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.
“Animal Voices of Moscow’s Forests”, record sleeve illustrated by Aleksey Isakov (1987)
April. A 1972 postcard.
Eagle-owl. Autolithograph by Yevgeny Charushin (1929).
Photo by Igor Gnevashev (1968)
“Two Very Brave Rabbits” by Irina Pivovarova, illustrated by Vitaly Pivovarov (1975)
Cover of Murzilka, March 1958. Cover art by Yevgeny Rachyov.
Moscow journalist interviews a penguin (1966)
Nikita Charushin. Illustrations for Nikolai Sladkov’s “From the North to the South” (1987).
“Congratulations from us!” Greeting card by Lidia Manilova, 1993.
Nikita Charushin. Illustrations for Nikolai Sladkov’s “From the North to the South” (1987).
Children’s book about birds by N. Orekhovsky, illustrated by Leonid Feinberg (1930).
(The book’s name is imitating some bird sounds, so I won’t even try to translate it.)
Little birdies on Soviet New Year postcards (70s-80s)
Ducks and skiers in Kuzminsky park in Moscow. Photo by V. Sobolev (1983).
“How Birds and Animals Prepare For Winter” by Gennady Snegiryov, illustrated by Valentin Fedotov (1984)