Aircraft modeling club in the local Palace of Pioneers. Photo by Yuri Sadovnikov (Sakhalin, 1967).
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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Cathedral of the Archangel in Moscow Kremlin. Photo by
Vladimír Vlček (1947).
Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov painting. Photo by V. Bazanov (1960s).
Book covers designed by Leonid Feinberg (USSR, 1920s)
Late winter in Kazan. Photo by Rustam Mukhametzyanov (1974).
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Photo by A. Vorotynsky (1960).
The Thirteen Chairs café in Riga, Latvia. Photo by Aleksandr Makarov (1970).
Covers of “Technology for Youth” from 1960s
Dairy products on sale in the shop No. 26 (“Milk”) in Yevpatoriya (1978)
Vintage postcards that say “Greetings from the New Year’s Leningrad!” (1950s)
![Buying New Year tree ornaments in Detsky Mir [Children’s World] department store in Moscow. Photo by A. Agapov (Dec. 1953).](https://64.media.tumblr.com/71249e35ed46d56af22c382c4b5e4937/42c5d4ce45f39119-8d/s1280x1920/e117273cc60b1115cc34f42558de597ff2977fff.jpg)
Buying New Year tree ornaments in Detsky Mir [Children’s World] department store in Moscow. Photo by A. Agapov (Dec. 1953).