“River cruising is the best way to holiday” - vintage Soviet poster (1960)
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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Vintage ads. Shaving cream and aftershave. Vintage poster in Russian and Tajik (1951)
“Keep your money in the savings bank” - Soviet poster (1956)
Vintage ads. Posters and a book illustration for vitamins (1950s)
Vintage ads. Leningrad: photoelectrical light meter (poster from 1956).
The top photo on the poster is captioned “No meter”, bottom is “With meter.”
Winter sports on vintage Soviet posters (1940s-1950s)
Monument to the Conquerors of Space and unfinished Ostankino TV tower. Moscow, 1966.
Soviet fashion magazines from Leningrad, Riga, Tallinn, Moscow (1960-1962)
Vintage Soviet tin labels: condensed milk, condensed cream, condensed coffee/cocoa with milk/cream.
The topmost label became quite iconic, that style is often used in today’s condensed milk productions.