In 1988 for the first time the real advertisement was appeared on calendars! All are advertised - from a perfume to a equipment.
The advertisement of cosmetic production of firm "Severnoe Sianie"
The advertisement of bicycle
1988
1988
1987
"Dom Knigy" is the biggest book shop in Leningrad
It is impossible to undestand what is this device
1988
1988
About the car
1988
1988
In 1988 the women were began to undress on the calendars.
The advertisement of cosmetic production of firm "Severnoe Sianie"
After rain
1988
1988
1988

In 1988 the calendar series about Leningrad Area museums was appeared.
Museum in Ivangorod
Museum "The house of Pushkin's nurse" in Kobrino
Museum of N.K.Rerih in Isvara
1988.

At the end of 80-th for the first time the ecology pictures was appeared on calendars. The calendars were had a modern desing.
1989
In begin of 90-th a calendars "without notion" were appeared. On its picture there are not a slogans or a advertisement. There were fhoto with kittens and dogs.
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Before this the annimals were appeared on calendars very rarely.

In 1991 the Germany journal "Guten Tag" began to publish in USSR. This was the first western journal about western life which was enabled for soviet people. After this "�merica","Japan" and anouther western journal were appeared.

Again the advertisement. 1991 �.

This calendar was published after renaming from Leningrad to St-Petersburg. It represents the St-Petersburg city's coat of arms.

New element in Russia culture is astrology. Astrology is not in Soviet Union (almost) and it was new and very intresting for many people.
The calendars for Aries. 1992
The year of Cock. 1993
The year of Cock. 1993

About marin inhabitant.
1993

Now ex-soviet republics are the independent countries. Tokhtar Aubakirov - the first kazakh cosmonaut. Design B. Amanzholov. 1993

The examle of time changing is appearing of calendars with Europe cities and world cities.
Paris
Milano
Berlin
Roma
1993

In 1993 the women were undressed finally! (A advertisement of new comedy "The ideal pair")
1993

In december of 1996 there was the general election to Russian Parlament. The candidates were used the calendars for election campaign.
Eduard Rossel, a leader of "Preobragenie Otechestva".
"Congress Russkih Obshin" ("The Congress of Russian Communities"). The leader is Alexandr I. Lebed.
"Yabloko" ("Apple"). The leader is Grigory A. Yavlinsky.
The candidate from Communist party. Leader is Zuganov G.A.
The authority party is "Nash Dom Rossia" ("Our house is Russia").The leader is Victor S. Chernomirdin.

That's all.
Why? Because the modern calendars are not the mirrows of our time.
Why? Because in USSR the calendars were the objects of soviet people life propaganda - many symbols and slogans. Now in Russia the calendars become the ordinary calendars. They become a usual objects of usual life.
What next? New Year, new century and new events in our life...