Smile of the North. Photo by Viktor Akhlomov (Tarko-Sale, Siberia, 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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Reindeer racing in Tyumen region, photo by Anatoly Polyakov (1969)
Adygean traditional dress, illustration from the book “Traditional Pattern of Adygea” (USSR, 1960)
Indigenous peoples of Yakutia, photos by Varfolomei Teterin (USSR, 1964)
(via Sergei Maximishin)
The first cosmonauts of the Soviet Union (1960s)
Chukotka (Russia’s Far East). Reindeer herder Nikolai Etuvie.
Vintage ads. ‘Elektron’ television set from the Soviet Union (1960s).
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.
Russian Far North. Delivering mail on sleds (1960s).
“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.
Gorky Street and the view of the Historical Museum (Moscow, 1964)