Calligraphy from the Soviet Screen magazine, 1960s ()
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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Soviet wooden toys, 1960s
Komsomol Christmas, 1925
An interesting artifact from the transitory period when there was already Komsomol, but there was still Christmas in Russia.
Photography by Vladimir Yudanov (1982)
Izmaylovsky park in Moscow, 1956
“Whistle’s Songs” “Cat’s Songs” - Soviet book by N. Aseyev published in 1925
(I’m not entirely sure what пищик is, I had to google it.)
Edit: apparently пищик/pişik means cat in Azerbaijaini (thanks, @hiamello!)
Revolution Square in Moscow, 1959. Photo by Carl Mydans.
I love everything about this picture. Avoska bags, paper package, sled, and the Ford Fairlane ‘59.
Vintage posters designed by Dmitry Bulanov (Soviet Russia, 1920s)