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.
Cosmonaut and Grishka, Soviet children’s book, Hindi edition. Author A. Mityayev, published in 1984 ()
Vintage Soviet children’s books about space
“Space, So Close and So Far Away” - vintage Soviet space book from 1977. Includes several color pages with illustrations by Alexey Leonov and Andrei Sokolov. ()
Steps Into Space, space art by V. Viktorov (1971). A super rare set, I’m thrilled to even hold it in my hands! It’s complete too, 32 postcards.
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Space fantasy art by Andrei Sokolov and Yevgeny Leonov ()
S. Sakharnov “Ram and Rum” (Latvian edition), 1965
“In the Deep of the Universe”, Alexey Leonov and Andrey Sokolov Space Art, set of 25 postcards (out of 32), 1973