Vintage Soviet spun cotton tree ornaments. I love the little pioneer boy!
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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Raisa Kudasheva “A Little Tree Was Born In The Forest” (a traditional Russian holiday song), book from 1958
Illustration from “Seasons”, a book by Irina Tokmakova. Artist Lev Tokmakov (1962)
Tatyana Yeryomina, “Holiday Shopping” (1953)
New Year spread from Murzilka January 1987
Ded Moroz (Father Frost) and Snegurochka on the streets of Moscow (1968)
December covers of Kostyor, a Soviet youth magazine (1950s-1960s)
New Year holiday show in Kremlin (1976)
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Vitaly Bianki “Zoy and Zoya” (1948). Illustration by I. Kuznetsov.
Ded Moroz, Snegurochka and the New Year boy riding a troika sleigh (1984-85)