“We are children of a great country, our friendship is our strength.” Soviet poster designed by G. Lopatina (1987)
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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Leningrad in November 1984
Lenin’s Mausoleum at the Red Square in Moscow (November 1984)
Poster celebrating the 50th anniversary of October Revolution, artist Kriventsova (1977)
“Citizens! Every last one. Listen and take into account. In every train a library rides with you, in the dining car. Price is affordable for any sort of lot. For just 10 kopecks you’ll read a book from the library of TransPechat [TransportPress].”
Poster by M. Litvak (USSR, 1925)
Lunacharsky Street in Tutayev, Yaroslavl region of Russia (1988)
“Our country cares about the wellbeing of our mothers”, Soviet poster by V. Koretsky (1940)
(For Russian grammar scholars: check out the obsolete form of the word счастье.)
Vintage ads. “I love stock cube broth”, poster by A. Pobedinsky (1938)
Soviet team Olympic uniform (1988)
“Everyone go to the library. Every peon, poor man, kolkhoz worker must become a member of the library!” Reading propaganda poster from Soviet Union (1929)
Nevsky Prospekt in Leningrad (1984)