Kalininsky prospekt (current name Novy Arbat) in Moscow, 1983
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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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.
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Winter in Moscow. St Basil Cathedral on the Red Square.
The Moscow State University (1953)
Ded Moroz (Father Frost) and Snegurochka on the streets of Moscow (1968)
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Vacuum cleaning Arbatskaya metro station in Moscow (1955)
State Children’s Library in Moscow. Photo by Boris Kavashkin (1987)
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Ded Moroz, Snegurochka and the New Year boy riding a troika sleigh (1984-85)
Photo by Yury Lunkov (1965)