Krestets stitch - traditional needlework originated in Novgorod region of Russia in 1860. Take a look at this , scroll down to watch a video of the making process. They employ women from small villages and make pure art. You can buy some of their products and support them. ❤
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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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.
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Fence of Alexandrovsky Garden surrounding the Moscow Kremlin (1970s)
Soviet art. Spring At The Drill Site by V. Yanke.
“Where Has Winter Gone” by Vladimir Orlov, illustrated by V. Scherbinin (Soviet filmstrip, 1989)
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Controversial Exhibition of the Kumach Artist Group (1930)
Kislovodsk, early 1950s. Photo by Semyon Fridlyand.