Recently. Our era. 1961-1970

The "Nomedni" project began in 1997 as a documentary series covering the years from 1961 to 2003. In 2009, a book format was launched, and since then, 10 volumes have been published—covering both the decades shown on television and other periods. Since 2019, the screen version has continued on YouTube on the "Parfenon" channel. Today, it has more episodes than it once had on television. The current volume is a revised and expanded edition of "Nomedni 1961–1970". More than 700 photographs, posters, cartoons, and stills from films and television series illustrate the phenomena of the decade.In the book “Nomedni. Our Era. 1961–1970,” Leonid Parfenov breaks down a pivotal period in the history of the Soviet Union into 348 phenomena—political, cultural, and everyday. On these pages, the 1960s are presented as a vast mosaic in which we are fortunate enough to examine even the smallest details: the USSR’s technological and construction achievements alternate with international conflicts and the trials of dissidents, the rising stars of Soviet pop music compete with the Beatles for popularity, and young people wear provocative clothing and dance forbidden dances.This multifaceted and contradictory decade begins with promises to build communism by 1980 and ends in total disillusionment with the regime and its ideals. It gave us “Goluboy Ogonyok” and “Good Night, Little Ones,” camping romance, KVN, and International Women’s Day. It was the era when dissent first emerged, as well as the trials of Brodsky, Sinyavsky, and Daniel. Many traditions that emerged at that time are now a familiar part of our everyday lives, as are many social and political trends. Parfenov shows how today’s events are largely shaped by decisions made sixty years ago.