Assistants of the new grocery store in Yuznoye Izmailovo E. Tsinak and I. Kondalina lay out canned goods. Photo by L. Glagolev (Moscow, Aug. 1979).
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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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)
French/Russian pocket phrasebook. This was intended for French-speaking tourists who visited Soviet Union ()
Children and their toys (Soviet Union, 1940s-1970s)
Military ranks of the Soviet Union: epaulettes. Illustration published in Murzilka magazine in 1978.
Vintage railroad map of Soviet Union, 1976
In my shop: http://etsy.me/2FdR2IZ
August 9 is Tove Jansson’s birthday! The first photo here is the first of her books ever published in the Soviet Union (Moomins and the Comet Chase). The second photo shows all of her books published in the USSR. Most of her works were published in 1991-1992 - after the Soviet era.
You can find a comprehensive list of all Jansson’s book published in Russian here.
Set of 15 vintage stamps commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Soviet Union (1957)