Reindeer sledge in the Russian North (Murmansk region), 1980
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.
Bolshaya Pirogovskaya street in Moscow
Fence of Alexandrovsky Garden surrounding the Moscow Kremlin (1970s)
Children playing by Smolny Cathedral. Leningrad, 1965.
Winter in Moscow (1981)
Illustration by Nikolai Plastov from the book “Winter Pictures” (author Georgiy Ladonschikov), 1956
1987
Greater Chimgan of Tian Shan mountains in Uzbekistan (photo made in 1978)
Catherine’s Garden in St Petersburg, Alexandrinsky Theater in the background
Vadkovsky alley in Moscow (1965)
Photo by Vladimir Stepanov, 1960s
1950s
Muscovites in winter (1959). Photo by Carl Mydans/LIFE.
Winter on the Kola Peninsula near the town of Apatity (inside the Arctic Circle).
Shoveling snow in Moscow (1959). Photo by Carl Mydans/LIFE.