Badger and Hedgehog. Illustration by A. Brei (1972)
This blog is about old postcards, book illustration, history and culture of Russia and the Soviet Union. I'm a long time collector, and this blog is 10 years old.
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Military ranks of the Soviet Union: epaulettes. Illustration published in Murzilka magazine in 1978.
French/Russian pocket phrasebook. This was intended for French-speaking tourists who visited Soviet Union ()
Artek, the most famous pioneer summer camp in the Soviet Union. Illustration by E. Gorokhovsky (1985)
“There’s white fog over the river at night. That’s from the fish starting their samovar.”
Illustration by I. Pivovarova (1965)
Kindergarten of the 1970s, Vladimir (Soviet Union)
Vintage book “Pusselchen” (Baby Animals) in German, published in Soviet Russia in 1979
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Illustration by G. Koptelova from “Masters”, a children’s book from 1979.
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Elton John in the Soviet Union (May 1979) (via)
Bonus: Elton John: To Russia With Elton (Full DVD)
Vintage railroad map of Soviet Union, 1976
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At a Matryoshka-making workshop in Semyonov. Photo by V. Izvolensky (Russia, 1966).