A child in Chukotka (Russian Far North-East). Photo by Vasily Shumkov (1980).
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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Traditional dress of Soviet ethnicities - vintage stamps (1960-1963)
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Adygean traditional dress, illustration from the book “Traditional Pattern of Adygea” (USSR, 1960)
Children playing shop in the kindergarten. Valday, Novgorod region of Russia (1980s)
Katya Senibabnova in her winter attire. Photo by Yuri Sadovnikov (Nogliki, Sakhalin, Far East Russia). Feb. 1968.
Children riding in a one-horse sleigh in the park. Photo by David Tierney (Moscow, late 1980s).
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“Where Has Winter Gone” by Vladimir Orlov, illustrated by V. Scherbinin (Soviet filmstrip, 1989)
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Winter in Pyatigorsk, Russia. Photo by Yuri Zhvanko (1985)
Tiny children’s books (USSR 1970s-1980s)