Women on magazine covers (1920s-1930s) ()
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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“Happy holiday, dear women!” Soviet poster by I. Kominarets (1976)
Women’s Day poster by V. Konyukhov (1979)
“I Saw It” - a little poem about elephant- and camel-shaped clouds by Vladimir Lifshitz, illustrated by V. Kanevsky (1978)
“Getting bigger and better”, postcard by N. Zhukov (1954)
Ask me if I like feminist Women’s Day postcards.
(Lesegri 1964)
The Universal Russian Calendar for 1918. This design never went to print because Nicholas II abdicated in March 1917.
Funny Pictures (Soviet children’s magazine) March 1963. The snowman’s sign says “Good bye!”
Vintage posters. The 4th Bandy World Championship, match between Finland in Sweden (1965)
Videophone from the 70s. Originally created to be used in clinics, a few of those were installed in places like posh hotels. They say each videophone cost as five Volga cars.
Controversial Exhibition of the Kumach Artist Group (1930)