Agniya Barto “A Nice Evening” (1952). Illustrated by I. Bruni.
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.
Samuil Marshak, Soviet children’s book author. Book covers (1948-1962)
“The Three Bears” mini-book illustrated by Yuri Vasnetsov (1937)
Russian textbook for primary school (1962)
“Whistle’s Songs” “Cat’s Songs” - Soviet book by N. Aseyev published in 1925
(I’m not entirely sure what пищик is, I had to google it.)
Edit: apparently пищик/pişik means cat in Azerbaijaini (thanks, @hiamello!)
Conifers. Illustrations from the Botanical Atlas by B. Shishkin (1963)
Kornei Chukovsky’s fairy tales illustrated by Konstantin Rotov. Book published in 1935.
Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak, a Russian children’s book author - book covers (1928—1987)
“Indoor Planting”, antique Russian book by M. Gesderfer (1904)
“How Bear Got Toothache After Honey” by Boris Kornilov, illustrated by Konstantin Rotov (1935)
Happy Halloween to those who celebrate, go slow on the candy!
“Children of the World”, antique Russian book by M. Yezuchevsky. Illustrated by V. Vatagin (1928)
“Towards the Sun and Wind”, song book for attendees of the 16th Komsomol Congress of Latvia (1962)
“Vladimir Lenin’s Childhood and School Years”, 1988. Written by Anna Ulyanova (Lenin’s older sister) ()
“Alphabet” by Sergey Mikhalkov, illustrated by N. Ushakova (1958)