Theme party in the style of the USSR: ideas, script

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

USSR is long gone, but the memory of it is still alive. This is reflected in many ways: films, books, fashion and, of course, the very memories of those who were lucky enough to catch him. And how great it would be to plunge into the Soviet atmosphere again.

So why not? A party in the style of the USSR is the best occasion. This, of course, is no longer original, but always fun and bright.

Don't know where to start? Start with the history of a great power.

Approaching reality: what was the USSR like?

So, the generation born in the 90s knows about the USSR only from textbooks, films and stories of their parents. But the topic is of interest to many, and most would like to be at least for a moment in this amazing country with a shortage on store shelves, ice cream for 3 kopecks and faith in a bright communist future.

To make the celebration not only fun, but also more authentic, at least a superficial study of the Soviets will be useful. WhatUSSR?

• A huge territory that brought together a considerable number of nationalities.
• A closed state that severely restricts travel abroad, as well as suppressing the propaganda of everything American and European.
• Free medicine and education that were top notch.
• October, pioneers and Komsomol members.
• Soda machines for 3 kopecks.
• No unemployment and contempt for parasitism.
• Letters, telegrams and pay phones instead of smartphones.
• Long queues for scarce goods.
• Olivier salad, "herring under a fur coat" and "Soviet" champagne for every New Year.
• The same outfits in public, and the desire to stand out was regarded as an attempt to introduce a foreign mentality.
• No mortgages, credits or loans.

And much, much more that can be listed forever. But the Union, which was also called "Soviet", was a good country without any consumer attitude.

What and where to celebrate?

A USSR themed party needs preparation. And no matter what celebration is planned to be held. Be it:

• birthday. Especially true for those who were "born in the Soviet Union, made in the USSR";
• corporate evening in honor of February 23, March 8, May 1. New Year's party in the style of the USSR, and costumed, will be very memorable;
• corporate party in honor of the company's birthday;
• meeting school or university graduates;
• professional holiday in the organization: the day of the teacher, builder, lawyer, etc.;
• family celebration and even wedding.

If there was a reason to get together, the style was chosen, now it is necessary to think over the place where the event will be held. Of course, you need to start not only from the intended topic, but also from the number of invited guests.

For a small family celebration, an apartment will do. And if it is also furnished with Soviet furniture, which is still found in our time, then it will be very cool. One problem (design) will be less. Small groups can also meet at the following locations:

• in the dorm room (relevant for student gatherings);
• in the school gym (for a reunion of graduates or for teachers on a professional holiday);
• to rent a hall in a Soviet themed cafe;
• to rent a canteen, especially one that has been preserved since Soviet times;
• to rent a room in the House of Culture, of which there are many in the provinces;
• order the hall of a modern restaurant or cafe and arrange accordingly;
• outdoors: park, courtyard of your own house or going out into nature. An excellent option would be a summer playground, then it will be possible to recreate a holiday in the style of Soviet summer dances.

To make it easier for yourself, you can turn to professional organizers of celebrations. They will pick up a place and arrange from "a" to"me".

The theme of the evening: how to celebrate?

If you decide to organize a themed party in the style of the USSR, you will need to be more specific about what you really want. You should not be limited only to pioneer ties and doctor's sausage sandwiches. No. It is necessary to approach the solution of the task more broadly, to come up with and simulate some kind of Soviet situation.

Here are some examples:

1. If it's a New Year's party in the style of the USSR with a script and competitions, then you can recreate the situation based on the Soviet film "Carnival Night". This is true for corporate organizations with a large staff. Everyone can be assigned a role in your "movie" and assigned to build a similar costume.
2. Born in the 50s and 60s, we invite you to remember your youth and plunge into the fun time of the Komsomol. And younger people can return to the pioneers for a while and arrange a way, if not bonfires, then a festive meeting with initiation into pioneers and tying the legendary red tie.
3. A celebration or a party can be held based on collective farms, dressed as tractor drivers, workers, milkmaids and, of course, where without an agronomist and a chairman? Lift the ground at your event.
4. Similarly, you can spend an evening recreating the atmosphere of working, factory life.
5. Younger generation can remember the 80s, when youth discos were held with the music of Modern Talking, C. C. Catch, etc.
6. Soviet-style party itselfunusual, but you can make it even more creative. For example, in the spirit of the subcultures of that time (the well-known forbidden dudes or punks, hippies, rockers penetrating the ranks of Soviet youth).

To make it easier, you can turn to Soviet cinema for an idea and simply repeat what many loved so much: "Irony of Fate" - an excellent script for a New Year's party in the USSR style, "Office Romance", "Ivan Brovkin", " Love and pigeons". Not only the plot, but also the costumes can be adopted from the films. It will be especially fun to bring to life some kind of children's film, such as "Guest from the Future" or "Electronics".

Particularly creative and courageous young couples can spend their wedding day not in the way everyone is used to, namely in the spirit of the Soviets. Brides can look through their mother's or grandmother's closet for a wedding dress or have a custom-made one that matches the style. Music, food, contests do not deviate from the theme. There is one but. Most weddings in the USSR were sober: no hard liquor, and student weddings sometimes even banned champagne. And since it is now almost impossible to imagine a wedding without alcohol, you can be resourceful: serve alcohol in teapots instead of bottles. And of course, the doll on the hood of the wedding Volga.

