“Attention! Watch our springtime programme.” Illustration by V. Kanevsky, published in Funny Pictures in 1973.
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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“A Childhood Friend” by Viktor Dragunsky, illustrated by Gennady Yepishin (1973)
“The Apple”, illustration by Vladimir Suteyev (1962)
“North” by O. Guryan (1934)
Illustration by G. Koptelova from “Masters”, a children’s book from 1979.
When I was a kid, my mom always baked on Sundays!
“For all the boys and girls, here’s a gift from a little wolf”, illustration by Syuzanna Byalkovskaya (1967)
Vintage ads. “Children! Iskorka is the best magazine in the world.” (Poster, 1926)
“Iskorka” means a little spark in Russian.
High school prom (Sterlitamak, 1960s) ()
1939
Emblem of the Soviet Union, from a 1948 book.
Illustration from Murzilka magazine (1978). Artist A. Itkin.
I dig the flaired jeans, so 70s! :)