Nikolai Ustinov. Illustration for Lev Kuzmin’s poem, “The Man Who Was Always Cold” (1969).
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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A book stand in Moscow (1927)
A dog, a boy and a bird house (1957)
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Foods made by the Moscow Mikoyan Food Processing Plant. Illustration from the first edition of “The Book of Delicious and Healthy Food”, 1939.
Aeroflot the Soviet airlines. Vintage poster, 1980s.
“Train Repair” by Aleksandr Samokhvalov (1931)
“Construction Worker” by Vladimir Serov (1964)
Dasha the bear cub flies to Prague. Photo by Vladimir Medvedev, 1987.
Teremok illustration by Yuri Vasnetsov (1960s)
“Drifting Islands” by Leonid Yakhnin, illustraded by Nikolai Ustinov (USSR, 1975)
Vintage enamel pin of a mouse, size 1.2″.
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