“Tanya the Revolutionist” by Yelena Vereyskaya, illustrated by Tatyana Shishmaryova (1929)
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 Konashevich. Cover for Kornei Chukovsky’s “The Telephone” (1969 edition).
Tree lichen. Photo by Mikhail Prishvin (1929).
Author Mikhail Zoschenko buys apples. Photo by Boris Ignatovich (Petrograd, 1923).
A street artist in Moscow (1959)
“Health and energy returned to them.” Photo from the 1936 “Soviet Kids” book.
The boy on the right is wearing a clip on his neck scarf - a symbol of Soviet pioneers that didn’t go beyond 1930s.
Artist Yevgeny Charushin who we all love for his cute animal illustrations - born on November 11, 1901.
New residential buildings in Sasovo, a town in Ryazan oblast of Russia. Photo by Mikhail Savin (1982).
View of MGU (Moscow State University) at night, 1950s
“I love you, life” - Soviet poster designed by Timofei Lyaschuk (1961)
For reference, “I Love You, Life” is a very popular song from 1956.
Family at home (USSR, 1960s)