Dymkovo clay toys (Russia, 1960s)
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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Rugs with traditional patterns: Hutsul [ethnicity in Ukraine] (1971), Azerbaijan (1985).
Traditional Pattern of Adygea (USSR, 1960)
Vintage ads. ‘Elektron’ television set from the Soviet Union (1960s).
Abashevo clay whistles (1980s)
I have some loose postcards from this set in my shop, but it’s the first time I’ve ever found it as a complete set! So beautiful ❤
Flags and traditional patterns of autonomous republics of Russia, artis G. Fisher, 1967 ()
Traditional Russian wooden houses. Soviet Union in 1966-1967. Photos by Georg Oddner.
Alexander Pushkin tales on matchbox labels from the 1960s (via)
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.
Porcelain figurine of a fox made in Leningrad, designed by L. Smorgon (USSR, 1960s)
Gorky Street and the view of the Historical Museum (Moscow, 1964)