Card Cinema Komsomolets. Coloma, 1959

This 1959 postcard shows the Komsomolets cinema in Kolomyja.

What is shown on the postcard

The image features a cinema building with signage, poster displays, and a facade typical of 1950s Soviet public architecture on a central street.

Historical note

Cinemas named Komsomolets were common in Soviet towns, signalling youth audiences and the cultural policy of the era. In Kolomyja, a Hutsul cultural centre, cinema was an important part of urban leisure.

Present day

The building and its use changed in later decades. The postcard records the cinema in 1959.

Location (map)

Address: Shevchenko Street, Kolomyja, Ukraine

Coordinates: 48.527500, 25.037900
(Google Maps)

Coordinate source: Open map data, Kolomyja.

Questions and answers

• What is shown? The Komsomolets cinema.
• What year? 1959.
• Why the name Komsomolets? A typical Soviet cinema name for a youth audience.

See also

• Kolomyja postcards
• 1959 postcards

The «Old Postcards» archive includes other views of Kolomyja from 1959.