Soviet pocket calendars from 1960s
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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Technology for the Youth - vintage Soviet magazine, No. 9/1964
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Soft drinks manufactured at the Achinsk factory (Krasnoyarsk, Russia). Labels from the 60s and 70s.
The Summer Gardens in St Petersburg (Leningrad), 1963. Photo by R. Mazelev.
“What Are You, Mushroom?” vintage educational film strip illustrated by L. Aristov (1964) ()
Soviet film posters of the 60s designed by Miron Lukyanov
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Spring Cares, 1964
Black Seagull, 1962
The Clear Ponds, 1965
Without Fear and Beyond Reproach, 1962
My Friend, Kolka! 1961
Me, Grandmother, Iliko and Illarion, 1963
Time, Forward! 1965
Young and Green, 1962
“Soviet Union Builds Socialism”, book designed by El Lissitzky. Published in 1933 ()
“Aelita” by Alexey Tolstoy, illustrated by Andrei Kharshak (1987)
I sorted through the sheet music books I acquired recently (yay). They span between 1937 and 1991. Quite a few from the 1940s and 1950s. One from 1943 which was in the middle of the war. Blows my mind that someone cared about music so much they were publishing sheet music amidst the terrors.
Then there are lots from the 1980s which are mostly in very good condition and look barely used.
There are different genres and musical instruments (piano, guitar, accordion etc). I uploaded all 300+ books . If you’re interested in anything, or send a chat on tumblr for a quote or additional pics/info.
Making of “Train Station for Two”, a Soviet 1982 movie (dir. Eldar Ryazanov)