A rare Soviet book, “The Way to the Space Begins with Morning Exercise” by Nikolai Kamanin. Published in 1975.
was the head of cosmonaut training in the Soviet space program.
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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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“Bridge to Outer Space” (1976)
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“Transfer in Orbit”, vintage Russian space book, 1969 ()
A rare Russian book, “How the Bear Travelled to Outer Space” by Boris Mikhaylov, illustrated by author. Published in 1973.
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“Short Stories about Gagarin” by Y. Nagibin (1978)
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Book illustration by Nikolai Ustinov (USSR, 1960s)
211 Days Aboard Salyut-7 - book from 1983. Salyut-7 was a space station in low Earth orbit from April 1982 to February 1991. Its first crew, Anatoly Berezovoy and Valentin Lebedev, spent 211 days on board in 1982. This book covers their story.
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“Soviet space exploration” - boxed set of 6 space pins from 1970s ()
“Cosmonaut and Grishka” by Anatoly Mityayev, illustrated by Yury Molokanov (1970)
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“Today and Tomorrow of Space Science” (1986)
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Vintage New Year card by Aeroflot, the Soviet airlines