Gorky street (Tverskaya) in Moscow, 1960. Photo by Valentin Mastyukov.
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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Maly Kamenny Bridge in Moscow. The sign on top of the building reads, “Ice cream. Made of sugar, milk, cream, cocoa, chocolate, fruit, berries, nuts.”
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Neva river embankment (1965). Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich.
Dinamo metro station in Moscow (1941)