Moscow, 1966. Monument to the Conquerors of Space. Ostankino TV tower is being built.
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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Moscow 1981
Making the third Cheburashka stop-motion film (”Shapoklyak”), 1974. This is , the film’s art director.
Covers of the “Funny Pictures” magazine (1960)
The first cover is by Ivan Semyonov, the second by Yevgeny Migunov (both renowned artists in Russia.)
Both covers feature the “funny folk” (Buratino, Neznaika, Cipollino the Little Onion and others) - reoccuring characters of the magazine.
Soviet pocket calendars from 1960s
St Petersburg, river Fontanka (mid-1970s)
Soft drinks manufactured at the Achinsk factory (Krasnoyarsk, Russia). Labels from the 60s and 70s.
May Day parade in the Soviet Union
Making of “Train Station for Two”, a Soviet 1982 movie (dir. Eldar Ryazanov)
1. Boris Ignatovich, Vera Stepanova. Photo collage for the “Abroad” magazine, 1930
2. “Building of metro”, photo by Boris Ignatovich, 1935
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Moscow Gorky park in the 1930s (kiosks sell fruit and soft drinks)