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'Vanya's Kindergarten' written by director and children playwright Sergei Rozanov in 1928.

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2021-03-03

'Vanya's Kindergarten' written by director and children playwright Sergei Rozanov in 1928.

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2021-03-03

Spring Bazaar' written by Vsevolod Rozhdestvensky and illustrated by Vladislav Tvardovsky in 1929.

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2021-02-28

'Kolobok Little Round Bun' Ukrainian Folktale illustrated by Tamara Kudish in 1990. This floral version of the sentient bun's adventures is a sight to behold!

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2021-02-27

Mesmerising candy wrapper 'Parsifal' from 1927. Some artists were still working in symbolist / Art Nouveau style in 1920s.

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2021-02-16

'The Lost Little song, Folktales of People of the North' beautifully illustrated by Kirill Ovchinnikov in 1977. Amazing details of the costumes and a little tent (could that be an urasa?)

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2021-02-13

'The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino' was Alexei Tolstoy's version of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio. These are luxurious illustrations from 1984 by Aleksandr Koshkin.

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2021-02-11

1950's black market of photomontage romantic cards from Russia.

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2021-02-11

'Ruslan and Ludmila' written by A.Pushkin in 1820 and illustrated in 1964 by Palekh painters B.Parilov and V. Dudorov.

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2021-02-09

'Folk Rhymes' illustrated by Vladimir Konashevich in 1930.

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2021-02-06

'Folk Rhymes' illustrated by Vladimir Konashevich in 1930.

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2021-02-06

I remember going on Aeroflot with my dad to Leningrad for the 70th anniversary of the revolution - with the Manchester Schools' Balalaika Orchestra and the Manchester Communist Party.

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2021-02-05

If anyone is feeling a bit bored and has very dexterous hands, here is a little present for you. A cut out paper carousel with real pioneers, one of them is even riding a bear!!! This is from a 1949 calendar for children.

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2021-02-04

“Sverdlov Square” by Fyodor Myasnikov (1960)

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2021-01-30

Техника - молодёжи 1973 - a few wonderful pages of illustrations - would love to find out more about the artists - more research to come! - great watercolour turquoises and purples

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2021-01-29

Yuri Vashchenko's illustrations of 'Alice in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll.

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2021-01-27

"Dairy Boy Matt" by Jaak Jõerüüt illustrated by Rein Tammik in 1975 (Estonia). Another psychedelic photomontage disconcerting when applied to milk.

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2021-01-26

This image is from the 1953 version of 'Mitten' illustrated by Evgenii Rachev.

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2021-01-23