Christmas tree toys of the USSR: nostalgia and signs of time

Everyone in life has a personal big holiday, but there is also a common unifying, joyful - New Year! The main decoration of his long ago became a Christmas tree, she appeared in the houses with the command of Tsar Peter and pleases us for already a century.

The first toys for the Christmas tree

Traditionally New Year, Christmas tree decorating. When the tradition was born, the tree was decorated with edible delicacies - nuts, apples, bagels. Such toys were supposed to bring wealth, abundance, and luck to the house for the next year. Gradually, the holiday acquired secular features, and homemade toys were created, made specifically for the Christmas tree.

Over time, Christmas decorations began to be produced on an industrial scale. You can see Christmas-tree toys of the USSR in every house, at least one or two gizmos are preserved and serve for the connection of times and generations, tell stories of mothers and grandmothers, and together they denote the history of the country.

The first mass production of toys

In Russia, factories for the production of Christmas-tree toys were discovered during the First World War, the discoverers were the cities of Klin and Petersburg. Revolutionary years were marked by a ban on the traditions of the New Year. The renaissance of the feast occurred in the thirty-fifth year, and the production of Christmas toys was launched again. New rules of life required and new symbols, the Star of Bethlehem was replaced by a five-pointed star, reminiscent of the star of the Spassky Tower.

Toys as a Reflection of Aspirations

Each year, the Christmas tree toys of the USSR reflected the symbols of the country, the direction of development or the bright events of the past year. The film "Circus" that was released on the screens was a resounding success, and the Christmas tree fashion brought to each house the brilliant figures of circus artists and animals. The thirst for beauty and childlike irrepressibility waded through the party line in the form of snowflakes, rain, colorful balls.

The hard war years of the Second World War were marked by homemade toys made of improvised material: shavings, sawdust, cotton wool, wire and cardboard. Many remembered the technique of making a New Year's toy from pressed wool, then they were released until the fifties.

Victory brought not only joy, but the recognition of the New Year holiday as a day off. Christmas decorations from the times of the USSR in the postwar period become less fragile and interesting in design and execution. Glass Christmas-tree beads glittered with multicolored shining sparks and mounted on the tree with great care - they were a rare acquisition.

Khrushchev's thaw

It was impossible to abandon the beautiful and large glass cobs of corn from the time of Khrushchev. They were in every house on the tree, and to some extent it was a return to the abundant first decorations. On the branches of the New Year beauty appeared figurines of vegetables and fruits, to which Nikita Sergeevich had a passion.

On the Christmas tree in honor of launching the satellite, its small counterparts sparkled with the inscription "USSR", they were the pride of every boy. Gagarin's flight was presented to each family in the New Year by a rocket. There were many kinds of missiles, and therefore it was possible to assemble a whole fleet. Especially since the fragility of Christmas toys was very large, and they sometimes burst from one touch.

Signs of the time

The Christmas tree toys of the USSR traditionally reflected the victories of industry and culture, so a toy machine was produced. The beauty of the car industry "Victory" was depicted in the form of a Christmas tree ornament. So attracted to the fulfillment of desires. The film "Carnival Night" was marked by the release of a charming toy in the form of a watch, before which the screen star Lyudmila Gurchenko danced.

But in all the years and at all times toys with the image of a star, bears, Santa Clauses, numerous balls with different drawings were invariably produced.

In the same period, there are Christmas-tree toys of the USSR on clothespins. Most often they were performed in the form of animals, fairy-tale heroes. It was convenient to hide them in the Christmas-tree paws, and the children sought them out more often in needles, each time amazed at the secret of their appearance in an unexpected place.

The old Christmas tree toys of the USSR can be viewed endlessly, they are firmly tied to their time, and this makes them recognizable anywhere in the world. They reflect our history, pull the thread of happy memories from generation to generation, making everyone stronger. And of course, with them the New Year is always more successful and joyful.