"One Thousand Dresses Per Day" written by Lev Kassel and illustrated by Olga Deineko and Nikolai Troshin in 1931. Beautiful "production book" on how clothes are made in a factory. #soviet "One Thousand Dresses Per Day" written by Lev Kassel and illustrated by Olga Deineko and Nikolai Troshin in 1931. #soviet

#Caturday has finally arrived! Beautiful felines from "Animal Tales" by Barbara Ker Wilson and illustrated by Czech Mirko Hanak from 1971. Amazing brush strokes and such characters! #Caturday ! Beautiful felines from "Animal Tales" by Barbara Ker Wilson and illustrated by Czech artist Mirko Hanak from 1971.

"Sounds of the Earth" by Ivan Sokolov-Mikitov and illustrated by Nikita Charushin in 1978. He shared the love and talent of illustrating animals like his father Yevgeny Charushin. #Sovietart
#FairyTaleTuesday "Sounds of the Earth" by Ivan Sokolov-Mikitov and illustrated by Nikita Charushin in 1978. #FairyTaleTuesday

"Golden Leaves" written by Rachel Engel and illustrated by Sophia Vishenvetskaya and Elena Fradkina in 1927. Both artists were stage designers and worked a lot together. It feels already like autumn here, in anticipation of brilliant colours I am posting this book... #soviet "Golden Leaves" written by Rachel Engel and illustrated by Sophia Vishenvetskaya and Elena Fradkina in 1927. #sovietart #soviet

Is it #Caturday already?!!!
'Pischik's Songs' written by Nikolai Aseev and illustrated by Bronislav Malachovsky and Pyotr Snopkov in 1925. The beautiful ginger cat is too lazy to chase mice, he likes to look at the amazing shadow of his wonderful whiskers and read books. Malakhovsky took up this project as a student, he was the first to illustrate the "Golden Key" by Alexey Tolstoy and he drew cartoons for the"Crocodile". Bronislav Malakhovsky lived only 34 years: he was accused of espionage (because he was Polish) and was executed. #Caturday

"How the Sky Fell" written by Nikolai Zilov and illustrated by Boris Pokrovsky in 1923. The beautiful etched images looks so good in two-colour scheme.
#soviet #sovietart "How the Sky Fell" written by Nikolai Zilov and illustrated by Boris Pokrovsky in 1923.
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"Sinbad the Sailor" illustrated by Mikhail Mayofis in 1991. Absolutely terrific artwork by this incredible #soviet artist who resides nowadays in Los Angeles. I wonder if the thin gold lines are done with gel pens?
#FairyTaleTuesday "Sinbad the Sailor" illustrated by Mikhail Mayofis in 1991.

Fantastic illustrations by G.A.V. Traugot for Anton Chekhov's short story "Kashtanka" from 1985. I love the brilliant use primary colours in unexpected places. #Soviet #sovietart The abbreviature GAV emphasizes the unity of creative spirit of three artists. George Traugot (1903-1961), Alexander Traugot (b.1931) and Valery Traugot (1936- 2009, Saint-Petersburg). Alexander Traugot still signs his work “GAV Traugot” in memory of his brother and father.

"A Ring and A Riddle" written by M. Ilin and E. Segal and illustrated by Vera Bock in 1944. She emigrated with her family from Russia during the revolution and settled in USA. She had studied in England studying woodcutting, manuscript illumination, printing and photogravure. "A Ring and A Riddle" written by M. Ilin and E. Segal and illustrated by Vera Bock in 1944.

