Vladimir Mayakovsky and his muse/lover Lilya Brik (1925)
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.
A tiny vintage book in the shape of a train and with Vladimir Mayakovsky’s poem “Whom Shall I Become?” quoted inside. Bits of the book cover are glow-in-the-dark. (Soviet Union, 1940s)
“Vladimir Ilyich Lenin” - poem by Vladimir Mayakovsky. Book published in 1980, includes art by E. Kibrik ()
“Every Page There’s An Elephant or a Lioness” - children’s book by Vladimir Mayakovsky, illustrated by Kirill Zdanevich. Published in Tbilisi in 1928 ()
“This animal is called a llama
Llama daughter and llama mama”
Constructivist book covers from the 1920s
Vladimir Mayakovsky’s poems and plays, 1982 ()
Vladimir Mayakovsky print, 1983 ()
Vladimir Mayakovsky large wall print (1977)
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“Vladimir Mayakovsky in portraits, illustrations, documents”, 1956
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Mayakovsky doesn’t think it’s funny.
Mounted photo print of Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1960s
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Pages from “What is Good and What is Bad?” by Vladimir Mayakovsky, illustrated by Nikolai Denisovsky, 1925 (via )