Teddy Boys were a youth subculture that emerged in the USSR after World War 2. They were enthusiastic about American culture like jazz music and fashion trends. Teddy Boys dressed in drainpipe trousers, broad-shouldered jackets, narrow ties and crepe-soled shoes. Their hairstyles and makeup were also unusual. They created their own dances and slang terms. However, the Soviet government disapproved of the Teddy Boys and their embrace of Western culture. Over time, the movement faded as members grew older and new musical styles like jazz became more accepted in the USSR.
9. What were they like?
Drainpipe trousers
Elegant broad-
shouldered jackets
Narrow tiny tie –
“seliodochka”
Crepe-soled low shoes
– “manka”
Popular Hawaiian shirts
Girls had vivid make-up
Unusual hairstyles
11. Imaginative TEDDY BOYS created
their own dances…
…Something
like
boogie-woogie
Gitter bug
Lindy hop
Slow-fox
12. TEDDY BOYS used X-ray images to
record their music…
…which they called
“my granny’s
skeleton”
13. TEDDY BOYS’ anthem
Pardon me, boy
Is that the
Chattanooga Choo-
Choo
Track twenty-nine
Boy, you can give me
a shine...
14. TEDDY BOYS’ slang
Brod – a place, where TEDDY
BOYS get together
Hata - a place, where TEDDY
BOYS arrange
parties
Chuvak – a boy
Chuviha – a girl
Hiliat’ – to go
Chucha – TEDDY BOYS’
anthem
(Choo Choo)
Dinamit’ – to deceive, to cheat,
to tell lie
Zhlob – stupid, jerk, goon,
schmuck
15. Why did TEDDY BOYS
disappear?
• The members grow up
• Jazz, which was banned
earlier, became allowed in
USSR
• New Youth Movements
(Hippies, fans of the Beatles
etc.) appeared