"Notify you": how to notify guests in an original way

The date of the USSR-style party has been set, it's time to start inviting guests. Even if a modest familycelebration, it is still worth showing your guests that the atmosphere of the holiday will be unusual.

No internet and social networking! No invitations via SMS! It is impossible to deviate from the theme of the Soviet Union even in the matter of invitations.

Whether a birthday is planned, a New Year's corporate party or a Soviet wedding, there should be an invitation. But in what form should it be issued and sent?

1. The first thing that comes to mind is a letter. You need to write an invitation by hand, if many guests are planned, you can print it on a regular sheet in a box and seal it in an envelope, indicating the address and index on it. Everything, as well as when there was no SMS, e-mail and social networks. For speed of distribution, it is better not to rely on mail, but to spread it yourself into guests' mailboxes.
2. Telegram - another Soviet way of communication and communication, which was very popular. Of course, now there is no such service at the post office, so you will have to look for sample forms on the Internet and print them out. What to write is up to you, do not forget only about the "period" and "zapt".
3. Soviet postcards. If you have blank postcards of that time lying around at home, then consider it time to find their addressee.
4. A letter as an invitation will amuse every guest.
5. Party card is a very important and respected card of the USSR. And greeting guests at a USSR themed party with the words: "Show your party card" is very funny.
6. Posters and slogans - anotherUnion symbol. Therefore, feel free to adopt this idea as an invitation. Of course, you should not diligently draw or print an invitation on whatman paper. A reduced copy the size of a postcard is sufficient.

There are a lot of ideas, the main thing is to try not to resort to the help of modern gadgets.

Soviet treat

What does a USSR style party imply? Costumes, location and, of course, food. Treats - that's what will give you a little trouble, since the Union was known to be in short supply and good food could get either government officials or high-ranking officials, and then on coupons.

Where to look for food attributes of a party in the style of the USSR? In the store, and besides, it will not require special costs, unless, of course, you are going to repeat the festive table of the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee.

So, what to serve as a treat? Of course, what was on the festive New Year's table of a Soviet person. It was on New Year's Eve that people tried to lay the most luxurious, as they say now, table. On other holidays, the menu looked a little more modest.

1. Olivier - without him, a holiday is not a holiday. Moreover, this tradition - to cook this salad for the New Year - still exists in many families. It was also called "Winter". And you should cook it according to the classic recipe: with boiled sausage and peas.
2. "Herring under a fur coat" is a favorite dish for Soviet, and now Russian people and a complete misunderstanding for foreign people.
3. "Mimosa" - the second most popular salad among the Sovietof people. And its demand was not only in the taste of the dish, but also in the fact that all its ingredients were available for sale.
4. Jelly. If you managed to get a pork knuckle, then this meant that there would definitely be jelly on the festive table, which was used to fill the shelves of the refrigerator or the balcony.
5. Sandwiches with black bread and sprats - cheap and cheerful, and most importantly, delicious.
6. Jellied fish, which is an analogue of meat jelly. Not to say that it was cooked in every family, but the popularity of this dish was high.
7. Processed cheese "Friendship".
8. "Soviet" champagne is a must-have alcoholic drink for your USSR themed party. Special costs are not required, since champagne is inexpensive. From "Soviet" alcohol, you can also put cognac, vodka or port wine on the table.
9. For people who do not drink, it would be appropriate to put Duchess, Baikal or Citro soda, as well as birch or apple juice.
10. From a sweet treat, a cake with roses, chocolates "Mishka in the North", "Bird's milk", cakes "Potato" and "Basket", tubes with cream, "nuts" are suitable.
11. For the New Year's celebration, you can add fruits - tangerines - a real symbol of the USSR.

You can complement the table with red caviar, cold cuts and other delights of gastronomy. But if the party is in the style of a working Soviet person, then from suchit is better to refrain from treats.

Appearance

How to dress for a party in the style of the USSR? There are no restrictions here, the main thing is not to deviate from that era. If the scenario of a party in the style of "Back to the USSR" is focused on some Soviet film, then everything is simple here: the host of the holiday is the main character and must dress appropriately. And guests can choose other roles for themselves.

If a specific decade of the Soviet Union is chosen, then the clothes for a party in the style of the USSR should be characteristic. For example:

1. 30s - a difficult time of repression and eternal suspicion. And the costumes must be appropriate: budenovki, caps, leather coats, red scarves, high tarpaulin boots.
2. If you want to recreate the military theme of the 40s, you can rent an army uniform, a nurse uniform.
3. For a 50's Back to the USSR style party. Suits-deuces for men of discreet colors are suitable. And the main "trick" - trousers tucked into boots. For girls, dresses of a simple cut with a collar, white socks are suitable. No makeup.
4. 60s can be spent in the image of dudes. The movie of the same name has been watched by everyone. The costume idea can be taken from there.

If a specific period is not set, then you can choose any suit that matches the time. Costumes for girls for a party in the USSR style should be modest, dim (if not dudes), and no defiant makeup. A more relaxed look is acceptable for the 80s.

