Taking pictures of penguins during the First Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1955)
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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Selischi village in Tver region, Russia (1988)
October Revolution Day decorations in Leningrad (1967)
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It’s on! I will now officially commence posting winter pictures. :]
Good morning! Autolithography by Yury Vasnetsov (1958)
Aeroport metro station in Moscow (1947)
Robert De Niro and Russian actress Irina Alfyorova in Moscow (1983)
Cinderella illustration by Nika Goltz (1956)
In the Seaport, illustration by N. Yermolayev (1969)