Bankovsky bridge in Leningrad, best known as the bridge with griffins. Photo postcard by B. Rabinovich (1972).
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.
Postcards of Moscow’s Sokolniki park, photographed by Ivan Shagin (1960s)
Rostral column at the entrance of Vladivostok. Photo postcard by A. Muravin (1973).
Nikitsky Botanical Garden in Crimea. Photo postcard by Maks Alpert (1959).
Moskva hotel in Moscow. Photo postcard by V. Panov (1962).
View of Stalingrad (Volgograd). Postcard by V. Bibikov (1962).
Tobolsk Recreation House. Postcard art by G. Shubin (1962).
Riga seaside (Latvia). Postcard by A. Pletnyov (1961).
Batumi, Georgia. Art postcard by I. Svetikov (1963).
Moskovsky train station in Leningrad (1952)
Odessa. Postcard by V. Bibikov (1961).
October Narzan Baths in Kislovodsk (1959)
Narzan is the mineral water sourced in Kislovodsk.
Moscow on postcards (1977)
My next travel destination! I’m taking a train to Samara later today and will spend a couple days there to explore the city.
Kuibyshev (the Soviet name of Samara) postcards from 1986.
House in Konstantinovo village where poet Sergey Yesenin was born. Postcard art by A. Romodanovskaya (1957)