Th e Communist Party entirely controlled the lives of the citizens, including the way of organizing and spending leisure time. Th e individual didn’t actually have the choice of what to do in his spare time. In order not to allow people too many “useless” thoughts, it was necessary for them to be always busy with something. Since they were little, they passed into the ranks of Octombrees, then of pioneers, later they became komsomolists and party members. Th ere are a lot of activities for spending the free time: watching movies, theatrical performances, sports activities, visiting museums, etc. Th e cinema, the theater, the museum were all effi ciently used in the party’s propaganda policy. From the very beginning, museums have occupied a leading place in the list of ideological instruments. Th e exhibitions off ered to the public by the NMENH, in the fi rst postwar years, focused on topics such as: Th e participation of Moldova in the October Revolution, the Great War for the Defense of the Fatherland, ancient Slavic settlements on the territory of Moldova, etc. In the following decades, they no longer refl ect the war so oft en, but the unbelievable success that the Moldovan people achieved in the construction of communism, under the guidance of the party, were always displayed. Of course, in connection with these achievements, exhibitions were organized until the dissolution of the USSR. Only in the late 60’s, visitors have the opportunity to appreciate exhibitions on ethnography themes, from an ideological perspective, of course. At the same time, during the entire Soviet period, the museum employees had an impressive number of annually planned lectures, which they had to deliver in the villages and districts of the republic. Besides, they were organizing touring exhibitions with the same purpose. Everyone had a duty to know the results of the last elections in the Council of Ministers of the MSSR, who G. Kotovski was, how Moldova has evolved since it was “liberated”, etc. On the one hand, the museum was accessible to all, and on the other hand, it continued to be an instrument of political enlightenment until the dissolution of the USSR. Comparing this period with present times, when we have the right to decide how we organize our time, be it for work, or rest, it is more obvious that the political ideologization of that period used all possible means, including activities devoted to leisure time.