The Thirteen Chairs café in Riga, Latvia. Photo by Aleksandr Makarov (1970).
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.
Promo for Straume-2 dishwasher (Latvia, 1972)
Postcard by M. Karpenko (Latvia, 1955)
Riga seaside (Latvia). Postcard by A. Pletnyov (1961).
TV shop in Riga, Latvia (1966)
New Year postcard from Latvia (1960s). Same design in Russian and Latvian.
New Year postcards from Latvia (1960s-1970s)
“Glory to the Soviet Army” sign in Latvia (1970s)
Riga, Latvia. Photo by Vladimir Ivanets (1960s).
Biruta Siliņa, waitress in the Diner #19 in Riga. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich (1959).
A tourist in Riga, Latvia (1978)
Riga, Latvia. Photo by Boris Smirnov-Rusetsky (1963)
Haberdashery shop on Lenin Street in Riga, Latvia (1968)
