Sredne-Kolymsky sovkhoz in Yakutia (1971)
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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Indigenous peoples of Yakutia, photos by Varfolomei Teterin (USSR, 1964)
(via Sergei Maximishin)
Kindergarten of the 1970s, Vladimir (Soviet Union)
Reindeer sled rides at VDNKh in Moscow (1979)
Forager of the Lenin Kolkhoz in Issyk-Kul region of USSR (Kirghizia) Zarny Toktosunov with his Golden eagle (USSR, 1972)
A hunter from Uelen. Chukotka, far East of Russia. Photo by Dmitry Baltermants (1972)
A singer in Chukotka (Far East of Russia). Photo by Dmitry Baltermanz, 1972.
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.
Reindeer racing in Tyumen region, photo by Anatoly Polyakov (1969)
Adygean traditional dress, illustration from the book “Traditional Pattern of Adygea” (USSR, 1960)
Gorky Street and the view of the Historical Museum (Moscow, 1964)