Summer in Leningrad (1979)
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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Ligovsky prospekt, Saint Petersburg (1930s)
There no trees on Ligovsky now.
Kronverskaya embankment in Leningrad during white nights. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich (1965)
Komsomolskaya metro station in Moscow, 1973-75
Vintage Soviet ads: fur coats, silk cocktail dresses, restaurants of Moscow (1954)
Sofya Perovskaya street in Leningrad (historic and current name Malaya Konyushennaya; Saint Petersburg), 1990
Pulkovo airport in Leningrad (1989)
“Homeland is calling. Komsomol, forward!”
Vintage poster by G. Dmitriyeva (1957)
Vosstaniya square in St Petersburg - metro station pavillion (1957)
Nevsky prospekt in St Petersburg, 1960s
The Arch of the General Staff Building in Leningrad, mid-1940s
Photo by Sergey Shimansky