Midnight in the Forest

near and far, low and high, shallow and deep

[russianfolklore]

Soviet film adaptation of Aalexander Pushkin’s “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” with English subs.

[sovietpostcards]

Here’s a bit of 60s weirdness for you. “Turnip Shake” by I. Zevin’s band (based of course on the Russian folk tale The Turnip). From the movie “When The Song Doesn’t End” (1964)

[russianfolklore]

Modern life of Baba Yaga.

[sovietpostcards]

“Bear Services”, illustration by T. Zuikova (1969)

The phrase “bear service” in Russian means something that doesn’t do you any good and you’d be better off without it. On this illustration, however, services are good but all of the characters are bears with bear-related last names.

[amarcia]

Local Rusałka said sapphic rights. Have a good summer this year 💮 💮

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[earthstory]

Original caption:

‘The Journey’ is a short travel movie of one of the most amazing experiences of my life: from August to October 2017, I travelled all the way overland from my hometown in Belgium to southern China, and back. Using only trains, buses and boats, I travelled right across Europe, to the magnificent Altai Mountains in Russia and along the famous Trans-Mongolian Railway, through the vast plains of Siberia, along the crystal-clear waters of Lake Baikal, through the endless steppes and the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, along the impressive Great Wall of China, and finally to the unique karst landscapes of southern China… and all the way back again. Visiting 8 countries in total and spending approximately 335 hours on trains, this truly was the adventure of a lifetime, an epic journey I will never forget and for which I’ll be forever grateful.

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[felixdeon]

Russian Propaganda, joining the fight for love. The Russian texts are based on common communist slogans. They say “Everything for Victory,” “Healthy body and Healthy soul,” (in this one, the two young men are wearing a common communist era Russian workout outfit), and “the People and the Army Unite!”

You can find them as prints in my RedBubble shop

[sovietpostcards]

One of Stalinist skyscrapers in Moscow - residential building on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment (1979)

[sovietpostcards]

The town of Plyos, Ivanovo region (1984)

[sovietpostcards]

Vasilisa the Beautiful, illustration by T. Yeryomina (1969)

[eisflan]

[thewoodbetween]

Yolanda Mosquera

[terminusantequem]

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944), The Sun, 1910-11. Oil on canvas, 450 x 772 cm

[sovietpostcards]

Yunnats (young naturalists) from Siberia. Photo by Semyon Fridlyand (1956)

[sovietpostcards]

Uzbekistan. Chaikhana (teahouse) in town. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich. (via)

[kalyug]

[sovietpostcards]

“Trolleybus of the Forest”, illustration by Konstantin Rotov (1956)