From The History Of Culinary Herbs / Full set of 16 vintage postcards (1983) / Illustrated by Barbotchenko (via )
This blog is about old postcards, book illustration and all kinds of paper whimsy from the Soviet Union. I'm a long time collector, and this blog is 7 years old. I have an etsy shop for cards, books, pins and vintage finds from Russia.
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“Babies of the Zoo” by Samuil Marshak, Soviet book in English. Illustrated by Yevgeny Charushin (1987)
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Russian Cuisine, full set of 15 postcards, 1970 ()
Finest the Brave Falcon, Russian fairy tale illustrated by Ivan Bilibin. Published in 1985, this edition is in Czech.
In my shop:
Large Moscow pin ()
Found this little book in the attic of the house I’m currently staying at. Toys for babies under one year. Artist T. Kashitskaya, 1985
Seaside promenade in Yalta, Crimea
“Thumbelina” by Hans Christian Andersen illustrated by N. Knyazkova (1986)
In my shop:
“New five-year plan”, 1970s poster ()
Library in Baku, Azerbaijan (1950s)