Бырааhынньыгынан! Congratulations! Postcard from Yakutia in Yakut language. Artist S. Fyodorov (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.
ABC book in Nenets language (indigenous peoples of the Russian North), 1981
Sometimes I come across postcards written in different landuages, and it’s so exciting for me. This one is in Tatar! This is what is says (I tried my best):
Сине чын куцелдэн 8 март халыкара хатын-кызлар коне б-н котлыйм. Сица озын гомер, корычтай ныклы сэламэтлек, ак бэхетлэр телим.
Had someone do the correct Tatar version:
Сине чын куңелдән 8 март халыкара хатын-кызлар көне б-н котлыйм. Сиңа озын гомер, корычтай ныклы сәламәтлек, ак бәхетләр телим.
Translation (via Yandex.Translate):
Happy International Women’s Day - March 8. Wishing you a long life, good health, and bright happiness.
“…And in the ancient land of Armenia glows Ilyich’s light bulb.” Poster by R. Petrosyan, Armenia (1970)
Ilyich’s light bulb is what the first incandescent lightbulbs were called when they first appeared in Soviet villages and replaced oil lamps and candles. Ilyich = Lenin.
Something interesting I found today, here’s Winnie the Pooh song from the 1969 Soviet cartoon in different languages.
List of languages represented:
- Avar
- Ossetian
- Dargin
- Kumyk
- Lak
- Lezgian
- Tatar
- English
- German
- Russian
The first six are small languages of the North Caucasus region of Russian Federation (republics of Ossetia, Daghestan). Tatar is the language of Tatarstan republic of Russian Federation.
Tibetan-Russian-English dictionary with Sanskrit parallels (1985)
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