May Day celebrations in Uzbekistan. Tashkent, 1978.
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.
May Day in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (1978)
Navoi street in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (1978)
The Three Sisters: Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania (illustrated by Yu. Molokanov, 1973)
Vintage ads. Poster for Georgian tea (1975)
Vintage ad for a hotel in Batumi, Georgia (1930s)
November 1949 calendar illustrated by A. Davydova (from the Children’s Calendar book, 1948)
Vintage poster, 1988 ()
Vintage poster - emblems and patterns of Kazakhstan. Designed by L. Kirillov and E. Sumatokhin, 1988 ()
Traditional pattern of Lithuania, postcard by G. Fisher, 1972 ()
Latvian Cuisine - set of 15 postcards, 1971 ()
Vintage Soviet poster - Little Octobrists, artist M. Lukyanov, 1982 ()
Notice how each kid comes from a different Soviet republic.
Uzbekistan from “State Emblems and Flags of the Soviet Republics” postcard set, 1971. Artist G. Fisher. ()
State Emblems and Flags of Soviet Republics - postcard set by V. Viktorov (1956)
In my shop:
Postcard from Moldova, “Festival 1957″