“Rose in a Jar” by Nikolai Sokolov (1982)
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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“Moscow. Kiev train station.” Artist Veniamin Dorodnitsyn.
Orest Vereisky “By the Window” (1991)
First Snow by Boris Yermolayev (1972)
Irina Shevandronova “At A Rural Library (Readers)” 1962
Nevsky pocket radio, USSR 1984
Komsomolskaya metro station in Moscow (1980)
The famous Chinese house on Myasnitskaya street in Moscow. I love it - it looks proper exotic in the middle of the city! It was originally built for a tea trade company in the 19th century.
This photo is from 1981.
Young Boris Grebenschikov of the rock band Aquarium during taping of “Music Ring”, a Soviet music show (October 1986)
Moscow 1980