Kornei Chukovsky’s fairy tales illustrated by Konstantin Rotov. Book published in 1935.
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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