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.
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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Arkady Gaidar, “The Military Secret” illustrated by Vladimir Konashevich (1933)
One of the rarest Soviet children’s books (previously sold at an auction for $38,000).
Cover of Health magazine, November 1989
November 1949 calendar illustrated by A. Davydova (from the Children’s Calendar book, 1948)
Teacher (1965)
Russian avant garde artist Varvara Stepanova at work (1924) ()
Born on October 23, 1894
“Alphabet” by Sergey Mikhalkov, illustrated by N. Ushakova (1958)
“How Bear Got Toothache After Honey” by Boris Kornilov, illustrated by Konstantin Rotov (1935)
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First day cover commemorating the 5th anniversary of the Sputnik launch. Autographed by Yuri Gagarin (1962)
“By Iron and Blood” - vintage movie poster in Russian and Azeri (1927)
This film is lost.