This article analyzes the content of the activities of cultural clubs, which were an important component of cultural and spiritual life formed during the Soviet period, their role in society, and their ideological and educational tasks. Clubs played an important role as a means of effectively organizing the free time of the population, forming public consciousness, and promoting communist ideas. Also, their main directions, organizational structure, propaganda work, amateur clubs, theater, cinema, and reading activities are highlighted, and their influence on the life of society is highlighted. The historical role of the club system and its comparative aspects with modern cultural institutions are also considered.