Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, postcard by A. Mordovkin 1962
This blog shows old postcards from the Soviet Union. Retro illustration, beautiful film photography, kitsch and whimsy - all of this and more. I'm a long time collector, and this blog is 7 years old. I have an etsy shop for cards, books and misc vintage finds from Russia.
Soviet Hockey Stars - cover of a postcard set from 1989
100 years since the death of Nikolai Gogol - postcard. Artist E. Romanov, printed in Tula USSR, 1952.
Lolita Torres, Soviet postcard from 1960
Gerard Philipe, Soviet postcard from 1950s
Elizabeth Taylor, Soviet postcard from 1950s
Soviet variety performers (actors, singers, dancers, clowns, comedians) / Full set of 15 vintage postcards (1972) (via )
Music Hall of Leningrad / Full set of 15 vintage postcards (1975) (via )
Yuri Gagarin (postcard from 1961) (via )
Soviet variety performers (actors, singers, dancers, clowns, comedians) / Full set of 15 vintage postcards (1974) (via )
Russian Portrait Miniature of 18-19th Centuries (1987) (via )
Cosmonaut German Titov
Full set of 14 postcards with photos of Yuri Gagarin, his family and his parents. Published in 1970, 2 years after Yuri’s death. (via )
Vladimir Mayakovsky − 14 postcards from 1963 (buy on )
Happy birthday to ! She turns 78 on March 6, 2015.