Russula pinback button made in Estonia ()
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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Tea Sputniks (satellites) - biscuits, muffin, jam. Vintage poster designed by A. Ioganson (1959)
Rare and very cute Cheburashka pin ()
Illustration from “Album of edible and poisonous mushrooms” by G. Nadson, published in 1920.
Large plastic cosmonaut button ()
Postcard by Syuzanna Byalkovskaya, 1956 ()
Good Mushroom Year, postcard by Syuzanna Byalkovskaya, 1968 ()
Little squirrels will help their mom / To stock enough mushrooms for the winter
Postcard by Syuzanna Byalkovskaya, 1956 ()
Moscow subway, Kirovskaya station. Postcard with a stamp affixed to the front, 1938.
Nizhny Tagil, Siberia, Russia (1950s)
Pushkinskaya square in Moscow, 1964
This photo speaks to me. I had a short period in my life when I woke up at 4, got a bunch of newspapers fresh off the print and walked around the designated area to put them up in the reading stands.