“Building Moscow” - Soviet magazine, covers from 1929
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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Leningrad theater guide, 1928
“What Is Air Fleet?” book by N. Anoschenko. Cover design by I. Meisner. Published in 1923.
First edition cover of Samuil Marshak’s “Yesterday and Today”, illustrated by Vladimir Lebedev (1925)
Vintage tea box from the Soviet Union, 1950s ()
I have the very same tea box from my grandparents! I use it as my default box for loose green tea. I love it. Mine has less color left in it though, it’s almost silver. I was quite surprised to find out that it was originally yellow. :)
Nevsky prospekt in St Petersburg, 1960s
Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard (Moscow, 1965)
“How Bear Got Toothache After Honey” by Boris Kornilov, illustrated by Konstantin Rotov (1935)
Happy Halloween to those who celebrate, go slow on the candy!
Pushkinskaya square in Moscow, 1964
This photo speaks to me. I had a short period in my life when I woke up at 4, got a bunch of newspapers fresh off the print and walked around the designated area to put them up in the reading stands.
“Cooking With Pumpkins”, postcards from 1991
Candid photos of Yuri Gagarin (1960s)
Photos by Alexander Mokletsov