Leningrad, in front of Kazansky Cathedral (1962)
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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Murzilka, a Soviet magazine for children. July covers over the years (1938-1974)
Holiday home in Nudolskoye village (Moscow region, 1984)
University students in Ashkhabad, Turkmenia (1981)
Garden by the Kremlin walls (Moscow, 1967)
“I’m not here to meet your expectations!”
Today’s pin haul! Some are old pins restocked, some are entirely new to my shop.
Bus stop in Gagra, Abkhazia (1982)
May Day postcard by G. Koptelova (1970)
Father Frost and Summer, Soviet cartoon (1969)
“He is good, he is lovely, he doesn’t look like his little brothers.”
Illustration by I. Belopolskaya (1972)