The fashion of the times of the USSR lagged behind the fashion of the West by 8-10 years because the Soviet people were deprived of the opportunity to get acquainted with fashion magazines published abroad.
Until 1955, the Moscow metro bore the name of Lazar Kaganovich, a prominent Soviet party figure from Stalin's time. In 1957, Kaganovich fell into disgrace with the Soviet leadership and was expelled from the Communist Party.