Forever favorite TV series of the USSR

The serials of the USSR became in due time a connecting link for many Soviet families: they collected both old and small near TV screens. However, time goes by, and serials from the Soviet past are still quite popular. They have their own audience, their adorers.

Always favorite Soviet series

The USSR became the birthplace of not only outstanding personalities in the field of science, industry, politics and others, but also the legends of cinema, variety art. Together with the directors they created unforgettable Soviet masterpieces.

Public polls show that the serials of the USSR are among the most popular films. For example, the top ten includes such Soviet works as "The meeting place can not be changed" (7th place), "Seventeen Moments of Spring" (6th place). These best serials of the USSR coexist with modern, sensational and beloved public creations of world cinema: "The Game of Thrones", "Sherlock", "Doctor House", "In All Grave", "Escape", "The Big Bang Theory", "Dexter" and others.

Of course, we can say that the series of the USSR has lost some of its relevance. However, now they have become a chronicle of the past life, which attracts numerous spectators. They convey interesting stories reflecting the reality of past days: war, the hardships of village life during the period of collectivization, detective investigations, whose success depended only on the intelligence and savvy of the investigators, unforgettable love stories unthinkable for modern society.

Today we will remember some Soviet TV series.

Heroes-underground in the first Soviet mini-series

The four-part drama "Calling fire on ourselves" became the pioneer of the Soviet television serial era. Military-adventure saga was released in 1964.

What is noteworthy for the audience the first TV series of the USSR? The actors together with the director Sergei Kolosov could safely avoid the stereotypedness of Soviet films about partisans and underground workers. It can be called the standard of all military Soviet films and serials. There are no fiery speeches about the power of their patriotic love, there are no ostentatious heroic scenes. Here are shown ordinary people who sacrifice themselves for the sake of others.

In addition, the film "Calling fire on yourself" is based on real events. The series shows the unity of the Slav brothers in the fight against the common enemy.

The simple life reflected in the television series

Teledrama "Shadows disappear at noon" for 492 minutes of screen time covers the first seven decades of Soviet life. The series underwent changes during its existence. Appearing for the first time in 1971, the series was demonstrated to a wide audience in a shortened version: only 4 parts. In 1998, they were transformed into parts. Now it is more known to divide into 7 series.

1 series: "Red Mary".

2 series: "The old people".

3 series: "Bitter Happiness".

4 series: "Maryin the Rock".

5 series: "River Stars".

6 series: "Hard winter".

7 series: "Zakhar Bolshakov."

What is the narrative of the popular TV series, beloved by all Soviet citizens?

Strangely enough, about the life of the same people, painfully familiar and ordinary. Maybe that's why the characters of the series after the shooting began to exist their own separate from the actors life. Petr Veliyaminov for a long time was perceived by spectators exclusively as Zakhar Zakharych.

Uncomplicated, simple, and most importantly, a truthful plot, the lack of sugary bravura inherent in Soviet cinema - this is the key to the success of the series "Shadows disappear at noon."

Detective serials of the USSR - an ideal, not a reality

The series "The investigation is conducted by the GENDERS" is noteworthy not only for the idealization of the representatives of the militia, but also for the fact that, having begun in the Soviet Union, it continued successfully in post-Soviet Russia. In 2002, the shooting continued. Two more parts were published under the title "Investigations are conducted by the GENDERS. Ten years later. "

What did "connoisseurs" remember about the audience? First of all, its ideal. The screened Soviet militiamen are too good, one might say, simply unreal. However, these images became the standards for law enforcement officers: they wanted to be better.

Another feature of the series: the lack of chases, bloody details. Almost all the actions of the series are reduced to routine work in the office. It is here that a brainstorm of "experts" occurs and cases are opened about counterfeiters, murderers.

Detective serials of the USSR, including "The Consequence of the Znatochki", lead the viewers to the idea of the inevitability of punishment for the atrocities: retribution always takes place.

Soviet television series on military intelligence and love at a distance

As already mentioned, some serials of the USSR are not inferior in popularity to many modern films. These include the feature television series "Seventeen Moments of Spring". He was shot for three years and left on Soviet television screens at 7:45 on August 11, 1973. It became the opening of another page of the chronicle of the Great Patriotic War, which was conducted by the intelligence forces. The plot of the series is based on the description of the activities of the Soviet agent, Colonel Isaev (Standartenfuhrer SS Stirlitz), which fulfills the tasks of the Center.

In addition, in the series finds a place and love, you can even say, a tragic family line. There is a well-known fact that the scene of the meeting between Stirlitz and his wife in a German pub in the original version of the script was not: the idea arose in the course of work. According to the idea of Lioznova, the director, the stage was to show the power of all-consuming love, which is inherent in the few. Love that can overcome any distance and difficulty.

Interesting to know!

The first foreign series, which could see the audience of the Central Television, was the "Saga of Forsytes." The series, consisting of 26 parts, was released on Soviet blue screens in 1967.

Petr Velyaminov, who played the chairman of the collective farm Zahar Bolshakov in the series "Shadows disappear at noon" and Polikarp Kruzhilin in "Eternal Call," had no special acting education. In addition, his biography has little known fact: he spent 10 years in the camps - from 17 to 27 years.

According to eyewitnesses, on the days of showing absolutely all the series "Seventeen Moments of Spring" on the streets, it was rare to find people walking. And police officers noted that during these hours the number of crimes committed was decreasing. That's the effect that the military and detective serials of the USSR had on the audience: even inveterate brawlers, drunkards and hooligans forgot about their criminal inclinations, so as not to miss a single shot of a new genre for the Soviet spectator.