“In the Deep of the Universe”, Alexey Leonov and Andrey Sokolov Space Art, set of 25 postcards (out of 32), 1973
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 and vintage finds from Russia.
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Cartoon vintage enamel pins
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S. Sakharnov “Ram and Rum” (Latvian edition), 1965
Olympic Games Moscow 1980, Original vintage print
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Soviet man-made satellites - set of 3 vintage posters (1958)
“Technology for the Youth” Scientific Magazine cover, 1967, № 8. In this issue there were published results for the contest “Imagine a robot”:) From the Moscow Design Museum collection
Vintage candy bar wrappers from Russia, Moldova, Georgia
Vintage print - The Little Red Devils movie poster (1983)
Original poster from 1924
Gennady Tsyferov - Visiting the Stars, 1967
Newborn Baby Russian Postcard (1992), artist Vladimir Zarubin
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All 9 soviet space dogs, top to bottom:
Laika - Sputnik 2, November 3 1957: First living being to reach space, DIED IN ORBIT.
Belka and Strelka - Sputnik 5, August 19 1960: First living beings to reach space and return ALIVE.
Pchyolka and Mushka - Sputnik 6, December 1 1960: Reached orbit, DIED ON REENTRY after a malfunction activated the capsule’s self-destruct system.
Chernushka - Sputnik 9, 9 March 1961: First dog to return alive without a fellow companion.
Zvyozdochka - Sputnik 10, 25 March 1961: Last dog to go into orbit before the first human, Yuri Gagarin, did, she was also named by him.
Veterok and Ugolyok - Cosmos 110, 22 February 1966: Lasting 22 days in orbit, it became the longest space flight by dogs, they were also the last soviet space dogs.