Book stall in the street. Photo by Dmitry Baltermants (1958).
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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Visit the USSR in Winter. Soviet INTURIST poster (1950s)
(Inturist was an organization that invited and assisted foreign tourists in the USSR.)
August 9 is Tove Jansson’s birthday! The first photo here is the first of her books ever published in the Soviet Union (Moomins and the Comet Chase). The second photo shows all of her books published in the USSR. Most of her works were published in 1991-1992 - after the Soviet era.
You can find a comprehensive list of all Jansson’s book published in Russian here.
Minsk - Vintage postcard-sized fold-out photography album, souvenir from USSR (1950s)
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Soviet books from 1950s
Vintage Russian books with hand-lettered covers (1950s-60s)
The art of book cover. Soviet books from the 50s and 60s.
Soviet mid-century children’s books
Holiday performance in the USSR (1950s)
USSR-made portable radio receivers from 1950s (via thngs)
Sweet bread sticks, a very Soviet tea snack - box design from late 1950s (via)