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.
Lights. Christmas almanac for children. Russia, 1912
I Жить на вершине голой, Писать простые сонеты… И брать от людей из дола Хлеб вино и котлеты.
II Сжечь корабли и впереди, и сзади, Лечь на кровать, не глядя ни на что, Уснуть без снов и, любопытства ради, Проснуться лет чрез сто.
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(1880-1932)
Two Wishes
1. To live on an exposed peak, To write uncomplicated sonnets… Being sustained by the peasants With bread, wine, and cutlets.
2. To burn my ships, those behind and ahead, To lie down, looking at nothing, in bed. Drift into dreamless sleep and, for ken’s sake, Some one hundred years or so hence, awake.