"Summer" is a beautiful book by Russian avant-garde artist Alexei Pakhomov published in 1927. It is already August and the summer is almost over. This book makes me nostalgic about all the things I enjoyed when I was a child during the holidays. #summer #soviet "Summer" is a beautiful book by Russian avant-garde artist Alexei Pakhomov published in 1927. #summer #sovietart

"Hedgehogs Laugh" written by Korney Chukovsky and Illustrated by Vladislav Tvardovsky, published in 1927. I look like that elephant every morning when I read the news... #soviet #sovietart "Hedgehogs Laugh" written by Korney Chukovsky and Illustrated by Vladislav Tvardovsky, published in 1927. #soviet #sovietart

"The Frog Princess" is a Russian fairytale, where Vasilisa the Wise, a beautiful and skilled girl who is forced to spend 3 years in a frog's skin for disobeying Koschei. Her final test is to dance at the king's banquet. Illustrations by Aleksandra Jakobson 1955
#FairyTaleTuesday "The Frog Princess" a Russian fairytale. Illustrations by Aleksandra Jakobson 1955
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#Caturday is everyday!
"Puzis, Pussy and Sailor" told by Uncle Asya (no idea who is he) and illustrated by Aleksey Komarov. This is a 1924 reprint of a pre-revolution book. Such excellent cat and dog characters! #Caturday is everyday!
"Puzis, Pussy and Sailor" told by Uncle Asya (no idea who is he) and illustrated by Aleksey Komarov. This is a 1924 reprint of a pre-revolution book.

"About All Sorts of Animals" written by Galina Vladychitsa and illustrated Evgeny Rachev in 1930. Incredible renderings of Zoo animals in a limited palette. Rachev is so good at animal observing. #soviet #sovietart "About All Sorts of Animals" written by Galina Vladychitsa and illustrated Evgeny Rachev in 1930. #soviet #sovietart

#Caturday has officially started!
"Pilot and Cat" written by Sofia Zak and illustrated by Aleksei Laptev in 1930. #Soviet cats fly too!
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"Pilot and Cat" written by Sofia Zak and illustrated by Aleksei Laptev in 1930. #Soviet cats fly too!

"Jimmy Joy, Visits the Pioneers" written by Lydia Lesnaya and illustrated beautifully by Boris Kustodiev in 1925. An American boy wants to visit the #Soviet Union because there are pioneers who wear red neckerchiefs and they beat their loud drums...
#sovietart "Jimmy Joy, Visits the Pioneers" written by Lydia Lesnaya and illustrated beautifully by Boris Kustodiev in 1925. #sovietart #soviet

"Chocolate" written by Lev Zilov and illustrated by Vera Ivanovna in 1928. The #soviet children books instead of fairy tales introduced children how things were made. #sovietart "Chocolate" written by Lev Zilov and illustrated by Vera Ivanovna in 1928. #soviet #sovietart

"The Spring March" written by Esfir (Esteher) Emden and illustrated by and illustrated by Vera Ivanova in 1930. The book might be about the first meeting of pioneers which was held a year earlier, in August 1929, and the First International Children's Congress was held then too. "The Spring March" written by Esfir (Esteher) Emden and illustrated by and illustrated by Vera Ivanova in 1930. #soviet #sovietart

"The Butter Factory" written by Yakov Miller and illustrated by Pavel Basmanov in 1931. Масло (Maslo) in Russian means butter, but it means also oil paint. I looked at the the beautiful painterly images and thought about an oil paint factory with cows. #soviet #sovietart "The Butter Factory" written by Yakov Miller and illustrated by Pavel Basmanov in 1931. #soviet #sovietart

"The Wonder Tree" written by Korney Chukovsky and illustrated by Vladimir Konashevich in 1926. I really like the more "simple" style of Konashevich from the 1920's and book covers are incredibly stricking. #soviet #sovietart "The Wonder Tree" written by Korney Chukovsky and illustrated by Vladimir Konashevich in 1926. #soviet #sovietart

"Daddy Starling, Mummy starling and Baby Starling" written by Vasily Khmelnitsky and illustrated by Boris Lapshin in 1989. Excuse my frivolous translation of the title from Russian. Lapshin has created strange, dreamy world in this little book of short stories. #soviet #sovietart "Daddy Starling, Mummy starling and Baby Starling" written by Vasily Khmelnitsky and illustrated by Boris Lapshin in 1989. #soviet #sovietart