Sketches and mid-production art for the Soviet Cinderella cartoon (1979). Artist G. Shakitskaya. Velvet paper, celluloid, mixed media.
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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My visit to Cosmonauts Alley in Moscow was entirely unexpected; I walked into a park and there it was. A very spacious, monumental place with statues of Soviet cosmonauts and space scientists (Tsiolkovsky, Korolyov and others). The area is surrounded by blooming chestnut trees, and you can see Ostankino TV tower in the distance.
A ‘Soviet candy shop’ on Novosloboskaya. It carries some traditional Russian sweets and has a nice little display of vintage packaging. And the impressive Soviet red scales!
Pioneers from other cities came to see the Red Square. Moscow, 1976.
Central Telegraph in Moscow decorated for the 50th Anniversary of the Soviet Union (1972)