Faculty Dean of the Leningrad Maritime School prof. K. A. Semyonov and engineer G. V. Maslova on a country walk. Photo by L. Zivert (Kavgolovo village, Leningrad region, 1952).
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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Holiday sled train in Sokolniki park. Photo by Oleg Makarov (Moscow, 1971).
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Pioneer leader gives a talk at school. Photo by B. Yaroslavtsev (Moscow, 1979).
“Capital Letter A” by Sergey Kozlov, illustrated by Svetozar Ostrov (1979).
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A winter evening on Revolution Square in Moscow. Photo by V. Kovrigin (1950s).
“By the walls of Kremlin” by A. Petrov (1960s)
“Peaceful People” by Mikhail Borisov (1983)
Covers of “Technology for Youth” from 1960s