and not just paper ones :)
And now I want to remember our favorite toys. Starting from a very young age, and ending with "diseases" and "epidemics" of middle and high school :)
OUR TOYS.
We had a lot of toys. "Gingerbread Man" on the Upper just bursting with monotony dolls, cars, pistols, robots and all sorts of Soviet puzzles. The Kolobok store on Zhukovsky Street was the sacred Mecca of the children of our time (now there is an office of MegaFon). Who could calmly walk with his mother by the hand past the "Kolobok"? :) Me not.
Here is one of the most popular group games of our childhood - "Hippos":
Hooked, right? :)
And also this one, the progenitor of computer car simulators - the game "Behind the wheel":
It was battery operated and even had an ignition key. The magnetic machine went around in circles. Rather, she stood still, and the circle rotated and you just had to dodge obstacles.
But such toys could only be obtained for the New Year or birthday:
But such a lunar rover was brought to me from the Moscow "Children's World" - it was not to be found here.
I just have no doubt that all the boys had such revolvers:
A strip of caps wound into a roll was inserted into the drum, the end was pulled out and the trigger was pressed. "Striker" slapped on the piston and "fuck-bang!" - fire and smoke :)
But the coolest weapon in the courtyard "Voynushka" was considered a plastic PPSh assault rifle:
True, only a photo of the original was found - do not be alarmed :) But the toy was quite similar to it. I will never forget his characteristic "chirp" from pressing the trigger. Whoever had one was the "most important commander" :) And the rank and file ran with sticks "a la three-ruler or a pistol."
Do you remember clockwork, walking robots?
And the wonderful "calais n doskop"?
They could sit and stare at him for hours:
We had a lot of logic and educational games.
"Rubik's Cube" :
I assembled it in my childhood in 2 minutes. Re-sticking colored stickers :)
Or this variation:
Domino "Berry":
The game "Fifteen" :
Puzzle "Snake":
"Pythagoras":
Or like this:
But the boy's most desired toy was cars. For the street, for the sandbox - these are:
For home - "souvenirs":
There were many different ones. Basically - the domestic auto industry. And they weren't cheap. They were also given on major holidays or for good behavior. I inherited my collection from my older brother. True, he parted with her with great regret, despite the big difference in age - they were so dear to us ...
I remember how my mother bought me as many as 2 cars by September 1, when I went to school, in grade 1. It was "UAZ-loaf" and "Volga-Aeroflot". Oh, what happiness! I also had a "Niva" - it had a complex suspension of many parts, a full-fledged spare wheel and all the doors opened. And also "Moskvichs", "Ladas".... The decoration of the collection was a black "Seagull" and the only foreign car - "Maseratti Mistral Coupe". For many it was made of plastic, but for me it was made of metal!
Now there is almost nothing left of the collection: (Nephew, my children completed the destruction I started ... Only now the Maserati didn’t let it be torn to pieces - I hid it away as a keepsake :)
The most expensive were buses and "KAMAZ".
I didn’t even see a bus from anyone - maybe you had one?
And key chains-cars were also popular:
There were several types:
Oh, how nice they lay in the hand! :) Cold, metallic, heavy.
And there were also such crafts from the system in use:
Or fish:
Usually trudged from nothing to do as patients of hospitals :)
In my opinion, skeleton keychains were also very popular in the early 90s:
I don’t know why, but there was also such a souvenir plate lying in my toys:
And what serious battles unfolded when someone came to visit and got soldiers!
Crusaders against sailors, cowboys against Indians:
The metal soldiers were cool.
And the planes from the board game were also used:
They crashed into the thick of the enemy, repeating the feat of Captain Gastello. Iron tanks and armored cars, Katyushas, steam locomotives - there were a lot of military-themed games.
But the "dashing" 90s came and the soldiers were driven out by hordes of alien brethren. ROBOTS!
Remember how fast they ran to the cherished kiosk when mom succumbed to persuasion and allocated 200 rubles for a robot? I even remember how much they cost and what 200 rubles looked like then!
My first robot I bought was with the head of a sawfish. How many of them were there!
At first, only their arms moved, then their legs. There were also those whose head and tail moved. Weapons were sold separately for robots. It's hard to call it a hobby - this one was a whole EPIDEMIC !
Until now, somewhere there is a bag of robots - you need to throw off the children :)
Heroes of the then popular cartoons were put up against robots:
And then they ran ads at Disney hour on Sundays TRANSFORMERS .