What else is thereoptions? You can dress up as schoolchildren in the corresponding truly legendary uniform: with pioneer ties or October badges. You can find pioneer costumes. This is not only a red tie, it is a white top and blue bottom, as well as caps.

Make a party of Soviet dandies dressing in jeans. Or just look in the chests of your parents and grandparents for clothes bought in the Soviet Union. You will be ordinary citizens.

Remember that the dress code (costumes) for a party in the style of the USSR is the main condition of the event. So dudes are allowed in.

Good old vinyl: Soviet playlist

What's a party without music? Therefore, for the corresponding celebration, you need to choose the appropriate playlist. What did they listen to in the Soviet Union? Why were Soviet citizens fanatics?

• In the 30s and 40s: romances performed by Fyodor Chaliapin, orchestral music and songs by Dunayevsky.
• In the late 60s - early 70s: early electronic music, songs of Soviet pop pop, VIA songs, author's work, Soviet-made rock music.
• In the 80s there was a total "flourishing" of the musical tastes of Soviet citizens: Russian rock was gaining tremendous momentum - "Kino", "Alisa", "DDT", "Bravo" and others, disco, electro-pop and so on. The youth was also attracted by foreign music. Such well-known groups as "Electroclub", "Mirage", "Tender May" appeared.

Choose the music you like and download the playlist. But on thispreparation is not over yet. If you want to bring the atmosphere of the Union as close as possible, then take care also of where the selected repertoire will sound from. The devices of the USSR were:

• gramophone - the earliest type of player. He played vinyl records and worked from a mechanical factory. Later, electric gramophones appeared;
• over time, other types of players began to appear - tape recorders. With their advent, vinyl was replaced by reels of music. The devices were bulky and required as much space as a television set. The most popular were "Dnepro" and "Jupiter";
• cassette recorders appeared in the late 60s, but reel-to-reel options and vinyl players did not lose their relevance.

Tape recorders of the 70-80s are likely to be found with parents and grandmothers. And older devices should be looked for in pawnshops, antiques stores. But the quality of the reproduced sound can be very lame. And if the party is going to be noisy, then it is better to resort to modern audio systems, and arrange rare ones as entourage.

"Your pass, comrade", or How to meet guests

Meet guests from the doorstep, so this should also be done in the spirit of the Soviet era. The scenario of a party in the style of the USSR, or rather, a meeting of guests, can be like this:

1. The hosts, dressed in costumes, let the guests in according to the availability of invitation cards. If the guest forgot to take him with him, then he must be "fined": let him sing a song or tell some Sovietpoem.
2. If a guest came "out of shape", then he needs to be "reprimanded", but at the same time give out some attribute: a badge, a pioneer tie, a Budyonovka or something else.
3. Incoming guests can be recorded in the "Registration Book" notebook against signature.
4. As soon as the guests have gathered, they should be greeted with a solemn speech. Suitable options for a welcoming speech sounding at a party congress, at Komsomol or pioneer meetings, etc.

Fun time

In the scenario of a party in the style of the USSR, there must be contests. Here, the combination is not forbidden: Soviet entertainment can be combined with modern. They can be conducted by a hired host or the host of the celebration. And besides contests, you need to hold some kind of entertaining games and events.

This is what the entertainment of Soviet citizens consisted of:

• guitar songs;
• lotto, chess, charades;
• dancing;
• active outdoor games like Lightning Lightning.

So, how can you entertain your guests? What contests are suitable for a USSR-style party?

1. Take a quiz about the Soviet Union. After all, Soviet citizens were the most reading nation.
2. Arrange competitive contests: who will quickly and correctly tie a pioneer tie, who will name more aphorisms from Soviet films, who will quickly make a hat from a newspaper, who will quickly find items of the Soviet era among a bunch of different things.
3. The improvisation contest will be interesting: give the guestscards with Soviet abbreviations (KPSS, TsIK, VLKSM, etc.) and invite them to decipher them, but not in the right way, but fun, let them come up with something fun. For example: CPSU - when will we sit down to drink today, etc.
4. Mobile entertainment should not only be dancing. Contests can be as follows: "Waste paper collection" - while the music is playing, it is necessary to collect as much paper as possible. Or invite guests to remember the famous "rubber bands" or "classics".

As prizes and promotional souvenirs, you can use attributes of the era of the Soviet Union: badges, flags, cassettes, magnets with the image of the country, portraits and busts of heads of state, "Soviet" champagne and much more.

At the end of the party, you can give certificates to especially distinguished guests, for example, "For activity", "For original costume", "Excellent student of competitions" and so on. The scenario of party contests in the style of the USSR can be supplemented. Go outside and release red balloons or an Olympic bear balloon into the sky.

In closing

Remember that the USSR is a whole era of 69 great years. What will your Soviet-style party be like: troubled 30s, military 40s, agricultural 50s or youthful 80s? Whatever you choose, you will not escape the stormy emotions and pleasure.

The history of the country remained only in the photo. Party in the style of the USSR, which we talk about in the article, will remind you of the past and give you a lot of fun.