The Soviet socialist experiment – an unprecedented social phenomenon, which changed the entire course of world history. Speaking of impact of this experiment on life inside the country, it must be noted that communist ideology and propaganda, along with strict government control over all spheres of life, over several generations had transformed a traditional Russian culture into a totally new, unique culture – Soviet. Not only were the household and lifestyle of the people affected, but their mentality, arts, even folklore and language as well. However, this powerful culture is still not well known to the rest of the world and wrongly understood due to nearly 70 years of isolation of the USSR from the outside world and lack of research. Much of what was happening in the country and the very life of the Soviet citizens still remain a mystery.
For more than 30 years after the USSR's disintegration, countless books and articles have been published, revealing the crimes and shortcomings of the communist regime. Such information is necessary, but it must be taken into consideration that it is not always objective, and most importantly - one sided, because such publications explore the life of the country mainly in political aspect. Such interesting and controversial themes as life in the USSR and Soviet mass culture usually remain unheeded, which leads to a distorted and incomplete understanding of the essence of what was happening in the USSR. If a study of a country in a cultural-domestic context has always been very important, then when it comes to the country that has attempted to change the world, this is doubly important.
