“Little Octobrists are a friendly bunch, they read and draw, they play and sing, they live joyfully!”
Vintage postcard by O. Novozonov, 1964
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. More items for sale on Facebook.
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Soviet vintage notecard (1984)
It reads “7 October - the Soviet Union Constirution Day”
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June 22, the day World War II started for the Soviet Union, is the Day of Remembrance and Mourning in Russia.
This is my grandfather, who just turned 17 at the time, 4 months after the war started. It’s a tiny photo that came to my posession a couple weekes ago, kindly passed on to me by my cousin twice removed during a big family gathering.
War is not parades. War is not showing it to someone. War is 17 year old boys wearing military uniform, killing and being killed. War is broken lives of an entire generation.
Never forget!
Помню. Скорблю.
Vintage Russian Back To School postcards (1950s)
“Friendship of the nations” on vintage New Year postcards (Soviet Union, 1957-1963)
Vintage holiday envelopes from the 50s (Soviet Union)
Printed ads from Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Romania. Pages from the book “Advertisements Around Us” (1983)
Vintage book “Pusselchen” (Baby Animals) in German, published in Soviet Russia in 1979
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Cyrillic typewriters made in Soviet Union, Germany, Yugoslavia 1950s—1980s (via )
Semyon Fridlyand photography, Soviet Union 1950s
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“Happy birthday” postcard by V. Litvinenko, 1968