And a new epidemic began...
In general, with the advent of the 90s, the epidemic became a constant companion of our childhood. The flood of bright goods from China, Poland and Turkey excited our minds, accustomed to faded and monotonous colors ...
Take the Walking Springs Epidemic:
We also saw them for the first time at the Disney Hour. Advertising did its job and information about new games spread across the country like an epidemic.
Rubber bouncy balls:
Even the coolest Soviet ball flew up from a blow to a height of no more than two or three of our heights. The same jumped up to the 5th-6th floor ... It was generally perceived as magic. True, some low-quality balls quickly shattered into pieces (often glossy). But the low price made it possible to pack them in armfuls and even change and give:
Once, on a dare, I threw such a ball on the roof of my native nine-story building, standing on the ground ... :) Don't believe me? Bet? :)
Jumpers have become a replacement for the usual glass balls and we quickly forgot this game:
The newfangled "zabugorshchina" gradually replaced the games we once loved. They came stinking of diesel fuel "lizuns", which left indelible greasy stains on the wallpaper, glamorous Barbies with Ken stinking of chemistry, whose hair changed color. Advertising sold us "Kinder Surprises" and a lot of other things, which I don't remember anymore. Advertising has changed our consciousness, behavior, habits - we are all re-re-stra-iva-lis. After all, we were children perestroika .
And then the good world of children's games was finished off by this:
And officially our childhood ended, giving way to youth.
In the next part, let's remember about the electronics and gadgets of our perestroika childhood. Just don't write about "Tetris" in the comments - I remember it very well and sometimes even play it :) I'll write about it too.
I don’t think I’m exaggerating much if I say that the most popular toy in the 80s was the Rubik’s Cube. And not only in the USSR - as I read, this wonderful puzzle conquered almost the whole world. I remember very well how we went everywhere with these cubes, twisted almost every free minute. At recess, the school held a speed cube assembly competition.
I'll be honest - I myself could not collect it. The maximum that worked - two sides. Until they brought me the "secret assembly formula" in a big secret. It was drawn in a notebook, from where I carefully redrawn it and kept it like the apple of my eye. After all, she was not immediately remembered, she periodically had to peep.
Then it became interesting to collect various color combinations. The simplest of them were the so-called "windows" and "goat bridge", if my memory serves me right. I was trained in them even before I had a formula.
The enthusiasm for this interesting puzzle in the country was so strong that even serious printed publications such as the journal "Science and Life" devoted entire articles to it.
By the way, here is a scan of one of the pages of "Science and Life" with the same "secret formula"
In general, there were many articles in the press devoted to the Cube. In the same "Science and Life" from 1981 to 1985 there were about 15 articles about him. And there were also publications in "Young Technology", "Quantum" and probably somewhere else
Often on the Internet I meet memories of a terrible shortage of Rubik's Cube. What frantic queues defended behind him, got through acquaintances from under the floor, bought at three prices from speculators. I don’t remember this - we had them on sale freely. I don’t know, maybe it was in those days when the USSR did not have a license for their production. And only branded, original puzzles were on sale.
After buying the rights to release this toy, more than 20 enterprises began to produce it in the USSR. This is what the standard packaging of the Soviet Cube looked like
Moreover, the background could be either black or white. Though crack, I don’t remember which one we valued more
But there were other packages as well. For example, at the Kislovodsk souvenir factory, the packaging was like the original, branded Cube
And we also did a smaller version, more pocket
Sometimes when I see this entertaining toy in the store, I even think, should I buy it, will my hands remember the formula ...
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Toys of those times could conditionally be divided into Soviet and foreign, boyish and girlish, toys in their own right and for collecting, as well as purely boyish devices and gadgets.
The 80s gave rise to a whole armada of cult games and toys that brought up more than one generation. They were wildly popular for one simple reason: Soviet children had no alternative. It was already in the early 90s that bright capitalist toys began to penetrate the post-Soviet space (and into the immature minds of children). And it is still unknown which were better.
Soviet toys were distinguished by Soviet rigor, socialist realist design and Soviet dimensions. Some of them could kill a class enemy. Sovok toys withstood fire, water, copper pipes and even increased children's curiosity, and therefore lived a long time and remained loved for a long time. Despite the general underdevelopment of design ideas, limited materials and uniformity, very often came across toys that were still distinguished by originality and ingenuity.
