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Young Cosmonauts, Engineers and Biologists: The Most Popular Soviet-Era Hobby Groups

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Young Cosmonauts, Engineers and Biologists: The Most Popular Soviet-Era Hobby Groups

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In Soviet times, hobby groups, centers and courses were a form of leisure and career guidance. RIA Novosti helps you recall the hobbies of Soviet school students in their free time.

© RIA Novosti . Yuri Kuidin / Go to the mediabankIn Soviet times, hobby groups, centers and courses were a form of leisure and career guidance. RIA Novosti helps you recall the hobbies of Soviet school students in their free time.

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In Soviet times, hobby groups, centers and courses were a form of leisure and career guidance. RIA Novosti helps you recall the hobbies of Soviet school students in their free time.

© RIA Novosti . Boris Babanov / Go to the mediabankThose who dreamed of becoming engineers attended hobby groups for young technicians and became amateur designers even before enrolling at colleges and universities.

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Those who dreamed of becoming engineers attended hobby groups for young technicians and became amateur designers even before enrolling at colleges and universities.

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Young mathematicians continued to study their favorite subject even after classes.

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Animal lovers enrolled at hobby groups for biologists or animal-protection organizations.

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At that time, virtually every school had its own choir.

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Annual school-level, district and municipal song festivals were organized in the Soviet Union.

© RIA Novosti . Valeriy Shustov / Go to the mediabankTechnical clubs and hobby groups became quite popular in Soviet times. Their members studied radio-electronics, automation systems, tele-mechanics, genetics and space research.

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Technical clubs and hobby groups became quite popular in Soviet times. Their members studied radio-electronics, automation systems, tele-mechanics, genetics and space research.

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Sports centers were quite popular in Soviet times …

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… wood carving classes were also popular.

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Young sailors’ clubs in coastal cities operated their own flotillas.

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There were special film studios for children.

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The boys did wood-burning...

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… and the girls made stuffed animals.

© RIA Novosti . Choban-Zode / Go to the mediabankIn 1957 alone, 2,153 Palaces and Houses of Young Pioneers were built in the USSR. By the late 1980s, over 3,800 Palaces and Houses of Young Pioneers were in operation nationwide.

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In 1957 alone, 2,153 Palaces and Houses of Young Pioneers were built in the USSR. By the late 1980s, over 3,800 Palaces and Houses of Young Pioneers were in operation nationwide.