Cyrillic typewriters made in Soviet Union, Germany, Yugoslavia 1950s—1980s (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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Soviet vintage notecard (1984)
It reads “7 October - the Soviet Union Constirution Day”
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Holiday cartoons from Soviet Union - my top 5
“The Last Year’s Snow Was Falling” (1983)
This one is a legend. Packed with phrases that every Russian person recognizes in a conversation. I watch it religiously every year on December 31. I pretty much know it by heart, but I still enjoy watching it! Voiced by the amazing Stanislav Sadalsky. Great music too!
(«Уж послала так послала!» «А вот это мой размерчик.» «Ох уж эти сказочки! Ох уж эти сказочники…»)
(Watch with English subtitles )
“Father Frost and Summer” (1969)
It’s sooo cute! And those songs! Love love love it.
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“Winter in Prostokvashino” (1984)
Another classic cartoon - the third installment in the story of the little village called Prostokvashino. Check out the Christmas tree decorated in attic-found vintage. :)
(«Фиг вам называется!»)
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“The Nutcracker” (1973)
I remember watching this as a child and being mesmerized with the music. It was long before I knew who Tchaikovsky was! And the scene when Nutcracker turns into boy gave me goose bumps.
This one needs no translation.
“Father Frost and Grey Wolf” (1978)
I mostly include this one for the song - «Тревога! Тревога! Волк унёс зайчат!» - which is an old joke between me and my sister. We watched this one a lot back in the day. :)
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Making this list has put me into holiday mood! :)
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 holiday envelopes from the 50s (Soviet Union)
“Friendship of the nations” on vintage New Year postcards (Soviet Union, 1957-1963)
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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Set of 15 vintage stamps commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Soviet Union (1957)
For obvious reasons, there is no such thing as a Soviet Easter postcard, but here are 3 vintage post-Soviet postcards from 1992 - they’re reproductions of Russian Empire postcards (early XX cent.)
Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates!
Soviet Space Dogs (1960s)