“How Birds and Animals Prepare For Winter” by Gennady Snegiryov, illustrated by Valentin Fedotov (1984)
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 books by Vitaly Bianki, Soviet author who told children about animals, birds and nature in general.
Covers of Nikolai Nosov’s books (USSR, 1950s-1980s)
Hedgehogs on Soviet book covers ^_^
1. Fluffy by Georgiy Skrebitsky (1987)
2. There Was a Hedgehog by Igor Akimuhskin (1984)
3. How Hedgehog Spent the Winter by Vladimir Garanzhin (1977)
4. The Prickly Family by Georgiy Skrebitsky (1977)
M. Petrov. Illustration for Nikolai Gribachyov’s “Feeder” (1986)
M. Petrov. Illustration for Nikolai Gribachyov’s “Feeder” (1986)
A. Prokofyev, “Jokes” - illustrated by Yury Vasnetsov (1980)
Illustrations from book by Dagmara Khanashevich (1987).
I love the fact that boys are included in a crochet book.
“Twenty Days” by Sergey Alekseyev, a children’s book about the October Revolution (1987). Illustrated by V. Galdyayev.
“Matryoshkas” - doll-shaped book M. Vekhova (1980)
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Book covers designed by Leonid Feinberg (USSR, 1920s)