Soviet art. Spring by T. Alekseyeva.
(Original vintage print available.)
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.
Autumn in Moscow (1980)
Nevsky prospekt in Leningrad (St Petersburg)
Konstantin Ushinsky “The Four Wishes” illustrated by Nikolai Ustinov (vintage book, 1987)
Illustrations for Mikhail Prishvin’s short stories by F. Glebov (postcards from 1956)
“Green Land” by B. Syrov, vintage children’s book illustrated by V. Nagayev (1973)
In my shop:
Moscow, 1970s ()
“Sun and Smoke” by Pavlo Tychina, illustrated by S. Yarovoy (1984)
Buy:
“Golden Autumn” - a vintage set of matchbox labels
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“Cranes” by S. Kupriyanov, Soviet postcard from 1956
Postcard by I. Znamensky, 1961
Isaak Brodsky, “Fallen Leaves” (1915) - vintage Soviet postcard
Summer is coming to an end, which means schools will start soon. I’m sorry for everyone who is going back (I celebrate every year I don’t, haha!)
Get ready for the Back To School day with these lovely vintage postcards. You can print them out to wish your friends, children or grandchildren a good school year.
By the way, I know that in other countries school don’t necessarily start on September 1 (like they do here in Russia). When is the Back To School day in your country/state?
“June” by V. Suteyev, 1959