Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan (1950s)
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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Head of Odessa Sea Port O. Tomas talks to captains of ships from India (1975)
Avtovo metro station in St Petersburg, Russia. Taken by me on August 11, 2020.
“Peace to the planet, happiness to children!” Poster by B. Reshetnikov (USSR, 1965)
View from the 10th floor of the Rossiya Hotel in Moscow (1985)
On board the ‘Soviet Ukraine’ whaling station, Odessa (1975)
Gorizont TVs made in Belarus, advertising posters by A. Karchagin (1972-1974) ()
Grodno, Belarus. Photos by Georgiy Likhtarovich (1989)
A hot day in Sochi (USSR, 1958)
Volga Slope in Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod), 1958