The thesis presents the history of everyday life in Osijek in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The goal was to research the history of everyday life in Osijek at the time when there was a large increase of population and urbanization in socialist Croatia. The growth of population led to a faster process of urbanization of Osijek. There was also an increase in the development of consumer culture and there were adjustments to a larger numbers of cars with respect to traffic rules. Furthermore, consumer culture and acquiring of home durables became the symbol of a higher standard of living. In their leisure time citizens of Osijek enjoyed travelling abroad, having trips and going for a swim at the city bathing establishment. Popular culture and entertainment mainly depended on The Song of the Summer, a show with singers which travelled across Yugoslavia. This thesis showed the microhistory of everyday life in one of the larger Croatian cities. The main sources were the newspaper Glas Slavonije 1966–73, statistical data for Croatia and the municipality of Osijek, as well a selection of historical studies.