Фbout a thousand different sanatoriums existed in the USSR during the 1970s, with people visiting them mostly in the summertime.
In the afternoon, people swam, sunbathed, played various games, went hiking, sightseeing, and water-skiing
In the evening they could go to discos or concerts, organise amateur performances or even compete in a chess tournament.
© Sputnik / Marius Baranauskas / Go to the mediabankGirls have fun in the Baltic Sea in the Lithuanian SSR, 1980.
Girls have fun in the Baltic Sea in the Lithuanian SSR, 1980.
© Sputnik / Мирослав Муразов / Go to the mediabankThe most tricky element of the Soviet swimsuit was the button.
The most tricky element of the Soviet swimsuit was the button.
A beach in Riga, in July
© Sputnik / Владимир Акимов / Go to the mediabankOn the Black Sea coast of Crimea, people rest on the beaches of Gurzuf, 1961.
On the Black Sea coast of Crimea, people rest on the beaches of Gurzuf, 1961.
© Sputnik / Alexander Cheprunov / Go to the mediabankA girl on a beach in the resort town of Pärnu, Estonian SSR, 1961
A girl on a beach in the resort town of Pärnu, Estonian SSR, 1961
Kurpaty sanatorium in Yalta, Crimea, 1950.
A boat trip, 1963.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Arutjunov / Go to the mediabankMembers of the USSR youth dance sports team relax on the beach in Alushta, 1983
Members of the USSR youth dance sports team relax on the beach in Alushta, 1983
© Sputnik / Jakov Berliner / Go to the mediabankSeaside resort Pitsunda on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus in Abkhazia, 1968
Seaside resort Pitsunda on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus in Abkhazia, 1968
A man water skis in Adler, 1971
© Sputnik / Vladimir Akimov / Go to the mediabankGymnastics practice on the beach of Tuapse, Krasnodar krai, 1963
Gymnastics practice on the beach of Tuapse, Krasnodar krai, 1963
© Sputnik / Виталий Арутюнов / Go to the mediabankMiners "Donbass" sanatorium on the coast of Yalta.
Miners "Donbass" sanatorium on the coast of Yalta.
© Sputnik / N.Sviridova / Go to the mediabankPeople rest on a beach of the resort city of Sochi, 1966
People rest on a beach of the resort city of Sochi, 1966
© Sputnik / Alexander Mokletsov / Go to the mediabankUSSR pilot-cosmonauts Andrian Nikolayev (left) and Yuri Gagarin (right) on vacation in the Crimea, 1967.
USSR pilot-cosmonauts Andrian Nikolayev (left) and Yuri Gagarin (right) on vacation in the Crimea, 1967.
© Sputnik / SviridovStudent Regina Marinaite at a resort in Palanga, 1964
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Student Regina Marinaite at a resort in Palanga, 1964
People rest on a beach in Yalta, 1939.
Children on the beach in Jurmala, Latvian SSR, 1975
People on the beach in Jurmala, Latvian SSR, 1975
© Sputnik / Vladimir Perventsev / Go to the mediabankCity beach near the Azovstal plant on the coast of the Azov Sea, 1978
City beach near the Azovstal plant on the coast of the Azov Sea, 1978
A girl on the Riga seaside, 1968
© Sputnik / Evgeniy Tikhanov / Go to the mediabankMoscow students rest in a student camp in Anapa, 1960
Moscow students rest in a student camp in Anapa, 1960
© Sputnik / R. Yakimenko / Go to the mediabankPeople on a beach in Luzanovka, Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, 1980
People on a beach in Luzanovka, Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, 1980
© Sputnik / Yakov Berliner / Go to the mediabank"That's how my mother sunbathes", a picture taken at the Palanga resort, 1964.
"That's how my mother sunbathes", a picture taken at the Palanga resort, 1964.
© Sputnik / Yakov Berliner / Go to the mediabankPeople play chess on a beach of the Yalta sanatorium in 1958.
People play chess on a beach of the Yalta sanatorium in 1958.
© Sputnik / Go to the mediabankCosmonaut Alexei Leonov bathing with his daughter Vika in the Black Sea, 1967
Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov bathing with his daughter Vika in the Black Sea, 1967
© Sputnik / B. Yelin / Go to the mediabankSilver (1965) and bronze medalist (1966) of the USSR Cup in all-around Sergei Diomidov, 1968
Silver (1965) and bronze medalist (1966) of the USSR Cup in all-around Sergei Diomidov, 1968
© Sputnik / Yan Tichonov / Go to the mediabankPeople on a beach in front of the restaurant "Juras Perle" on the shores of the Gulf of Riga, Latvian SSR, 1976
People on a beach in front of the restaurant "Juras Perle" on the shores of the Gulf of Riga, Latvian SSR, 1976
Children on a Black Sea beach, 1967
© Sputnik / Go to the mediabankCosmonaut Alexei Leonov during a vacation on the Black Sea coast in 1965
Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov during a vacation on the Black Sea coast in 1965
© Sputnik / Boris Babanov / Go to the mediabankBoys and girls vacationing at the Sputnik International Youth Camp in Crimea, on the city beach of Gurzuf, 1974.
Boys and girls vacationing at the Sputnik International Youth Camp in Crimea, on the city beach of Gurzuf, 1974.
© Sputnik / Aleksander Makarov / Go to the mediabankSoviet gymnast champion of the USSR, Europe, the world and the Olympic Games Larisa Latynina on vacation in 1964
Soviet gymnast champion of the USSR, Europe, the world and the Olympic Games Larisa Latynina on vacation in 1964
© Sputnik / A. Zhigaylov / Go to the mediabankOn the beach of the children's camp "Gold Coast" in Anapa, 1971
On the beach of the children's camp "Gold Coast" in Anapa, 1971
People on the beach in Jurmala, Latvian SSR, 1975
© Sputnik / Sergey Lidov / Go to the mediabankChildren on the shore of the Black Sea in Crimea, 1975
Children on the shore of the Black Sea in Crimea, 1975