Leningrad theater guide, 1928
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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Cover of Health magazine, November 1989
Saint Petersburg, Summer Gardens fence. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich, 1960s
First day cover commemorating the 5th anniversary of the Sputnik launch. Autographed by Yuri Gagarin (1962)
The Arch of the General Staff Building in Leningrad, mid-1940s
Photo by Sergey Shimansky
Vecriga (”Old Riga”) cafe in Riga, 1970-72
Cafe ‘Privet’ (Hi) in Moscow, 1964
Ads on vintage Soviet vinyl records (1950s)
Tea Sputniks (satellites) - biscuits, muffin, jam. Vintage poster designed by A. Ioganson (1959)
English lesson in a Soviet school (1965)
Autumn in Moscow (1980)