Haberdashery shop on Lenin Street in Riga, Latvia (1968)
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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Neon lights in the Soviet Union
Vintage ads. ‘Elektron’ television set from the Soviet Union (1960s).
Riga Central Department Store (Latvia, 1972)
The first cosmonauts of the Soviet Union (1960s)
Neon lights in Moscow, 1965.
“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.
Porcelain tea set commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Soviet Union (1967)
“I serve the Soviet Union!” Poster by Vladimir Vladimirov (1961)
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.
Book covers designed by Leonid Feinberg (USSR, 1920s)