First day cover commemorating the 5th anniversary of the Sputnik launch. Autographed by Yuri Gagarin (1962)
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.
Joseph Brodsky autograph in one of his first books that were legally published in Russia. “To Pasha for a long remembrance from the poet with reverence. Joseph Brodsky September 1990 New York.” ()