The middle of the 20th century. Soviet Union.

The middle of the 20th century. Soviet Union.

Cart I was born in Tversky Lane not far from the Moscow Kremlin. And in the first year of his life he went up the stairs in a gray-blue stroller (a new price in 1961 was about 30 rubles). The front and rear axles of the baby carrier were attached with the help of axial levers to the side bars of the frame. When going up or down, the cart box presses with its weight on the wheels, changing their relative position. But he himself remains horizontal. Now, it seems, there are no such people. why? Well the stairs got flatter. The ceilings of my childhood are 3.50. Now it's good if it's 2.80. In addition, the staircase was lengthened. So the steepness of the stairs disappeared. elevators Our old 5-story communal building with crowded bay windows (much older than Khrushchev with separate Khrushchev buildings) had no elevator. On the other hand, walking can be useful even now. We have to tell the Chinese. Grandfather's Eyewitness Guide to the Soviet Union.