![The Record cinema theater in Gorky [Nizhny Novgorod]. Photo by V. Borodin (1970s).](https://64.media.tumblr.com/c82e57b9221f2e1842ba4f28db76b398/522b921e74717db3-ea/s1280x1920/4cced43f36aa7132355a40a7549bdc5e16e89c44.jpg)
The Record cinema theater in Gorky [Nizhny Novgorod]. Photo by V. Borodin (1970s).
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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Vintage nature-related enamel pins. For size reference, the biggest pin (#2) is 3 cm / 1.2″ tall, and the smallest (#16) is 1.5 cm / 0.5″.
1. Deer - “The Caucasus Nature Reserve”
2. “Stolby Nature Reserve” (Krasnoyarsk region, Siberia)
3. “Siberia”4. “Musk Ox. Canada - Taimyr” (Taimyr is a peninsula in the North of Siberia)
5. Snowy owl - “Lapland Nature Reserve”
6. Doe with fawn - “A Friend of Nature”
7. Arctic fox - “Yakutia”
8. Deer - “Zhiguli Nature Reserve”
9. Parrot
10. Pigeon - “Black and Pure White-Waisted” (the name of its breed)11. Fox - “Stolby Nature Reserve” Sold
12. Bear - “Baikal”
13. Bee (with the flag of RSFSR/Russia)
14. “Toy terrier”
15. “Doberman”
16. A little red-headed bird - “Kivach Nature Reserve”
Price ranges between $2 and $6. Please message me for a quote or more pictures.
Shipping is $5 for under 20 grams (that’s one big pin or a few small ones), $9 over that.
How to buy. . I combine shipping.