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 Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Russia, 1892)
(the same artist who created the Soviet cartoon)
“Hello” by L. Kvitko (1941)
Such a beautiful book! All the illustrations! ❤
Mikhail Zoschenko, “Smart Animals”. Illustrated by Natan Altman (1940)
Title page from Nikolai Nosov’s book “Neznaika in the Sunny Town” (1958)
Viktor Dragunsky, “A Man With A Blue Face” (1963). Cover art by N. Kononov.
N. Sakonskaya, “Book About Four Colors” in Karelian language. Illustrated by A. Brein (1936)
Ivan Solokov-Mikitov, “Flowers of the Forest”. Illustrated by Yelena Bianki (1965)
Probably my favourite children’s book artist - Syuzanna Byalkovskaya. These two are from the 1974 book called “If You Sit Really Really Quietly in the Forest”.
Illustration by Nikolai Plastov from the book “Winter Pictures” (author Georgiy Ladonschikov), 1956