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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“To have more one must produce more. To produce more one must have more knowledge.” Soviet poster with education propaganda (1920s)
Porcelain teacup with saucer commemorating International Women’s Day (March 8). Manufactured at Dulyovo Porcelain Factory in late 1930s.
Famous photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich. Doorman of the Neva restaurant in Leningrad, 1960s. The sign on the door says “No tables available.”
“oys building Lenin’s Mausoleum”, postcard by N. Strunnikov (1931)
At the table. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei (1954)
Moscow. View of Dzerzhinsky square (current/historical name Lubyanskaya) and Children’s World mall on the left. Circa 1967. ()
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Tamara Fomichyova, AN-2 pilot in Krasnodarsky krai of Russia. Works in agriculture. Photo by I. Zhuravlyov, published in Rabotnitsa (’Working Woman’) magazine in 1974.
Vintage ads. Wholesale of gumshoes, leather shoes, and more. Russia, end of 19th cent.
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