Moscow of 1950s photographed by Ivan Shagin
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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Vintage poster (1973)
“To collectors and lovers of pins!
We invite you to Soyuzpechat shops and kiosks! Here you can always buy pins of various themes and shapes. You will be offered badges from the Leniniana* series, with coats of arms of cities, portraits of great people, images of architectural ensembles and monuments, and many, many others.”
*Leniniana = anything to do with Vladimir Lenin
“On the Eve of Date Night”, poetry book by Vladimir Dogadayev (1955)
VDNKh metro station and the Space Conquerors monument behind it (Moscow, 1971)
Kolkhoz woman selling radishes at a market in Moscow. Photo by Hans Sibbelee (1959).
Kalinin Prospect in Moscow (1970s)
Plates typical for Soviet public catering (workers’ canteens etc.)
1960s-1980s
via Moscow Design Museum
Moscow, 1959
Tourists from Denmark on the Red Square. Photo by Cheprunov (Moscow, 1964).
Morning street wash. Moscow, 1959.
“How the Mighty Eagle Returned the Sun to People.” Nenets folk tale illustrated by O. Ovchinnikova (in Ukrainian, 1962).