If you’re in Moscow this summer do not miss the biggest old postcard exhibition at the Central House of Artists (Tretyakov Gallery house on Krymsky Val).
11,000 Russian and Soviet postcards! I’m certainly going.
All info here: http://www.detmiro.ru
Exhibition open June 12 — September 6.
Reporting from the children’s postcard exhibition in Moscow! These are simple phone shots, but you can get the idea. There are all sorts of postcards there; holidays, illustration, fairy tales, educational etc. About half of the exhibition are Russian Empire postcards (pre-Soviet Union). I don’t know much about them, but I was impressed at the number and diversity.
For Soviet postcards, I was mostly “Oh I have this one”, but also there were a number of rare postcards which I only yet hope to find for my collection.
Moscow on postcards (1977)
Moscow, Set of 16 vintage Russian travel postcards (1967)
Listed on Etsy: http://ift.tt/2qSWwoi
Views of the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition (postcards, 1956)
If you’ve followed me for more than a month you will recognize the style of Yevgeny Rachyov’s illustration. I know I post him a lot, but I do love his works. There’s an exhibition going in Moscow right now that has numerous of his original works–illustration as well as wooden sculpture (those have not been exhibited at all since the 1960s). All of those come from the artist’s family archive.
The exhibition is only open until November 20, so if you’re in Moscow I encourage you to go (and send me pictures and reports). I wish I could go!!! :(
Exhibition “Animals of Yevgeny Rachyov”
Location: Otkryty Klub Gallery, Spiridonovka 9/2, Moscow
Open 4 pm to 10 pm daily except Wednesday
(pictures from here)
Another of my favourite themes on postcards - school and pioneers. I dig the image of the perfect youngster shown on postcards. Utopia with a 50s feel. Also those sepia postcards from the 30s - very interesting specimen from the transitional time from Russian Empire to Soviet Russia. Their haircuts still look like roaring 20s.
By the way, feel free to contact me if you’re interested in any of these postcards for your collection. I’ll explore and come back with a quote.
Check this out: a real Soviet vending machine that sold postcards. It looks so cool! It’s from late 70s or the 80s.
And here’s a 70s wooden postal box. Neat!
I’ll post more postcards from the exhibition tomorrow. Good night now!~
Bolshoi Theater on New Year postcards
Top: N. Akimushklin, 1962
Bottom: V. Semyonov, 1984
A whole section was dedicated to the space theme in postcards. It’s one of my favourite themes, so I was excited to examine every display board! Many of these are quite rare and great collectible items. Ahh the envy xD
Illustration by Kirill Ovchinnikov