Ulybka (Smile) kolkhoz kindergarten in Bessonovka village. Belgorod oblast of Russia. Photo by Mikhail Savin (1986).
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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Kindergarten of the 1970s, Vladimir (Soviet Union)
Children playing shop in the kindergarten. Valday, Novgorod region of Russia (1980s)
Children and their toys (Soviet Union, 1940s-1970s)
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.
Vintage poster - emblems and patterns of the Soviet Union. Designed by L. Kirillov and E. Sumatokhin, 1988 ()
Visit the USSR in Winter. Soviet INTURIST poster (1950s)
(Inturist was an organization that invited and assisted foreign tourists in the USSR.)
Artek, the most famous pioneer summer camp in the Soviet Union. Illustration by E. Gorokhovsky (1985)
“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.
Winter in Pyatigorsk, Russia. Photo by Yuri Zhvanko (1985)
Illustration by Kirill Ovchinnikov