Poems from Kabardino-Balkaria (a republic in the Caucasus region of Russia). Illustrated by N. Kholendro (1979)
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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Northern Polar Map from A. Marks’ atlas (1910)
Soviet art. Mikhail Kharitonov, “Tennis Girl” (1973)
Despite the title, what the girl is holding is clearly a badminton racket, so I’m posting this to celebrate the 3-day badminton marathon that was Sarov Open 2019. We finished earlier today. I won all 3 golds in my category, women’s single, women’s double and mixed double. So so hyped and exhausted, but I had the best time!! Got to meet so many wonderful people who visited from other cities. So many great games. And not gonna lie, winning is THE BEST. 😎
“Sun Shower” (in Russian, literally: mushroom rain), illustration by Syuzanna Byalkovskaya (1968)
Kitten drinking tea, 1957 ()
Labels from vintage vinyl records manufactured in Riga, Latvia (1950s-1960s)
Samuil Marshak’s “What An Absent-Minded Guy”, illustration by Aminadav Kanevsky. Postcard from 1970. ()
Samuil Marshak’s “What An Absent-Minded Guy”, illustration by Aminadav Kanevsky. Postcard from 1970. ()
“Masha and the Bear” illustration by Yevgeny Rachyov, Original vintage print (1971)
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Prizyv (’Calling’) cinema theater in Leningrad (1968)