Physical training school club in Galich, Russia. Photo by Mikhail Smodor (1932).
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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Pioneers in Artek (#1 pioneer camp in the Soviet Union), 1930s. Notice they have pioneer tie grips rather than pins.
Life in Artek (#1 pioneer camp in the Soviet Union), 1930s.
May 19 - the Pioneers’ Day
Soviet Union Pioneer Organization was founded on May 19, 1922
“Pioneers.” Porcelain figurine designed by Kazimir Ryzhov and produced at Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (USSR, late 1930s).
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.
“Soviet Union Builds Socialism”, book designed by El Lissitzky. Published in 1933 (via)
Pictorial book of the Soviet Union from a 1931 book
Pioneers. Decorative plate designed by S. Pressman, manufactured at Konakovo Faience Factory (USSR, 1930s).
Elton John in the Soviet Union (May 1979) (via)
Bonus: Elton John: To Russia With Elton (Full DVD)
“We are on guard of the harvest” - illustration by K. Artseulov from a book about Soviet pioneer hero Pavlik Morozov (USSR, 1936)