Glory to Great October, Redux

Posted by Chris Overstreet on Saturday, 25 Oct 2008 under Divided Back Era Postcards, Soviet Union
The might of the Soviet republics

The might of the Soviet republics

This postcard, published in 1976 and celebrating the , shows a ship of the Soviet fleet surrounded by the flags of the Soviet republics, with the flag of the largest at the top. The artist (phonetically spelled, of course) is B. Parmeyev. I hesitate to consider this a chrome postcard, as it seems to be printed on uncoated bleached manila.

Glory to Great October (Postcard Back)

Glory to Great October (Postcard Back)


 
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Glory to Great October! Greeting Card

Posted by Chris Overstreet on Saturday, 25 Oct 2008 under Ephemera, Soviet Union
Слава Великому Октябрю!

Слава Великому Октябрю!

This is a Soviet , I suppose, measuring about 6-7/8 inches by 3-3/4 inches. I assume that, since Christmas was illegal, one needed a festive occasion on which to send such a card — and what better occasion than the anniversary (which just happens to be today) of the Octyabrskaya Revolyutsiya! (For you bourgeoisie out there, that’s Russki for “.”)

As far as my extremely limited Russian can tell, the caption means, of course, “Glory to Great October.”

What’s really interesting is the “copyright” notice:

The first line is the artist credit: a name that sounds out to something like Lukbyanov.

I’m not sure what the first word is immediately after the copyright symbol. The second word, however, is one that I recognize. It’s pravda. I’m going to guess that copyright was held by the Soviet state, and God help you if you made unlicensed copies.

If you can shed any light on this particular card, then by all means please leave a comment.


 
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Leningrad: The Russian Museum

Posted by Chris Overstreet on Saturday, 16 Aug 2008 under Architecture & Engineering, Chrome Postcards, Soviet Union
Leningrad: Russian Museum (Front)

Leningrad: Russian Museum (Front)

This very nice Soviet postcard of the Russian Museum in Leningrad was printed in the in 1976. I could tell you where I got it, but then I’d have to kill you.

Leningrad: Russian Museum (Back)

Leningrad: Russian Museum (Back)

From the arrangement of the printing on the back (and the lack of a stamp box), it’s not clear that this is actually intended to be a postcard — though it is of the proper size and card stock. Perhaps, if you were mailing it from the , the printing on the left is intended to discourage you from writing a personal message — which would probably have been censored anyway.


 
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