"Behind the wheel"
It was a spinning disc representing a looped road along which a car with a magnet was moving. The goal of the game is to keep the car strictly on the roadway, fitting into turns and driving under bridges. The outer ring of the road was simpler, the inner one required a level up.
The front panel with the steering wheel, ignition and speed switch gave a special chic to the toy. The steering wheel was usually broken off by juvenile fools and chased around the yard with it. Later, wise engineers made the steering wheel removable. The ignition delivered the most, because it was like a real one, and even the key could really be lost. The gearshift lever affected the speed of rotation of the disk and, therefore, the speed of the machine.
Interesting: there were maniacs who put insects on the road, and then crushed them with a typewriter. It was also cool to turn the car at high speed so that its backside skidded. Some guessed to add batteries, which increased the speed of the fireballs.
"Pedal" cars
This toy made it possible to ride on an almost real pedal-powered single-seat car. The unit had working headlights, rear dimensions, steering, a removable windshield, an opening trunk and a hood with a fake engine.
Interesting: when rolling down an inclined surface, the pedals naturally turned on their own, and at speeds above 10 km / h they became a kind of meat grinder.
Models
Metal models of real cars (on a scale of 1:43) were an object of increased desire for Soviet boys. Everything was opened at the cars, and if desired, as well as the availability of tools and unhealthy interest, it was possible to separate the body from the frame. There was a type engine under the hood, a full-fledged spare tire in the trunk, the seats reclined, and in some models even windows opened. Models were not intended for ardent children's games, but only for collecting behind glass. Sooner or later, they still moved from the sideboard to the floor and lost their status, participating in games on a par with plastic and aluminum freaks. It is logical that in the USSR military equipment was a separate model range: armored personnel carriers, tractors, trucks and tanks.
Interesting: some cars came with a ramp, on which the car drove - apparently, this is how Soviet children were taught that they would have to spend every weekend looking for oil leaks.
Helicopter
The toy consisted of two parts: the helicopter itself and a type of handle with a starter. The helicopter landed on this device, then it was necessary to pull the starter, its blades spun, and the helicopter, as it were, took off.
The game - let's call it that - required serious physical effort, and the arm muscles swayed better than with an expander. In addition, the fishing line was constantly tangled, and after the fifth take-off it was difficult to unravel the tangle, which, however, brought up patience and perseverance in the youths, but at the same time nullified interest in the device. But the most important fail was that the groove quickly became unusable, and the blades did not spin at all. In general, I had to create a masterpiece without fishing line. The helicopter was flying in a direction known only to him. Yeah, you guessed it - now the legs were swinging and visual acuity was developing.
Umka
The pinnacle of engineering in the Soviet machine-building industry: "Umka" knew how not only to drive, but when bumping into obstacles, he knew how to turn away from them. He (she?) did not fall off the table! Feeling the edge, the machine stubbornly searched for where to drive.
Interesting: there were no electronics inside at all, pure mechanics. Such a conscious behavior was due to the fact that the machine went on a single wheel hidden in the bottom. Google has the details, and we have a moment of pride in Soviet engineers. And the design was very even for that time.
Lunokhod
He had more brains than the average Soviet party worker. It was a battery-powered all-terrain vehicle, but not controlled by radio or wires, but programmed using a built-in remote control. He knew how to drive forward, backward, turn at a given angle, blink, make "pee-pee" and launch a projectile. In total, 16 actions were placed in memory, so Soviet children learned early to save bytes and cycles when programming ballistic missiles.
Interesting: the lunar rover was heavily copied from an American toy and cost 27 rubles (a fifth of the salary), so there was usually only one for the entire region.
"Crossroads"
According to experts, this toy was created by the sinister mind of a gloomy genius. Eyewitnesses say that it was a metal cross, to which two metal bundles were attached, forming a figure eight. Two chips were sticking out of the cross, and two cars of the Moskvich 412 type were chasing along the bent wires. What is the fan? Vooooot: one car, entering the intersection, sticks into the chip, thus shifting the opposite chip and allowing the second car to go. And so on until the end of the plant. Miracles!
