'Chemical Warfare' And Other Fun Soviet Board Games

With game names such as "Chemical Warfare" (from 1925, above), "Air Battle," "Modern Fight," and "Revolution," you'd be forgiven for thinking these games dated from the Cold War.

"Revolution" (1925)

"Circular Race" (1925)

"For Healthy Living" (1926). The two hubs say: "Making work and life healthier is the workers' responsibility" and, "Through making work and life healthier to victory over social diseases."

According to the Russian Language Blog, a 1928 board game called "Electrification" was not sold in stores but had to be assembled after cutting out the pieces from a newsletter called, amazingly, "Lenin's Grandkids." The winner gets to illuminate a village, factory, or a city block.

"Reds And Whites" (1929)

"Circular Race" (1924)

"Air Battle" (1925)

"Air Battle" (1925)

No title can be seen, but the board says, "Long live world revolution" (1925)

"Modern Battle" (1933)

"Naval Battle" (1931), a precursor to the modern board game called "Battleship."