“Drifting Islands” by Leonid Yakhnin, illustraded by Nikolai Ustinov (USSR, 1975)
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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Soviet mid-century children’s books
Vintage books by Vitaly Bianki, Soviet author who told children about animals, birds and nature in general.
“Cosmonaut and Grishka” by Anatoly Mityayev, illustrated by Yury Molokanov (1970)
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Yevdokim Rusakov, “Mill-Blizzard”. Illustrated by E. Vasnetsova (1973)
Nikolai Ustinov, cover art for “The Brawling Deer” by M. Sergeyev (1974)
Page from the book Childhood by Ivan Bunin, artist A. Pakhomov (1972)
Soviet Winnie the Pooh illustration
First Soviet edition of the Pooh books - illustrated by Alisa Poret (1960)
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Viktor Chizhikov (1986)
Boris Diodorov (1989)
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