Interesting: of course, everything went a little wrong. Cars jumped off and took off along an unknown route, and metal harnesses were most often used to sort things out. However, like the intersection itself.
water rocket
The device was a by-product of Soviet rocket factories. Water was poured into a hollow plastic rocket, then the rocket was inflated for a long time and stubbornly with an ordinary bicycle pump. The same pump served as a launch pad. The result exceeded all expectations: the rocket flew above the high-voltage transmission line support. And below naturally stood a wet, but happy schoolboy.
red horse
The horse, made of the strongest Soviet plastic, seemed to have escaped from a painting by Petrov-Vodkin. The hooves were shod with cast white discs with low-profile rubber, which allowed the young Horseman of the Apocalypse to develop the first space.
Interesting: the animal would be just a dull piece of plastic, if not for one chip. There was a ring at the base of the withers. And if you pull on it and let it go, the horse emits a demonic rzhach that could cause bouts of enuresis in children and flatulence in adults. Only one track, but without batteries and without electronics. Only furs, only a whistle, only a spring.
Metal constructor
It was designed to develop imagination and compensate for the lack of other toys. With a certain skill, by connecting several sets, you can assemble a marvelous machine, crane or train.
Interesting: the Soviet designer suddenly turned out to be 100% compatible with the German "Construction", which made it possible to add Soviet details to the last one for a penny and pile something truly grandiose.
Constructor "Flight"
Despite the aviation name, almost everything could be made from it, so, let's say, "flight of fancy" was meant.
Interesting: the fail (except for calluses from oak plastic parts) was the rapid wear of the connecting jumpers. But, due to the fact that there were a little less than a lot of them in the constructor, no one was particularly tense. Broken jumpers could be fastened to the spokes on the bike. Show off!
Young Chemist Pack
It was created by a Latvian genius and contained a heating device, test tubes, a couple of reagents, indicator papers, acid, magnesium and a retort. It was possible to do many interesting things both according to the school curriculum and optionally: set fire to magnesium, arrange a gas attack, assemble a low-power moonshine still in five minutes, and, if desired, even arrange a rather strong explosive.
Constructor "Architect"
There were several types, each of which was cooler than the previous one, but they all definitely developed imagination and laid the foundations for proper construction. It was possible to build everything: from a hut to a standard high-rise building and even a microdistrict. There were also trees 2 centimeters high, overpasses, arches and other interesting things.
Constructor "Collect animals and birds"
It was a flat piece of plastic of various shapes with cuts. By inserting parts into each other's cuts, it was possible to figure out the fauna in the style of late cubism.
Rotary gun Poljot
A futuristic-looking pistol with a spring inside. The charge in the form of a propeller on the pin was inserted, spun a few clicks against the move, and flew out very energetically after the trigger was pressed.
Flapper gun and caps (!)
There were two options: with ring caps and with paper tape. However, the essence was reduced to one thing: a charge was placed on the piston, striking which the trigger caused a deafening sound. With an enchanting spark, smoke and long lasting sulfur amber. I must say, the pistons were shot most often not with pistols, but with stones, nails and other hard objects, violating all safety precautions and often leading to minor burns. The especially gifted did it with their nails. Burns were provided in 10 cases out of 10. But how effective!
Interesting: the mass destruction of all existing pistons brought special joy - the stench and stench are provided. You could just set it on fire with matches, but "children are not a toy," though. Therefore, strips with caps were rolled up in several layers, placed on a hard metal surface and hit with a hammer. The caps from the parents were a bonus to the curses of the neighbors.
Pistol with suction cup
There were a great many varieties, but the essence was one. An arrow with a suction cup was thrust into the muzzle of the pistol, which, when the trigger was pressed, flew at the target (naturally, through a window or someone's forehead).
Interesting: there was only one arrow (how subtly the designer foresaw it!), it was quickly lost, but the war was not so easy to stop. Instead of an arrow, they shoved everything that would fit into the muzzle - stones, sticks, sharpened pencils - which, of course, increased the level of injuries.
Sabers
This imitation of edged weapons was, probably, in all self-respecting boys aka Chapaevs. Sabers were especially delivered in drug-addicted colors: how do you like a blue saber in a green sheath? The blade is hollow, the end is rounded, cheap, safe and about the war. You could take it with impunity and crack someone. And get a yellow-red saber in response. How fun and simple everything was, huh!?
Hippos
The principle of the game: a plastic cylinder filled with water with a button at the bottom and a rubber cap at the top. A walled-in hippopotamus with a movable upper jaw rests inside and balls float. When the button was pressed, the balls were thrown up, and the mouth of the hippopotamus opened. Goal: feed the animal as many balls as possible. There were also variations with a dolphin and rings that needed to be put on the nose.
