GameBoy Tetris theme based on traditional Russian song Korobushka (Little Box), also known as Korobeiniki.
Original 1984 Soviet Tetris didn’t have any music in it.
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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Happy 35th birthday Tetris! The game was introduced on June 6, 1984.
Tetris was created by Soviet IT engineer Alexey Pazhitnov. It was based on the game of Pentamino that he read about in ‘Science and Life’ magazine. Pazhitnov wrote the game for Electronika-60 computer, it was then customized for IBM PC by 16 y.o. Vadim Gerasimov.
When I was a kid, I had portable Tetris and spent hours playing it.
Have you ever played Tetris (in any form)?
Vintage ads. Cereals, coffee, cocoa, flour by the Mikoyan Moscow Food Factory (1939) ()
Vintage collectible matchbox labels (Soviet Union)
Manezhnaya Square in Moscow (1960)
DIY paper frog (1986)
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Prize: Vasilisa the Beautiful by Ivan Bilibin. Reproduction from 2018, published by the Russian State Library. I bought it there when I visited for an exhibition.
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Krasnaya Presnya street in Moscow (1963)
Lenin Hills metro station in Moscow (1970s) ()