These myths were very popular.
What marked the 80-ies of the last century in the USSR? It was a time of terrible accident at Chernobyl, the time of perestroika, when living in a closed state, the people began to learn a lot of what I didn’t know.
And even at that time among school children there were a lot of myths that teenagers believed. In this article we have collected some of the most popular inventions of the time…
The car in ruble
In 1965, the USSR was issued the first commemorative ruble with a circulation of 60 million pieces. By itself, the ruble for students — it is wealth, but this young dreamer has not stopped.
In the 80s many children told the parents that the jubilee ruble was minted from a certain metal, who has been hunted Japanese and Americans.
This metal was so secret that no one, even its name is not known. But supposedly there is some organization that gives such a ruble a new car. That’s just the name of the organization no one knew…
Cartoon
This surely everyone has heard of. Supposedly, when a player gained a certain amount of points (often 1 000) in the famous game “Nu, pogodi!”, he had to show the cartoon is not worse than disney…
Karate self-taught
Karate in the USSR was forbidden, but under the influence of different movies enjoyed great popularity. All the boys knew the famous rack karate and dreamed of his fists to destroy the bricks.
That’s a myth that to achieve such mastery is possible, if you regularly RUB the edge of a palm slate with a pencil.
There were two conditions: the pencil must be Chinese, and use the stylus needs to end. Most patient who have found a foreign pencil and used it to the end, often arrived at the hospital with fractures of the fingers or wrist…
SSD and toys killer
Sometimes it seems that some of the myths invented by adults to protect something for their children. Went to a legend that the Union goes black bus (or “Volga”), which entice children and taken in an unknown direction.
Learn the vehicle was on the letters CCD, which was read in the room. The acronym stands for “Death to Soviet children”.
Also talked about some mythical toys that you could find on the street. Brought home, toys somehow kicked in and ruined not only the new owner but the whole family.
Magic numbers
On the bottom of cigarettes “Space” were published some figures. It is unlikely that many understood what they mean, but there was a myth that if you collect them all, you can get some kind of prize (often cited Bicycle “Eaglet”). Children ruthlessly torn tutu parents… by the Way, it is unclear where they were supposed to happen this wonderful exchange…
Dried mosquitoes
The legend that per kilogram of dried mosquitoes gave something cool, was very popular among children. Often as a prize was mentioned a large sum of money.
Legend has it that less than a kilogram is not accepted. That had only a dream, because to collect such a lot of mosquitoes could go a whole life…
Red film
Shout Now you’re on the red tape!” could lead to the hysteria of many girls. The fact that some believed in the existence of a mysterious film of red.
Photographed person on this miracle of progress, it was possible to get his Nude pictures… most Likely, a mysterious artifact, no one was able to master.
Blade in gum
First foreign cud the young people of the country were able to try in 1957, at the VI world festival of youth and students. In the 80s gum has become the subject of bargaining and speculation.
It was cool to have the ear from the “Turbo”. And if the student were treated the other kids with gum, you automatically become soul of the company.
Then went the legend that there are people who want to harm Soviet pioneers. They put in gum blade… Even many adults willingly believe in the story.
Moreover, even in the 90s, I met people that the old habit was broken the gum before you begin to chew.
