Artek, Soviet pioneer camp in Crimea
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.
Pioneers at Camp Artek, 1930s.
Nikitsky Botanical Garden in Yalta, Crimea (1971)
‘Hello summer!’ - an educational leaflet for teens about road safety. Published in Simferopol, Crimea (1981)
![otkrytki:
“Крым. Ялта. Никитский ботанический сад. Беседка под пинией в Нижнем парке.
[Crimea. Yalta. Nikitskyj Botanical Garden. Gazebo under pines in the Lower Park.]
(1987)
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otkrytki:
Крым. Ялта. Никитский ботанический сад. Беседка под пинией в Нижнем парке.
[Crimea. Yalta. Nikitskyj Botanical Garden. Gazebo under pines in the Lower Park.]
(1987)
Cable car in Yalta, Crimea (1968)
Postcards from Gurzuf, a village in Crimea
Yalta, Crimea - vintage postcard set (1985)
Buy:
Crimea wine labels from the 1950s ()
Soviet Union in the early 1950s (Yalta, Moscow) ()
The Swallow Nest in Crimea, 1966
Crimea, Ukraine — vintage postcards (available on )
Crimea Ukraine USSR Viewcards / Collection of 27 vintage Soviet postcards (1959—1968) (available on )
Crimea, Ukraine — vintage postcards (available on )
S. Vinogradov “Ai-Petri Mountain” 1960 (via )