was among the last standing guards of the Winter Palace in October 1917.
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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getting haircuts (Russia, 1917)
“Little Octobrist. Lollipop.” by Andrei Brei (1959)
November cover of Rabotnitsa (Working Woman) magazine, 1974
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.
Photography by Vladimir Yudanov (1982)
Saint Petersburg, Summer Gardens fence. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich, 1960s
Kronverskaya embankment in Leningrad during white nights. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich (1965)
In the kindergarten
The Arch of the General Staff Building in Leningrad, mid-1940s
Photo by Sergey Shimansky
The Northern River Station in Moscow (1937)