There was another hippo, but land. Inside it was a spring, which was wound up by pulling a lace with a ring out of the animal's mouth. When the lace was released, the spring untwisted, while the hippo quickly moved its paws, and the lace wound into its mouth.
And there was also a game for four, where hippos competed in gluttony, and their navigators - in speed of reaction.
Frog
It was a green toad with a spring at the bottom. The spring was compressed by pressing on the frog, and the structure in the “standby” state was held by a suction cup. After some time, the suction cup weakened, and the spring straightened, throwing the frog high up. As a rule, this happened when no one was waiting. The toad took by surprise even those who were intently waiting for her jump. What can we say about the ignorant. Squeals, shudders and obscenities were provided. In addition to frogs, similar spiders were sold, very similar to tarantulas.
A mindless and merciless frog, spring and scissor mutant was also released. The exact purpose of the unit is unknown, but it was quickly adapted as a melee weapon. There was also a similar spider and a boxing fist.
plastic beasts
Greetings from Czechoslovakia was planned, for sure, as a visual aid for beginner Darells and Aibolites. And now you can buy such sets, but then it was a squeak! The color of most of the animals ranged from dull black, brown and red to acid green. But everyone seemed to be so happy that no one cared about the black giraffe.
Walking toys
It's simple: the feet of the fauna are arched, which allowed the animals to swing from side to side. The turtle was great at sprinting down an incline - just push. The donkey is more advanced: it has a weight on its neck, which had to be hung, for example, from the edge of the table. There were also walking Winnie the Poohs and, of course, unforgettable penguins dear to the heart ..
sea battle
Was mechanical and electronic. No comment. It was a blessing to have both.
electric quiz
The device was a thick cardboard on which foil was glued and thick contact tracks were laid out along it. A piece of paper, divided into squares, was placed on top of the foil. They had questions and answers (or pictures). The goal is to answer the question and apply the contact to the foil through the hole in the corresponding box. If the answer is correct, the light will turn on. Hello Comrade Pavlov!
Table hockey, football and basketball
Hockey was the most popular sport in the USSR, and such a toy was a welcome gift for a child (I remember that on one birthday, thanks to the intractability of my parents and grandparents, I became the owner of three such hockey players).
Interesting: the grooves in the bottom could be finished, increasing the speed and dynamism of the game at times. Life hacks also included replacing standard springs with more powerful ones, bending clubs and replacing a standard rubber-metal washer with a homemade wooden one. Geniuses insidiously cheated: while no one saw, it was possible to weaken the springs of the alleged enemy team.
There was also table football, basketball and even bowling (!)
"Merry Carousel"
A secret weapon introduced into our country with the aim of corrupting the population from a young age, the carousel was nothing more than the simplest table roulette. The gifted quickly noticed this and used the "casino" for its intended purpose, playing for authentic or drawn money.
filmoscope
Or filmstrips. There were pictures on the film (mostly frames from Soviet cartoons), and under them there was text. It turned out that you were watching a cartoon, only with the speed of down and with cut scenes that you had to fantasize. Today's children do not understand how such nonsense could be watched at all.
Interesting: there was a device that looked like a mini-movie camera, inside of which there was a microfilm. By turning the knob, it was possible to view a segment of the cartoon as long as 15-30 seconds.
Stereoscope
Soviet children learned "tride" long before Avatar. It was something like binoculars, into which cardboard carriers were loaded with a dozen pairs of pictures - most often a storyboard of Soviet puppet cartoons. The device had no mechanical parts and therefore lived many times longer than filmoscopes. In theory.
Interesting: there were also monoscopes with a single photopositive. The picture is one, but with your image.
Burner
In addition to decorating cutting boards by the eighth of March, it was possible to burn on a desk, on a neighbor's cat, a balcony door, a window, a car, it was possible to burn on paper, plastic and even thin metal. The burner could be used to light a cigarette, remotely ignite pipe bombs, exterminate insects, seal jam jars, carve rubber sculptures, weld plastic, vulcanize bike wheel patches, heat tea, and draw glowing letters in the dark. And all these pleasures for 3 rubles. 14 kop. or so.
Rubik's Cube & Co.
Everyone knows the cube, but not everyone remembers the triangular and cylindrical modifications of this iconic puzzle.
