Gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin and his wife Yelena having tea with Olympic Mishka (1980)
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.
Olympic souvenirs sold at a store in Moscow (1980)
You may not know it, but I collect vintage stickers, so when I found this I was over the moon! I’m keeping one sheet for myself (I have two).
![Window of Vesna [Spring] store on Kalinin Prospect in Moscow (1980)](https://64.media.tumblr.com/e8337157310d226bc78388e66c07188e/a5e46c4d9fc687b6-da/s1280x1920/5e0b6e1c7a53a61f6b1e1a9a32ad710f7aa1a3c6.jpg)
Window of Vesna [Spring] store on Kalinin Prospect in Moscow (1980)
“Oh Sport, You Are the World!” - poster for the 1981 documentary about Moscow Olympic Games.
Competition of chefs, cooks and waiters dedicated to the upcoming Olympic Games-80 in Moscow.
Workers of Krasny Okryabr confectionery factory, stower L. Pyatkina and packer N. Paramonova, examine the products before sending them off to shops. Photo by G. Korabelnikov (1980)
Painting porcelain Mishka figurines for the Moscow Olympic Games (1979)
