This blog is about old postcards, book illustration and all kinds of paper whimsy from the Soviet Union. I'm a long time collector, and this blog is 7 years old. I have an etsy shop for cards, books, pins and vintage finds from Russia.
“The Tale About Fox”, postcard by Nikolai Kochergin (1945)
“Greetings to Stalin’s Falcons!” - postcard published in sieged Leningrad (1941-1944)
Yuri Vasnetsov. Illustration for Russian folk tale “The Three Bears” (postcard, 1941)
Mishenka is riding in a carriage, he outruns everyone in the world. Postcard by Yevgeny Charushin (1944)
“People of Leningrad Gardening”, postcard by G. Fitingof (c. 1943)
During the siege, the space around the famous St Isaac’s Cathedral in the heart of Leningrad was used for growing edible vegetables.
Yuri Vasnetsov’s illustration for Kolobok, Russian fairy tale. Postcard from early 1940s.
“Glory to the Soviet Army!” Postcard by K. Ivanov (1947)
“Long live victorious Soviet army!” “29 years”
Postcard by A. Azersky (1946)
“January 18. The siege was lifted!” - Soviet postcard (1943)
New Year postcard by N. Petrova (1944) (via)
“Girlfriends”, postcard by S. Ryangina (1948)
“Greetings from Ulan Ude”, postcard from 1949
Bugler boy at a pioneer camp. Photo postcard by I. Shagin (1949)
May 9 - Victory Day
“Celebration with eyes full of tears” as the song goes.