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“Strawberries” by Igor Kornilov (linocut, 1958)

Verbilki porcelain creamer (USSR, 1940s)

Porcelain figurine of Belka and Strelka space dogs. Designed by S. Vainshtein-Mashurina, made at Dmitrovsky Porcelain Factory (Verbilki) in 1960s.

Two in TsDKA park (Sokolniki). Moscow, 1950.

Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka. Postcard by I. Yershov (1967).

Cover of “Funny Pictures”, December 1973

Girl feeds baby deers (USSR, 1989)

Reading room in a House of Culture in Ostankino. Photo by Mikhail Ozersky (1956)

Kabardino-Balkarian Republic of Russia (1950s)

Tea packaging labels from the Soviet Union (1950s)

Teas were named after their locations: Tseylon tea, Indian tea, Georgian tea, Krasnodar tea (a city in the South of Russia), Azerbaijanian tea, Chinese tea. There was also the name of the tea packaging factory on the back of the pack.

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Vintage tea box from the Soviet Union, 1950s (more picture + buy here)

I have the very same tea box from my grandparents! I use it as my default box for loose green tea. I love it. Mine has less color left in it though, it’s almost silver. I was quite surprised to find out that it was originally yellow. :)

Cheburashka (russian cartoon character) in St.Petersburg

Illustrations for “The Fox With a Rolling Pin” diafilm by Pyotr Repkin (1955)

Soviet Educational Advertisement in Yiddish, 1920 The “Kheyder” (traditional religious school) is compared to the modern “Rotn shul” (“Red School”): “The old school has fostered slates. The red school prepares healthy, capable working men, builders of the Soviet Order.”

Before the state established several Soviet Yiddish-language schools to further a Soviet agenda.

Illustration by T. Kolyusheva (1984)

“Without newspaper there is no knowledge! Be prepared, read the newspaper.”

1926 poster advertising “Pioneer Truth”, a newspaper for youth. “Be prepared” is pioneers’ call/motto.

Андрей Прокопьев -  Городской пейзаж, 1961