Children of Zhargalanta, a village in Buryatia, RSFSR. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich (1959).
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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Making a wall newspapers at school (1950s)
The First of September (Back to school day) in Moscow. Illustration from Murzilka magazine (1950s).
Pioneers in Artek (#1 pioneer camp in the Soviet Union), 1930s. Notice they have pioneer tie grips rather than pins.
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Soviet art. “Back to School” by Mikhail Roiter (1956)
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Iskorka [Little Spark] magazine cover for May 1957