“Welcome to Soviet Ukraine!” vintage poster (1975)
This blog is about old postcards, book illustration, history and culture of Russia and the Soviet Union. I'm a long time collector, and this blog is 10 years old.
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“Eternal friendship, glorious friendship!” Poster by Yu. Mokhor (Ukraine, 1979)
Elton John in the Soviet Union (May 1979) (via)
Bonus: Elton John: To Russia With Elton (Full DVD)
Kindergarten of the 1970s, Vladimir (Soviet Union)
August 9 is Tove Jansson’s birthday! The first photo here is the first of her books ever published in the Soviet Union (Moomins and the Comet Chase). The second photo shows all of her books published in the USSR. Most of her works were published in 1991-1992 - after the Soviet era.
You can find a comprehensive list of all Jansson’s book published in Russian here.
French/Russian pocket phrasebook. This was intended for French-speaking tourists who visited Soviet Union ()
A hunter from Uelen. Chukotka, far East of Russia. Photo by Dmitry Baltermants (1972)
A singer in Chukotka (Far East of Russia). Photo by Dmitry Baltermanz, 1972.
“Crimea. Visit the USSR!” vintage Soviet poster (1965)
“Knowledge to everyone”, Soviet poster designed by Vilen Karakashev and Liliya Levshunova (1972)
Gorky Street and the view of the Historical Museum (Moscow, 1964)