Kirovsky department store and factory-kitchen in Leningrad (built in 1929-1931). As published in I. Bartenev’s “Modern Architecture of Leningrad”, 1966.
A very nice specimen of constructivist architecture.
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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In the library of GITIS (State Institute of Theatre Arts). Photo by Emmanuil Yevzerikhin (Moscow, 1935).
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Mushrooms. Vintage set of 25 postcards of various types of mushrooms typical for Russia, both edible and poisonous.
Good vintage condition, but there’s an oily spot on the back of cover that seeped through onto one of the cards.
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V. Bayuskin. Illustration for Pavel Bazhov’s “The Malachite Casket” (1948).
In the library. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich (Moscow, 1963).
Moscow (1959)
“Golden September” by N. Fedosov (1981)
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Chelyabinsk Tractor Factory. Recreation room in workers’ dormitory (1950).
Roe deer in the Moose Island Nature Reserve. Photo by A. Kholodov (Moscow oblast, 1989).