“Towards the Sun and Wind”, song book for attendees of the 16th Komsomol Congress of Latvia (1962)
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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