Seagulls. Photo by Georgiy Zelma (Estonia, 1970s).
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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Vintage railroad map of Soviet Union, 1976
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Kindergarten of the 1970s, Vladimir (Soviet Union)
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.
Elton John in the Soviet Union (May 1979) (via)
Bonus: Elton John: To Russia With Elton (Full DVD)
Military ranks of the Soviet Union: epaulettes. Illustration published in Murzilka magazine in 1978.
Central Telegraph in Moscow decorated for the 50th Anniversary of the Soviet Union (1972)
Vintage poster with the anthem of Soviet Union ()
Vintage DIY school help folder (for kids learning to read and count). If you want to play a parent in the Soviet Union and test your cut-and-paste skills, this is your chance. ()
Vintage Soviet poster from the 1970s - USSR anthem lyrics
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