A rare Russian book, “How the Bear Travelled to Outer Space” by Boris Mikhaylov, illustrated by author. Published in 1973.
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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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Advertising booklet for Aeroflot (the Soviet Airlines) and the IL-18 plane, early 1970s ()
Lynx postcard by V. Trofimov, 1954 ()
Songs of the Springtime Woods, Vintage Russian book with 2 flexi discs with bird singing (1971)
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In my shop:
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Buratino on Back To School postcards:
- “Buratino’s Walking To School” by A. Kantorov (1976)
- “Tomorrow’s School Day” by A. Sher (1982)
I love the second one particularly because of the magnetic alphabet set pictured. I had one like that, too!
Tale of Tsar Saltan by Alexander Pushkin - Soviet book in Spanish, 1973. Illustrated by Ivan Bilibin ()