Puzzle "Snake"
These long things, in the presence of spatial thinking and even limbs beginning in the right place, could be folded into various compositions. Personally, I hung out for hours.
labyrinths
The geniuses of Soviet engineering gave birth to a series of very funny and sensible labyrinths. For those who had smaller convolutions, single-level labyrinths with a transparent lid were produced. For aesthetes, there were multi-level labyrinths in the form of a tightly sealed glass cube, ball or cylinder.
Kaleidoscope
It was possible to stick forever into bizarre patterns assembled from glass pieces (still did not dare to google, so as not to lose that feeling of a miracle).
magic screen
A very curious device for those times. On the inside, the screen was covered with a silvery powder, on which grooves were drawn. One of the heads on the panel was responsible for vertical drawing, the other for horizontal. With the simultaneous meaningful rotation of the heads, it was possible to depict something highly artistic. The drawings were erased by vigorous shaking. In the attached catalog, there were pictures that were unrealistic to draw without tearing off the pen, which caused tons of hatred against troll developers.
Electronic games
The wolf catches eggs - was the most popular, and there were even legends about it (a kind of cartoon that will be shown to you after 1000 points scored). There were several varieties of such games, and every child wanted them. At least borrow for the evening, at least for an hour ..
Dolls and girls friendly staff
Surprisingly, toys for girls did not mutate much over time. The same dolls, baby dolls, strollers, bathtubs, sets of dishes, plastic scissors and combs, paper patterns of dresses, fixed on paper figures. Only the quality has changed, sometimes, by the way, for the worse. The faces and bodies of the old-school dolls were, of course, not ice. But on the other hand, they did not have such pronounced sexual characteristics, which, according to many psychologists, are superfluous information for preschool children.
And it was also customary for children in the USSR to develop their hearing: pianos, xylophones, metallophones .. The apotheosis of musical literacy was singing frogs, which brought grandfather to hysteria. Fine motor skills and color perception were designed to develop a mosaic in various variations, stepping on the lost details of which dad gave unplanned lessons in obscene vocabulary. And cows on stands with bending limbs - like, fun for 5 minutes, but entered the annals. An assortment of plastic firearms - it was only later that the weapon began to make sounds and flash, terrifying .. The rubber industry supplied carlsons, pinocchio and naked baby dolls in wagons. And also the balls that we managed to pierce already in the first week of using .. There was a whole planet of board games: traffic rules, checkers, chess, loto, the first semblances of monopolies and erudite, walkers-walkers-chip rearrangements .. There were sets of equipment and soldiers - monolithic, brutal, monochrome, obviously created under the influence of Mayakovsky's poems, and even remote-controlled submarines ..
All of us, children of the 80s and 90s, simply have to remember now that the coolest jumper is the same black one from sports goods. Do you remember the old-school tags, the Pythagoras puzzle, carpet battles with primitive soldiers of dull colors and the same quality? Now it seems that some toys were given out as a load to the apartments: the same bears, tumblers, dolls, cheburashkas could be found on any visit. In the same place, you were invariably offered to play loto or dominoes (for example, berry). There were also key chains in the form of silver plastic cars - well, many had them, right? And there was also an epidemic of multi-colored springs, though at the end of an era, but still .. Just then, the first transformers, kinder surprises began to appear and, as the end of an era (for me personally), Tamagotchi is a real enemy of children's minds.
In the next series, we will talk about children's outdoor games - both approved by the party, and illegal, backyard origin. And about the unusual use by Soviet children of quite ordinary household items. Well, there is a lot more to remember. Time machine after the yard sale fell into the hands of the locals.
Hello dear associates! Something nostalgia hit me today. I felt sad, I remembered a carefree childhood. How many toys and dolls I had! And so little remained. I would very much like to return some toys now, in order to at least just hold them in my hands. Where did everything go? My mother gave away a lot, I don't even know to whom. But I kept some toys, and when I got married they moved with me. Some I gave to the game to my daughter, and some still live inviolable))))
Today I decided to show what little I have left from the 80-90s))))
Nostalgia!!!
I'll start with my oldest toy, which I loved very much, and then my children loved. 1985 emblem toy!
It was necessary to roll the balls into the holes and not drop a single one into the pan.
The following toys are egg toys. It is 92-96 years solid. I loved them very much. I gave it to my children, they lost everything. There are very few of mine left. But I have all the hippos, I didn’t give them to my children, because it was my favorite collection. 
