In the cafeteria of one of the schools during lunch. Photo by Ya. Berlin (Moscow, 1930s)
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.
A teacher preparing for class (1970s)
Chemistry class. Photo by Nina Sviridova and Dmitry Vozdvizhensky.
Class in Ternopol (Ukraine), 1974
English lesson in a Soviet school (1965)
“Going to School”, postcard by K. Lebedev (1959)
Teacher (1965)
October 5 - Teacher’s Day
My friend, who runs a small bakery, says it gets as busy for her for the Teacher’s Day as it does for the Women’s Day in March (which is always very busy for all dessert and flower businesses).
Chess class (extracurricular)
Woodwork class in school, 1958
Chemistry exam in grade 10, Moscow 1954
1986 ()
Scans from “The Teen”, Soviet book from 1982. The first photo witnesses young octobrists becoming pioneers.
From the book “Teenager”, 1982