Greeting card by Anna Gorobiyevskaya, 1983
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.
Ukraine. Breakfast. Photo by Semyon Fridlyand (1950s)
Summer in the Carpathian Mountains (Ukraine). Postcard from 1963.
In the mountains of Dagestan. Postcard from 1964.
“Rapish and Shayemkhan” by N. Sergeyeva - vintage art print (1970)
In my shop:
Ukrainian Women’s Day postcards:
S. Braverman (1964), V. Nikolayev (1962)
Postcard from Moldova, “Festival 1957″
Cover of Krestyanka (Countrywoman) magazine, November 1969
The costumes in the second photos are as follows (top to bottom):
Estonia
Turkmenia
Armenia
Tajikistan
Kirghizia
Latvia
Moldavia
Lithuania
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Belarus
Ukraine
Russia
Get into the Russian mood — here’s some awesome folk music for ya
Over the River Wonder
In the Damp Forest
Порушка-параня (I have no clue what the title means, but it’s the famous one about the Curly Ivan that a girl named Praskovya fancies)
Barynya (Madame)
Kurevushka (Kureva means blizzard in a Siberian dialect). A different mood in this one, but I really really love it.
Cover of Krestyanka (Countrywoman) magazine, November 1969
Estonian traditional dress pinback button ()
Traditional dress of Soviet ethnicities - vintage stamps (1960-1963)
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Postcards from “Traditional Russian Costume” set, artist N. Vinogradova (1969)
Dolls in traditional costume of Soviet republics -