Then, when in two thousand some year, I won’t lie, the second collection of hippos appeared, and I, already being a mother, bought eggs and collected them too. And I don't give it to my kids either. For some reason, hippos do not stand for a year. 
Also the size of hippos, I have 6 cats bought in Moscow for a crazy price in 1992 
The seals are collectible and were sold near Red Square. Mom told me to choose any two, but I could not, and she bought me all, while spending a lot of money.
Now I have a very large collection of different cats and seals, but these ones from my childhood are very dear to me and they lie together with hippos in a place inaccessible to children.
Next are the dolls. Small. Rostik 11 cm. 
The first to appear was a ballerina from the 90s, I can’t say exactly the year. Pleasant to the touch, rubberized, such a small Barbie. There is no label on it. 
After her appeared Barbie dolls branded by Mattel 1995. I had 4 of these dolls. But I gave them away to my girlfriends, leaving myself one. She has bendable legs made of soft plastic. Her clothes are painted on. 
Another Ariel doll. Ugly. Disney sticker on the back. 
And one of my favorite dolls without a stigma, but the first articulated one! 
All dolls are from the early 90s.
And the size to compare with the standard Barbie - Ariel. 
By the way, my Arielka is 1994. One of my surviving Barbies. 
She participated in the competition "Doll with a pet" 
Another childhood toy is the troll. I remember there was a general fashion for them and all the girls and boys in the class had several of them. And I didn’t want much, because I loved my one troll Diana))) 
She came up with the name spontaneously. She sewed clothes as a child, so Diana stands in it. And the shoes from some baby doll were taken away. 
I still have a nesting doll. Small, 3 cm tall. Issue - the end of the 80s.
They were sold in a set with one large matryoshka mother and 20 small ones. Holes were drilled at the bottom of them, because they went on a large stand with pins, where they were inserted. I really loved these matryoshkas. And I gave each matryoshka a name, and I still remember all these names! But only one survived - Inga. 
In 1995, I got a doll that looked like a Barbie, but a little shorter, with rubber limbs and a plastic body. I don't know what factory it is. If anyone knows - tell me. I named the doll Marina. Her clothes were not preserved. And to sew a new one for her until her hands reach, so I have a poor girl wrapped in a handkerchief, like an Indian sari. 
Also, in my feeds, a rainbow spring was preserved, brought to me by my dad from Moscow in the distant 90s. How many such different springs my children had! But all this is not the same. Neither the quality nor the colors compare to my rainbow from the 90s 
And of course dollhouses! Every little girl's dream. I only had one. But very expensive and good quality. 
And 4 tiny dolls 1 cm tall lived in it, but only two survived 
And the furniture was in the house. But half already lost by my children 
Now my daughter has a lot of such similar houses and furniture, there are a lot of different puppeteers, but their quality is not the same 
Of my small inhabitants, in addition to two pupae, various animals remained.
Puppy, kitten, chicken and pig from chocolate eggs. They were with their mothers, but for some reason I can't find their mothers. 
There are also two kittens from chocolate eggs and a nesting doll 1.5 cm tall, I don’t even remember where I got it from. 
And bears. I had 8 of them, and besides the chairs with them, the set included houses, different swings, benches and much more. 
I also have a big bear cub from the Krasnoyarsk Siberian Toy factory, but I can’t take a picture of it, because my daughter took it to my mother and forgot to bring it back. He is like this: 
Sorry for using someone else's photo. We have the same one, only purple.
And my last toy is Shrek. It's not the 90s anymore. Its release is 2001, right after the cartoon. I bought it when I was in college in my first year. This is not quite childhood, but I can not show it. I love him so much. And he is also considered an old toy, because next year he will be 15 years old! 
His head and hands are vinyl, and his body is hard-packed. And he looks a lot like his cartoon character.
I didn't have anything else left. I’ll have to rummage around at my mother’s house, maybe I’ll find something else, but for now that’s all. It is a pity that not a single doll of the Krasnoyarsk factory “Siberian Toy” has been preserved. I had 4 of them. I found their photos on the Internet. It's not my photos. I beg your pardon from the authors, but can I still show them?
This is Severyanka: 
Dasha, my favorite childhood doll: 
And the girl, in my opinion, Sveta, I can be wrong. I had two of them, one is exactly the same as in the photo, and the second with a bob haircut: 
And there are many other toys that have remained in my memory, and for which I sometimes feel nostalgic)))
Come visit. Show off your childhood toys
Sincerely, Svetlana.