Illustration by Vladimir Suteyev (1963)
This blog is about old postcards, book illustration, history and culture of Russia and the Soviet Union. I'm a long time collector, and this blog is 10 years old.
“The Galosh” by Mikhail Plyatskovsky, illustrated by Viktor Pivovarov (1965)
“How to Find the Path” by Valentin Berestov, illustrated by Mai Miturich (1967)
“Little Blue Tit’s Calendar” by Vitaly Bianki. Illustrated by Erik Bulatov and Oleg Vasilyev (1973).
Cover of Kolobok magazine, Aug. 1977
Squirrel. Mai Miturich, illustration for a Vitaly Bianki book (1989).
Izmailovsky Park in Moscow. Photo by Aleksandr Lyskin (1977).
Folk tales of the North. Illustration by Kirill Ovchinnikov (USSR, 1968).
More pages from that book, here.
A squirrel sitting on a man’s arm in the park, photo by Igor Zotin (1980)
“Sleep, baby squirrel, in your crib. Give mother squirrel a bit of sleep.”
Illustration by I. Belopolskaya and I. Komarov.
Photo by Algis Palionis (USSR, 1977)
