Skipping rope, postcard by Nika Goltz (1956)
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.
“Alyonushka in Tretyakov Gallery” by D. Puskin (1956)
(Alyonushka is a painting by Viktor Vasnetsov)
Yunnats (young naturalists) from Siberia. Photo by Semyon Fridlyand (1956)
Soviet traffic police advertisement (1970s)
Elastics skipping was a very popular children’s activity back in the day in Russia
Soviet children’s books. “Zvyozdochka” Illustrated by Mikhail Belomlinsky (1985)
Zvyozdochka (’Little Star’) is a designated group of .
Getting ready to be accepted into Komsomol (Sterlitamak, 1960s) ()
Girls are reading little books of rules of Communist Youth Organization.
“1 May” by Tatyana Livshits (1956)
Vintage photo-postcards for Women’s Day (March 8)
Photo by E. Alesin
Class in Ternopol (Ukraine), 1974
State Children’s Library in Moscow. Photo by Boris Kavashkin (1987)
This is so me when I was a kid!
“Young Geniuses” by A. Lobanov (postcard, 1951)
Russian ABC book, 1950
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).