“Swimming” by V. Finikov (1926)
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.
Shout out to linlanis for donating books towards Temnikov library. THANK YOU.
Book covers designed by Nikolai Pashkov (USSR, 1920s)
“Drifting Islands” by Leonid Yakhnin, illustraded by Nikolai Ustinov (USSR, 1975)
“In the Kingdom of Ferns” by E. Smirnova, cover art by B. Smirnov (Russia, 1912).
Cover of Viktor Bokov’s poetry book, “Summer. Mint” (1966)
Textbooks printed at Kalinin Print Factory. Photo by Aleksey Gostev (1983).
“What the Bugle Sang” by E. Suvorina (USSR, 1962)