“Rainbow” by Samuil Marshak, illustrated by P. Pastukhov (1926)
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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“Riding”, vintage book by Dmitry Bulanov (USSR, 1926)
“Samovar” by Daniil Kharms, illustrated by Vera Yermolayeva (1929)
“Winter”, book by Varvara Mirovich illustrated by Natalya Ushakova (1927)
Soviet children’s books from 1926-1930
My favourites are the one about a kitchen and the one about the trip to Crimea. Awesome.
“Old Muhsroom” by V. Protopopov, cover art by Ivan Galin (1926)
Шлюпик—shlyupik—is an old word for a boletus, brown cap mushroom grown in the swamps, saggy and sad. I didn’t know that word, had to google it.
“Let’s Build” by Gennady Solovyov, illustrated by ?. Yevsyukova (Russia, 1928).
P. Miturich. Cover for A. Kovalensky’s “At the Swamp” (Russia, 1927).
“October Songs” by Natan Vengrov. Illustrated by A. Petrova, L. Popova, N. Tuganov (USSR, 1927).
Photo by Aleksandr Cheprunov