Vintage poster with the anthem of Soviet Union ()
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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Propaganda fabrics from Soviet Union (1920s)
Lot of 16 Defender of the Fatherland Day (February 23) postcards and 3 folded greeting cards. Most are from the 80s, a few from the 70s. (via )
“Hold high flags of athletic pride of the Soviet Union!” - vintage Russian poster
Airship propaganda posters, USSR 1931 ()
Patterned fabrics from early Soviet Union (1920s—1930s) ()
Vintage postcard Happy New Year USSR Soviet Union emblem symbol, hammer and sickle Kremlin, Y. Artsimenev 1972
Porcelain tea set commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Soviet Union (1967)
August 9 is Tove Jansson’s birthday! The first photo here is the first of her books ever published in the Soviet Union (Moomins and the Comet Chase). The second shows all of her books published in the USSR. Most of her works were published in 1991-1992 - after the Soviet era.
You can find a comprehensive list of all Jansson’s book published in Russian .
Elton John in the Soviet Union (May 1979) ()
Bonus:
Window shopping. Photo by Robert Diament (1954)