March. Illustration by G. Nikolsky.
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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Greeting the spring. Illustration by A. Pakhomov.
Aeroport metro station in Moscow (1938)
Signs of spring. Illustration by N. Yermolayev.
Soviet art. Spring At The Drill Site by V. Yanke.
At the daycare. Notice our old friend Gena the Crocodile. :)
Vintage ads. Poster for Gematogen - an iron-boosting medicine based on animal blood. Currently manufactured as a solid bar, a very common candy substitute in Russia.
Which spaceship belongs to each of the spacemen?
Illustration from Murzilka by E. Avakyan (1975)
Illustration for Russian folk tale Masha and the Bear. Artist Nikolai Ustinov (who I admire), 1976
Airport by Vyacheslav Stekolschikov (1970s)
Soda machines were very popular in the 1960s