I bought this collection of 400+ space-themed pins yesterday (it’s not from the flea market but from a local man) - and I’m in awe! What a treasure.
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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“Homeland is calling. Komsomol, forward!”
Vintage poster by G. Dmitriyeva (1957)
“Building Moscow” - Soviet magazine, covers from 1929
Summer in Leningrad (1979)
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Kronverskaya embankment in Leningrad during white nights. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich (1965)
November 7 celebrations on the covers of Murzilka (1925-1968). November 7 (the October Revolution Day) was one of the biggest holidays in the Soviet Union with huge celebrations all over the country.
‘Moscow 18th century” enamel pin ()
Vintage pin commemorating 20 years of the flight of Voskhod spacecraft in 1964. Voskhod was the first ever multi-person spacecraft (3 cosmonauts). The pin features three cosmonauts who were the team of Voskhod: Vladimir Komarov, Konstantin Feoktistov, Boris Yegorov. ()
Baltic states traditional dresses - vintage pinback buttons, made in Estonia ()
“Let’s build the new powerful airship called Klim Voroshilov”, postcard postmarked 1934