The Summer Gardens in Saint Petersburg, photo by Yevgeny Khaldei (1954)
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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Leningrad, 1960s. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich.
Leningrad, mid-1970s
Leningrad, Zhelyabova street, 1987
(now Saint Petersburg, Bolshaya Konyushennaya st.)
Vasily Lanovoy (Russian actor) on Novy Arbat street in Moscow, 1972
Saint Petersburg, Manezhnaya square (1967)
Leningrad 1970s
Berries on vintage matchbox labels, 1969 ()
These labels advertise for people to sell their berries to consumer cooperative organizations.
May Day postcard by Yu. Zholudev (1962)
“Donor is a patient’s best friend”, postcard from 1957 that was given to blood donors.
They don’t give out postcards to blood donors anymore!
Two kittens and a shoe - vintage German postcard (1950s)
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