Crocodile Gena - Soviet plastic toy, late 70s (via thngs)
My cousin had one of these, it was big and awesome!
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.
Dymkovo Toys, vintage Soviet bookmark (via)
Gena and Cheburashka postcard, 1974 ()
“Happy new Year!” - from “Rabotnitsa” magazine, December 1974
Dolls in traditional costume of Soviet republics -
Back to School postcard by
Vladimir Zarubin
(1979)
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Vintage Soviet wind-up toy from the 1980s
Available, used cards $2.5 each
Paper toys DIY book (1979). I got it for a custom order, but it ended up unpaid. This book is looking for a new owner!
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Also from Nizhny Novgorod - if you visit, there’s a small museum on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya street running a Soviet toys exhibition. They’re got quite a few awesome toys from the 1950s and earlier.
So much fun for a vintage dork like me! :)
Vintage postcards from 1968
Little Sisters - vintage postcard by T. Vyshenskaya, 1961
“Doctor” by O. Bogayevskaya, 1952