Tea cup made at Pervomaysky Porcelain Factory (Pesochnoye) in 1962
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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Porcelain tea set commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Soviet Union (1967)
Porcelain figurine of a fox made in Leningrad, designed by L. Smorgon (USSR, 1960s)
Vase made at Minsk Porcelain and Faience Factory (1960s)
Tea set manufactured by Baranovsky Porcelain Factory, USSR 1960s
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“Picking apples” porcelain figurine made at Leningrad Porcelain Factory. Design by E. Gendelman and E. Lupanova (1960s)
Vintage ads. ‘Elektron’ television set from the Soviet Union (1960s).
Moscow, February 4, 1990. The most massive protest in the history of the Soviet Union. 300 thousand people marched from the Crimean Bridge along the Garden Ring and Gorky Street (now Tverskaya) to the 50th Anniversary of October Square (Manezhnaya). The main demand of the protesters was to abolish Article 6 of the USSR Constitution that declared the leading role of the Communist Party.
“Russia”, a porcelain figurine made at Dulyovo Porcelain Factory. Page from the “New Products” magazine (USSR, 1957)
“Cosmonauts”, porcelain figurine designed by Yu. Lvov. Pervomaisk Porcelain Factory, USSR (1980s)
Porcelain tea service. Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Leningrad (1960s)