Sputnik podstakannik (glass holder), 1960s
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.
VDNKh booklet from 1959
VDNKh is the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy in Moscow.
“Happy New year, dear children!” Poster by V. Livanova (USSR, 1963).
New Year postcard by L. Härm (Estonia, 1965).
Same design in Russian and Estonian.
Soviet New Year postcard (1960 or 1961)
New Year postcards from Latvia (1960s-1970s)
Soviet New Year postcards from 1950s, made in small-scale photoshops.
In the kindergarten. Photo postcard from the Soviet Union (1963).
“1960s. The Space Moscow” - exhibition in the Moscow Space Museum, open until December 10, 2021.
“Saturn” vacuum cleaner, “Sputnik” shaving machine, “Comet” tape player, and many more space-themed everyday life objects.
I need to remember this for the next time I’m in Moscow!
