“Matryoshkas” - doll-shaped book M. Vekhova (1980)
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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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“Twenty Days” by Sergey Alekseyev, a children’s book about the October Revolution (1987). Illustrated by V. Galdyayev.
Illustrations from book by Dagmara Khanashevich (1987).
I love the fact that boys are included in a crochet book.
“Sun and Smoke” by Pavlo Tychina, illustrated by S. Yarovoy (1984)
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“Cosmonaut and Grishka” by Anatoly Mityayev, illustrated by Yury Molokanov (1970)
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Russian fairy tales. “Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka”, “The White Duck”, illustrated by Ivan Bilibin, published in 1903 ()
This book was reprinted in 1986, it’s .
A rare Russian book, “How the Bear Travelled to Outer Space” by Boris Mikhaylov, illustrated by author. Published in 1973.
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Vassilisa the Beautiful - Vintage book from 1986, illustrated by Ivan Bilibin
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Book illustration by Nikolai Ustinov (USSR, 1960s)
“Oh the Masters!” by Boris Zakhoder (1985)
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“Happy new Year!” - from “Rabotnitsa” magazine, December 1974