Soviet Union razor blade packaging from the 1950s and 60s
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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Biscuit packaging, Soviet Union, 1950s ()
Top: Lemon biscuits, bottom: Orange biscuits
One of the most recognizable examples of Soviet branding - packaging for “Alyonka” chocolate bar.
Original photo was made by Alexander Gerinas of his eight months daughter Lena in 1960.
In 1966, the photo was redrawn by Nikolai Maslov, ’s artist, and appeared on the chocolate bar. To this day it’s used on Alyonka wrappers.
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Soviet Union in the early 1950s (Yalta, Moscow) ()
March issues of Murzilka, a kids magazine from the Soviet Union (1950s-1960s)
I’m so excited for spring!
Vintage labels of tea imported from China. The labels read “Chinese tea”.
Early Soviet beer labels (1920s-1930s) ()
Vintage Soviet candy packaging from the 1930s ()
Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) on record covers from 1950s and 1960s.
Soft drinks manufactured at the Achinsk factory (Krasnoyarsk, Russia). Labels from the 60s and 70s.
Neon signs in Leningrad of 1970s