Children put up a birdhouse in the spring. Photo by V. Kunov (Moscow, 1950s-60s).
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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December covers of Kostyor, a Soviet youth magazine (1950s-1960s)
Soviet razor blade wrappers (1950s-1960s)
Soviet space-themed QSL cards, 1950s-1960s (via)
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Sports photography by Lev Borodulin, 1950s-1960s. We will be visiting his exhibition on March 10 (info)
“Spring” by Mikhail Kostin (USSR, 1951)
Soviet art. “Apple Tree Branch” by Yury Kugach (1960s)
Labels from vintage vinyl records manufactured in Riga, Latvia (1950s-1960s)
Back to school postcards from 1950s and 1960s
“Spring in Abramtsevo”, linocut by Ilya Sokolov (1956)