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.
Calligraphy from the Soviet Screen magazine, 1960s ()
Lettering by Ivan Bilibin (early 1900—1920s).
Based on traditional Russian lettering styles: устав (uncial), полуустав (semi-uncial) and скоропись (cursive).
Found this rare set for my shop! 32 postcards of the Russian alphabet (letter Ъ not included). Illustrated by E. Rapoport and G. Nikitina (1990)
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My recent finds. Teenagers’ books from the seventies and eighties.
Found a bunch of new posters with Soviet republics emblems and patterns. And a bonus double-sided poster with the Russian alphabet. I don’t think I can find second copies of these, so first come first serve! Published in 1988.
(Sorry for the bad photos, we get aweful daylight these days with all the rains)
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