Sculpture of an Uzbek musician at the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy. Photo by Harrison Forman (Moscow, 1959)
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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Pioneers of Tashkent, Uzbekistan (1978)
View of the Moscow Kremlin, Historical museum and the Red Square. Photo by Peter Turnley (1986)
Leningrad 1950s
Soviet art. Winter Twilight by Vera Mylnikova (1982)
Illustration for Russian folk tale Masha and the Bear. Artist Nikolai Ustinov (who I admire), 1976
Soviet cosmonaut Alexey Leonov performed the first ever space walk on March 18, 1965.
Metro station in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (1978)
Yury Gagarin and wife Valentina
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (1978)
Moscow of the 1950s. Photo by V. Chemeris.