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Zagorsk [Sergiyev Posad]. Factory of toys and cultural goods. Z. Gorkova dresses matryoshka dolls in bright dresses. Photo by M. Savin (1982).
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.
Vologda’s N. Korchin creates funny figures out of tree roots. Photo by Mikhail Savin (1986)
Buryat artist Maksim Erdynever (1986)
Nikolai Teryokhin, maker of spinning wheels, and his cat. Photo by Igor Flis (Moscow Oblast, 1986)
Khokhloma. Master Stepan Pavlovich Veselov. As published in Ogonyok in February 1986.
“Order of Victory” - lace work stored in Vologda Museum of Lace. Design by A. Korablyova, made by several masters of the lace artel in 1945.
“Snowflake” - lace tablecloth designed by Viktoriya Yelfina and handmade by 25 lacemakers in Vologda in 1959.