Late autumn. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei (November 1961).
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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Rain by B. Talberg (USSR, 1960s)
The first cosmonauts of the Soviet Union (1960s)
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.
“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.
“Rain” by Boris Korneyev (1960s)
May 1—celebrated as the Day of International Solidarity of Workers in the Soviet Union.
Here’s to all of us who work for a living!
Traditional Russian wooden houses. Soviet Union in 1966-1967. Photos by Georg Oddner.
Soviet Union in 1966-1967. Photos by Georg Oddner.
Elton John in the Soviet Union (May 1979) (via)
Bonus: Elton John: To Russia With Elton (Full DVD)