“Happy new Year!” - from “Rabotnitsa” magazine, December 1974
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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From the “Food Industry” book, 1936. Designed by .
Ellen Niit, “How We Looked for a Tree” (1954). Illustrated by Asta Vender and Olev Soans. Published in Estonia.
From ‘Rabotnitsa’ magazine 1978
1978
Antique Russian Christmas postcard. Russia celebrates Orthodox Christmas on January 7 (starting on the night from Jan. 6 to Jan. 7).
Album of photos of the city of Rybinsk (Yaroslavl region). Published in 1977. ()
Soviet art postcards of Vladimir Lenin ()
“Making of Candy” - vintage book by E. Ivanchenko, in Ukrainian (1977)
Ugh got these magazines last night, now I need to go through each one of them and see if there’s any good pictures to put on the blog. I’m equal parts excited and terrified at the prospect. %)
Vintage paper doll from the seventies, available in my shop (, , , )