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Fascinating Vintage Photos Show Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) in the 1960s

The post-war era brought development and prosperity to Leningrad. The Leningrad Metro underground rapid transit system became operational in 1955, although it was developed before the war. On 8th May 1965, Leningrad was awarded the honorary title of ‘Hero City’ alongside, Stalingrad, Sevastopol, and Odesa. From the 1960s to the 1980s many new residential boroughs were built on the outskirts. The city regained its prewar population of three million in the mid-1960s.

These fascinating vintage photos show street scenes and the everyday life of Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) in the 1960s. Also check, What St. Petersburg looked like in the 1970s.

#5 Peterhof Palace, 1963

Peterhof Palace, 1963

#8 Canal Griboyedov -St. Saviour’s Church, modelled on St. Basil’s in Moscow, 1968

#10 A park in Zelenogorsk near Leningrad, 1963

A park in Zelenogorsk near Leningrad, 1963

#15 Leningrad (now St Petersburg), 1963

Leningrad (now St Petersburg), 1963

#20 Russian Museum with Pushkin monument, 1963

Russian Museum with Pushkin monument, 1963

#21 Samson Fountain in Peterhof, 1963

Samson Fountain in Peterhof, 1963

#25 Street in Leningrad, 1963

Street in Leningrad, 1963

#30 Children’s Theatre, 1968

Children's Theatre, 1968

#33 Lomonsov Museum (old Academy of Sciences Building), 1968

#35 Moscow victory monument on the Moscow Road, Leningrad, 1968

Moscow victory monument on the Moscow Road, Leningrad, 1968

#40 View of the Neva – Admiralty and St. Isaac’s in background, 1968

View of the Neva - Admiralty and St. Isaac's in background, 1968

#45 Leningrad street scenes

Leningrad street scenes

#50 Leningrad street scenes

Leningrad street scenes

#55 Peterhof Palace

Peterhof Palace

#56 The Aurora, symbol of the October Revolution, 1917

#60 The river beach

The river beach

#62 Trams and cars in front of the Winter Palace, home of the fabulous Hermitage Museum

#64 A group of foreign tourists in a bus at the border between the USSR and Finland.

#65 First stop between Vyborg and Leningrad.

First stop between Vyborg and Leningrad.

#70 Talking to Russian kids.

Talking to Russian kids.

#75 The Grand Cascade at Peterhof.

The Grand Cascade at Peterhof.

#79 Public library – Saltikov-Shchedrin Library on the Nevsky Prospect, 1968

#80 A police state

A police state

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