Traditional Pattern of Adygea (USSR, 1960)
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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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.
Children’s books based on cartoons (USSR, 1960s)
Cover of Pavel Bazhov books published during the Soviet Union
The art of book cover. Soviet books from the 50s and 60s.
Vintage ads. ‘Elektron’ television set from the Soviet Union (1960s).
Moscow, February 4, 1990. The most massive protest in the history of the Soviet Union. 300 thousand people marched from the Crimean Bridge along the Garden Ring and Gorky Street (now Tverskaya) to the 50th Anniversary of October Square (Manezhnaya). The main demand of the protesters was to abolish Article 6 of the USSR Constitution that declared the leading role of the Communist Party.
Traditional Russian wooden houses. Soviet Union in 1966-1967. Photos by Georg Oddner.
“Tea is good for growns ups and children. For those who are healthy and those on a diet.” Soviet matchbox label (1962)
I find it interesting that in 1962 in the Soviet Union being on a diet meant you had health problems.
The first cosmonauts of the Soviet Union (1960s)
Gorky Street and the view of the Historical Museum (Moscow, 1964)