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I grew up in the US in the 1970s and 1980s. We usually used the term "USSR", but I think most of us recognized "CCCP" as the Russian equivalent.
by CoastalCoder 5y ago
I grew up in the US in the 1970s and 1980s. We usually used the term "USSR", but I think most of us recognized "CCCP" as the Russian equivalent.
- mixmastamyk 5y agoYes, believe it was on their jackets at the Olympics. That’s where I learned it.
- toyg 5y agoFolklore: in Italy, at the time the USSR was a real football power (Euro finalist etc), CCCP was often used for kids jokes as meaning "Col Cazzo Che Perdiamo" ("we ain't fucking losing").
- rg111 5y agoYes, I am very familiar with the name CCCP because of the space stuff. All their propaganda posters featuring rockets would contain those letters.