Soviet art. “Picking Flowers” by Gleb Barabanschikov (1945)
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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Vintage Soviet greeting card commemorating receiving the honorary title of Senior Pioneer. Artist V. Potapov, 1984 ()
“Young Geniuses” by A. Lobanov (postcard, 1951)
“Youth! Strengthen your organization of the Proletarian Youth Red Cross of Ukraine!” postcard (late 1910s or early 1920s)
“Kolkhoz Woman With Pumpkins” by I. Mashkov (1930; postcard from 1962)
Voting Day in Tundra, postcard by M. Birshtein (1954)
Supreme Soviet Voting Day, postcard by A. Volkov (1949)
“Little Octobrist. Lollipop.” by Andrei Brei (1959)
The Arch of the General Staff Building in Leningrad, mid-1940s
Photo by Sergey Shimansky
November 1949 calendar illustrated by A. Davydova (from the Children’s Calendar book, 1948)