August 19, 2018 - Savior of the Apple Feast Day (Яблочный спас). This holiday is of pre-Christian origin and is associated with harvesting fruit, esp. apples.
(Soviet postcards from 1969)
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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Skipping rope, postcard by Nika Goltz (1956)
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Kononovo, a village in Kostroma region (1984)