Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov painting. Photo by V. Bazanov (1960s).
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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Book covers designed by Leonid Feinberg (USSR, 1920s)
Aircraft modeling club in the local Palace of Pioneers. Photo by Yuri Sadovnikov (Sakhalin, 1967).
View from the
Cathedral of the Archangel in Moscow Kremlin. Photo by
Vladimír Vlček (1947).
“We need peace”. Cover of Kolobok, January 1979.
Poster by V. Potapov (1979)
Late winter in Kazan. Photo by Rustam Mukhametzyanov (1974).
Vintage maps of regions of Russia. Size is given in cm.
- Kalinin oblast 85 × 69 ($6)
- Vologda oblast 101 × 60 ($8)
- Vladimir oblast 80 × 60 ($6)
- Arkhangelsk oblast 96 × 81 ($9)
- Tula oblast 47 × 50 ($6)
- Kaliningrad oblast 49 × 36 ($3)
- Pskov oblast 59 × 75 ($7)
Shipping of Kaliningrad oblast map is $9, all other maps $14.
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“Still Life with Oranges” by Alisa Poret (1952)
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).
69th Parallel hotel in Murmansk, North of Russia (1970)