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.
