Actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov and Styopa the dog at the set of “White Bim Black Ear”. Photo by Igor Gnevashev (1975).
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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Alisa Freindlich and Andrey Myagkov in The Office Romance (USSR, 1977)
“Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears” premiered on February 11, 1980. It went on to win an Oscar in 1980 and became one of the most popular Soviet films to this day.
Excerpt from Oscar-nominated “White Bim Black Ear”, dir. Stanislav Rostotsky (1977). Score by Andrey Petrov.
Stargazer’s Song from the Soviet movie “Red Riding Hood” (1977)
I love the beautiful melody.
French language poster for Mimino, Soviet 1978 film. Poster art by I. Berezovsky (1978).
Soviet actors Erast Garin and Faina Ranevskaya in 1947 Cinderella movie.
For #SovietFilmWednesday on Twitter - one of my secret favourites - “Autumn” (1974). It’s a rather unknown, very beautifully shot, bittersweet, sensual film. And sad, eternally sad in a very Russian way. Brilliant score by Alfred Schnittke!
Full movie with English subtitles: https://youtu.be/hwYIg2l71Nc
The Red Riding Hood song from the Soviet movie (1977)
Poster for the Soviet 1972 film
“The Move of the White Queen”, designed by G. Illarionov.
Gorky Street and the view of the Historical Museum (Moscow, 1964)