“Early Morning in Moscow” by Yuri Pimenov (1961)
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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“Of Chir and Others” by Zhanna Zemkayus, illustrated by Anatoly Zaplavny (1978)
“Hallway” by Valentina Semko (1979)
Photo by Yuri Sadovnikov (Sakhalin, Russia, 1960s)
Photo by Yuri Sadovnikov (Sakhalin, Far East Russia, 1960s)
Housewife Nina Domracheva uses refrigerator to store food. Photo by N. Maksimov (1955).
“Space Flights and Physical Culture of Youth” by A. Egolinsky (1967)
Otto Schmidt and Ivan Papanin walk from the N-172 plane. The first high-latitude air expedition. Photo by Yakov Khalip (1937).
Single salt shakers from a canteen (1970s). Reads Общепит — public catering.
From the collection of Moscow Design Museum.
“Technical Aesthetics” magazine covers (USSR, 1970s-1980s)
Illustration from “Rainbow-Bow” (a book of nursery rhymes) by Yuri Vasnetsov, 1969.