The Art of Clothing, Soviet fashion magazines from 1920s
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.
Murzilka, a Soviet magazine for children. July covers over the years (1938-1974)
Cover of Funny Pictures illustrated by L. Filippova (July 1988)
Fashion Magazine (USSR, Autumn 1957)
Fashions, Soviet fashion magazine published in Leningrad (1959)
Cover of Iskorka (Little Spark, a Soviet children’s magazine) - 01/1971
Cover of Kostyor (Campfire), a Soviet youth magazine (May 1961)
Two 1963 covers of “Horizons of Technology for Children”, a Polish magazine that was also published in the USSR in Russian.
Fashion Herald (Russia, 1896)
Cover of “Building USSR” (August 1937). You can see the specially designed ring that held together a pioneer’s red scarf. Those rings were widely used until late 30s and then were gradually replaced with pioneer pins.
Cover of Funny Pictures from May 1971
Covers of Urals Pathfinder, a youth magazine (1959-1961)
Cover of Funny Pictures, April 1976
“Honor and glory to pilot and cosmonaut, honorary pioneer Yuri Gagarin!”
Cover of Murzilka, May 1961
Cover of Pioneer magazine, 01/1970