The history of the Soviet ruble:
In the 1920s, the first gold coins were issued.
After one decade, the bulk of the money was paper rubles and coins.
In the 60s, they carried out a monetary reform, its goal was to produce reliable, well-protected money. Also produced commemorative coins for the production of which used precious metals. The rest of the coins were made of alloys that provide high strength and durability of money.
The last coins of the sample of the 60s were issued in 1991, at the same time they made a completely new type of coins.
The issue of money was stopped with the collapse of the USSR, all functions of the State Bank were transferred to the Central Bank of Russia.
In 1992, there was a depreciation of savings, a decrease in wages, pensions. In 1998, the denomination was carried out.
All Russian banknotes depict the architecture of Russia.
There are bills of 5 rubles, 10 rubles, 50 rubles, 100 rubles, 200 rubles, 500 rubles, 1000 rubles, 2000 rubles and 5000 rubles.
There are also coins: pennies and rubles. There are coins 1 kopek, 5 kopeks, 10 kopecks, 50 kopecks, 1 ruble, 2 rubles, 5 rubles, 10 rubles.
My dream is to visit Latvia. Latvia is a foreign country, but not quite: everyone from schoolchildren to retirees speaks Russian here. So you can easily get directions to the street where "Seventeen Moments of Spring" and "Sherlock Holmes" were filmed. Despite the Russian language, the atmosphere in Riga and other Latvian cities is European: the narrow streets, organ music, castles, colorful houses, tower spires and pleasant crowd on the leisurely promenade. In order not to miss anything interesting, keep your internal fire going with Latvian cuisine. In addition to cumin cheese and peas and bacon, you'll find unexpected bread soup with raisins and cinnamon, as well as bread ice cream. Even if you come only to Riga for a weekend, consider your first experience of traveling in Europe a success. Besides, it's not far from the capital to Jurmala, so you can relax on the sea at the same time. The next level - to sit down at a map and plan a trip to Latvian cities, beaches and national parks. You can take buses and trains - try it, it's not difficult.