“What Is Air Fleet?” book by N. Anoschenko. Cover design by I. Meisner. Published in 1923.
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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I love all the little illustrations! (I posted some of them here, including the infamous eggs with jam.)
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