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Why Children Were Put to Sleep Outside in Winter and Summer. ❄️This practice was widespread in the USSR. Children were put to sleep outdoors, both in winter and summer. ❄️This practice had two main reasons. The first was the perceived benefit. It was believed that sleeping in the open air would help strengthen the immune system, and children would get sick less often. ❄️The second reason was that this тихий час (quiet hour) made the caregivers' work easier, as children fell asleep faster and more soundly in the fresh air, requiring less calming down. ❄️Even in winter, babies slept in the fresh air if the temperature did not drop below -10°C. And some kindergartens, due to the lack of a quiet area near the building, created sleeping spaces right on the roof. ❄️To keep the children warm, special sleeping bags made from sheepskin were sewn for them. In these, the little ones never got cold and slept soundly. ❄️However, parents later had a hard time because at home, the child couldn't fall asleep properly due to the lack of fresh air. So, they had to open all the windows in the house, even if the weather was bad. ❄️It was also believed that such sleep, especially in winter, was an excellent prevention against tuberculosis, which was a very serious problem at the time. Source: Pikabu #brief_and_interesting #USSR 🟠RCR | Support | Boost

On August 14, 1937, the practice of issuing sick leave certificates was introduced in the USSR, granting the right to partial wage payment if a person was ill and unable to work for a certain period. 🔻The Council of People's Commissars approved the procedure for issuing sick leave certificates, which had been developed by the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions and the People's Commissariat of Health of the USSR. 🔻The sick leave form itself, also approved in 1937, remained unchanged for a full 57 years. It was only in 2005 that the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of the Russian Federation approved its new form – the document changed from bluish to light green, and new security features were added to it. #brief_and_interesting #USSR 😎RCR | Support | Boost

🇷🇺Most Russians regret the dissolution of the USSR. 🔻According to a VCIOM poll, if a referendum on preserving the Soviet Union were held today, 61% of Russians would vote "yes." 🔻Among those who support preserving the USSR, 30% believe it was a great country characterized by friendship between peoples and unity, while 26% highlighted Soviet equality, stability, and security. That country didn't disappear from the map, do realise — It's in the DNA, it's somewhere inside. Song by: Kersari 🇷🇺 text for my devoted language learners is here! 🇬🇧 text + transliteration are here! #USSR #brief_and_interesting #sing_it_🎶 🟠 Stay with @learnRCRussian

Взрослый самец вертолёта Ми крадёт из гнезда дитёныша Урала, чтобы отнести его в гнездо на прокорм своим вертолётятам! Дикая природа Советского Союза была удивительна! An adult male Mi helicopter steals a baby Ural from its nest to bring it to its own nest to feed its helicopter chicks! The wild nature of the Soviet Union was amazing! #memes #USSR 😎RCR | Support | Boost

Miss USSR 1990: Maria Kezha (17 years old) #retrophotos #USSR 😎RCR | Support | Boost

A neural network revealed an alternate USSR featuring modern technology. #AI #USSR 🟠RCR | Support | Boost

URAL: The "Heavy" Soviet Legend 🔻Everyone believes the legendary Soviet M-72 motorcycle was a direct copy of the German BMW R71. But the truth is more interesting! The R71 was too expensive for the army, so the Germans replaced it with the simpler R12. As a result, Soviet engineers copied the R12, the most popular motorcycle in the Wehrmacht, as their prototype. 🔻By spring 1941, they had successfully reverse-engineered it. By October 1941, the Irbit Motorcycle Plant was born, producing over 10,000 M-72s for the Red Army by the end of WWII. 🔻The iconic Ural name first appeared in the early 60s with the M63 model — the beloved "heavy" motorcycle many remember from their childhood. 🔧 Civilian Ural - Technical Snapshot: ☆Nickname: Тяжёлый (The Heavy) ☆Price: 1,250 - 2,500 Soviet Rubles (a significant sum at the time!) ☆Engine: 650cc, air-cooled, flat-twin (boxer) ☆Power: ~32-36 hp ☆Drivetrain: 4-speed gearbox with reverse gear ☆Feature: Sidecar drive (2WD on some models) ☆Weight: ~300+ kg (with sidecar) 🔻Saved from bankruptcy in 2000, the modern Ural is now updated with imported components but keeps its iconic retro style and go-anywhere spirit. Video: Amazonka #RussianMilitary #USSR 😎RCR | Support | Boost

Interesting fact: One of Moscow's ghosts is actually listed in the International Directory of Ghosts. 🐈‍⬛ Among its entries is a rather unusual "entity": a large, completely black cat that appears a couple of times a month on Tverskaya Street (near Pushkinskaya metro station). According to witnesses, the phantom emerges from the wall of one building and disappears into the wall of another. 🔻The ghost is completely harmless. But here's the fascinating part: it's believed that this very black cat inspired Mikhail Bulgakov's famous character - Бегемот(Behemoth, literally: Hippo) the cat — in The Master and Margarita. #brief_and_interesting 🟠RCR | Support | Boost

The future of medicine is knocking on the door. 👩‍⚕️Three Russian colorectal cancer vaccines are ready, said Tatyana Yakovleva, deputy head of the FMBA. 👨‍⚕️Andrei Kaprin, the chief oncologist at the Ministry of Health, also announced plans to create a vaccine in Russia for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Source: Раньше всех ну почти #brief_and_interesting 🟠RCR | Support | Boost

No, these aren't photos of workers from Irkutsk. ❄️This is 2012. Tom Hardy in Yakutia, in the village of Oymyakon, which is considered one of the coldest places in the world! 🔻About Oymyakon (Siberia) #brief_and_interesting 🟠RCR | Support | Boost

A photo of the 'Christmas Tree' nebula. Or, the NGC 2264 nebula, formed in the constellation Monoceros (Unicorn). 🎄🐎 Red Christmas Tree in the year of the Fire Horse? Photo: Roscosmos #brief_and_interesting 🟠RCR | Support | Boost

Did you know building a snowman is a full-body workout? ⛄️💪 🔻Fitness trainers say that just one hour of sculpting a snowman can replace a proper gym session! It engages all your major muscle groups — arms, shoulders, and core — with constant bending, squatting, pushing, and lifting. 🔻And in the cold, you burn calories even faster thanks to thermogenesis: up to 300 calories in an hour of snowy fun!🔥 This is my favourite kind of January workout! How about yours? 🔻Лепить снеговика #brief_and_interesting 🟠RCR | Support | Boost