Macaroni penguins (called in Russian golden-haired penguins) in the Moscow Zoo. Photo by V. Koshevoy (1950).
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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Welder. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich (1950s).
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Vintage mid-century mesh bag made of aluminum
Poster for “The Big Move”, a Soviet 1959 documentary about the urban planning reform of 50s.
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Stakhanovite workers of the Ivanovo output base Antonina Marfina (right) and Aleksandra Morozova packing a fabric stack. Photo by Yakov Ryumkin (1953).
“The Young Guard. Youth bookshop.” Moscow, 1950s.
Owl salt shaker made by Jessen Porcelain Factory in Riga (Latvia, 1930s)
Students of elementary school celebrate the last day of school year in Sokolniki park, Moscow. Photo by V. Kunov, S. Preobrazhensky (May 26, 1956).
“Yepifan the Cat” written and illustrated by Yevgeny Charushin (1948)
Resting in the metro. Photo by Vladimir Sychyov (Moscow, 1978).