Kosmos (Space), an ice cream cafe in Moscow (1964)
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.
Cover of Adventures of Words by Dmitry Kobyakov (1975)
The first line of Moscow Metro built in 1930s
“Subscription is open for scientific magazines for 1961″ - vintage Russian poster (1960)
Assembly line of ZAZ-966 (Zaporozhets)
Town of Plyos in Ivanovo region (1984)
Neon lights in Moscow, 1965.
Kayaking on river Ugra near Smolensk (1975)
School girls during May Day parade in 1949
“Audio letter” that contained a small flexi disc with a song and its lyrics typed on the postcard. The song - Lenin Hills by Ivan Shmelyov. Listen to the song .
Tourism - the way to health. Vintage Soviet poster.
Romantik-306 - tape cassette player made in the USSR in 1979
Hiking with bicycles
Petrodvorets (Peterhof near St Petersburg), 1985. Photo by Vasily Novgorodsky.
Beaver. A children’s poem about a beaver who’s worked a lot through the summer and now his pantry is full, he teaches his baby beavers to build a river dam, and his wife beaver brings them freshly baked bread.
Illustration by V. Legkobyt (1972)