Andrey Kolesov, reindeer herder from Zolotinka, a livestock sovkhoz in Yakutia. Photo by Aleksey Gostev (1983).
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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“Yachts on Primorsky Boulevard” by Ya. Basov (Sevastopol, 1975)
Athletes. Photo by Anatoly Yegorov (1940).
Vintage Yuri Vasnetsov postcards - available.
Most are US$5, the small folded one is $4.50, top left corner wolf is $7.
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“August” by Vyacheslav Prosvirin (1967)
Ivan Bilibin postcards (zoom in for detail)
All 1958-1965 postcards are $6.50 each
All 1970s postcards are $5 each
Black and white postcards are $1.50 each
Shipping is $5 for 1-2 postcards, $9 for 3-30 postcards
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Plastic figurines of Soviet pioneers. Made at the Factory of Art Products in Moscow, 1940.
Hippo pen holder. Made at Dmitrovsky Porcelain Factory (Verbilki), 1960s.
Boy in traditional Uzbek hat eating watermelon. The hat is called doppa or, in Russian, tyubeteika.
Soda stand in Moscow. Photo by Vadim Kovrigin (1957).