Otto Schmidt and Ivan Papanin walk from the N-172 plane. The first high-latitude air expedition. Photo by Yakov Khalip (1937).
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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Oh my God, what a GEM! These are original perfume bottle labels from 1930s - from ТЭЖЭ [te-zhe] Soviet cosmetics factory. In pristine condition, too! Everything Soviet from 1930s is super rare, so I’m really hyped about these! I found them in a batch of postcards that I bought in bulk - talk about hidden treasures. ❤
Visit the USSR in Winter. Soviet INTURIST poster (1950s)
(Inturist was an organization that invited and assisted foreign tourists in the USSR.)
Vintage Soviet candy packaging from the 1930s (via)
Soviet travel brochures for foreign tourists (1930s)
Handlettered titles of Soviet movies from 1930s and 1940s
Bread arrangements in the USSR (Leningrad, late 1930s)
“USSR At The Construction Site” - vintage Soviet magazine, covers (1930—1941)
Church in Kimry. Photo by Leonid Shokin (Russia, 1930s).
Soviet airships USSR-B6 and USSR-B7. Photo by Ivan Shagin (1935).
Illustration from “Rainbow-Bow” (a book of nursery rhymes) by Yuri Vasnetsov, 1969.