Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines

We are a private museum with interactive exhibits: with a few exceptions, all of our arcade machines are functioning and playable. However, the museum isn’t just play for us: arcade machines are a big symbol of the Soviet Era. From the mid-1970s to the 1990s, arcade machines were a primary source of entertainment for the Soviet population. Along with special gaming halls, machines could be found in parks, cinemas, hotels and in young pioneer camps — places for children’s vacations during the summer and winter holidays, a widespread phenomenon in socialist countries. By playing arcade machines we do not only entertain ourselves but also look into the past. We can learn how the machines were produced, get a better idea about Soviet industrial design, technology and engineering achievements.