Nevsky prospekt in St Petersburg, 1960s
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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Holiday lights in Leningrad (1968)
Kronverskaya embankment in Leningrad during white nights. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich (1965)
Saint Petersburg, Summer Gardens fence. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich, 1960s
Vosstaniya square in St Petersburg - metro station pavillion (1957)
The Arch of the General Staff Building in Leningrad, mid-1940s
Photo by Sergey Shimansky
Leningrad 1953
Sofya Perovskaya street in Leningrad (historic and current name Malaya Konyushennaya; Saint Petersburg), 1990
Leningrad, 1950s
Children in Leningrad (1950s)
Child Nutrition, vintage cookbook 1963 ()
I love all the little illustrations! (I posted some of them here, including the infamous eggs with jam.)