Ivan Kuznetsov. Illustrations for Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Steadfast Tin Soldier” (1949).
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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Vladimir Mayakovsky - vintage postcard set from 1963. Rare. Includes portraits of the author and illustrations to his poems. Not a full set! One postcard is missing (12 originally). Good vintage condition. Postcards are unused.
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Lev Tokmakov. Illustrations for Astrid Lindgren’s “Pippi Longstocking” (USSR, 1981).
Vintage 1.2″ enamel pin of a frog with an umbrella.
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Vintage 0.8″ pinback button made in Estonia.
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“Children, get ready for school!“ by N. Gernet, illustrated by Vladimir Konashevich
(1959)
“Red Beautiful Flower”. Poems of Hungarian poets of Transcarpathia. Illustrated by Viktor Pivovarov (1983).
Plates typical for Soviet public catering (workers’ canteens etc.)
1960s-1980s
via Moscow Design Museum
Tourists from Denmark on the Red Square. Photo by Cheprunov (Moscow, 1964).
“A Bookish Find” by Yuli Vechersky (1980s)
![Cover of “Krasnaya Niva” [The Red Field] March 1926. Cover art by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin.](https://64.media.tumblr.com/7f6bd2122fc7f94ff3db93da02beb332/ff79815327b304fc-fc/s1280x1920/a02d7efe51572858fa152dd251379a2169d47365.jpg)
Cover of “Krasnaya Niva” [The Red Field] March 1926. Cover art by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin.