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.
Illustration for Russian folk tale Masha and the Bear. Artist Nikolai Ustinov (who I admire), 1976
“The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish” by Alexander Pushkin, illustrated by Vladimir Konashevich (1922)
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Kolobok (Russian folk tale). Illustration by Yury Vasnetsov.
“The Three Bears” mini-book illustrated by Yuri Vasnetsov (1937)
Antique postcards by B. Zvorykin (1896)
Fox and Kolobok - vintage pin ()
The Wooden Eagle, vintage book illustrated by Leonid Vladimirsky. Published in 1987 ()
The Little Turnip - vintage postcard illustrated by I. Kuznetsov, 1956 ()
Kolobok, traditional Russian folk tale illustrated by Yevgeny Rachyov, 1987 ()
Kolobok pin ()
Vintage postcard from 1958. Illustration for Kolobok (a Russian folk tale) by V. Litvinenko ()