Children making tree ornaments. Photo postcard by M. Grachyov (1956).
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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The first New Year tree. Photo by D. Sholomovich (Moscow, Jan. 1965).
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Buying New Year tree ornaments in Detsky Mir [Children’s World] department store in Moscow. Photo by A. Agapov (Dec. 1953).
Cover of “Pioneer”, a youth magazine. January 1948.
Paper bunting with winter scenes (USSR, 1938)
“Winners” by Yuri Neprintsev (1957)
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Walking in the snowstorm. Pushkin Square, Moscow (1960s).
A frosty evening in the Moscow Kremlin. View of the Spasskaya Tower. Photo by V. Yegorov (1972).