Old Soviet Christmas card collection

[Pawn Power]

I thought these were funny and I know there are a whole bunch of Soviet Russia buffs here...these are for you.

Better late then never.

http://www.mazaika.com/postcard/aerospace2.htm

[Pawn Power]

http://www.click2crop.com/postcard/big/aerspa011.jpg

[proleterian fist]

That picture seems so nice and entertainy thank you very much for sharing.

[RedAnarchist]

They are all quite obviously "Soviet", and they actually look quite good compared to some of the christmas cards that are available in the West.

[proleterian fist]

Yes Red Anarchist you are absolutely too right I'd rather prefer these Soviet cards as well as you.
It's obvious from hammer&sickled flag hanging on space shuttle that they are communists.

[Dr Mindbender]

http://www.click2crop.com/postcard/big/aerspa011.jpg

whisky, tango, foxtrot, Over!?!? :eek:

[SouthernBelle82]

Where's the reindeer? Other wise it's cute.

[bezdomni]

Haha these are awesome.

http://www.click2crop.com/postcard/big/a2006_004.jpg


LOL it says "geography lessons in the near future".

by the way, these are mostly new years cards.

[Juliasunday]

Yeah, these are New Year cards, not Christmas. See, Christmas is a religious holiday and it was not so wide spread here, especially in the Soviet time. New Year means much more in Russia than anywhere else.

[Pawn Power]

Yeah, these are New Year cards, not Christmas. See, Christmas is a religious holiday and it was not so wide spread here, especially in the Soviet time. New Year means much more in Russia than anywhere else.

That what I thought...

but whats up with all the x-mas tress and santas?

[RedAnarchist]

In Russia, don't they have Christmas in early January?

[Juliasunday]

In Russia, don't they have Christmas in early January?
Yes, January 7, not many people know about that.
We also have 2 New Years:January 1, January 14. The 2nd is called Old New Year
The Revolution in 1917 was on October 25, then after the calendar changed it became November 7
According 2 these 2 calendars, my Granma celebrates her birthday twice;)

[Juliasunday]

That what I thought...

but whats up with all the x-mas tress and santas?


There is a decorated tree as everywhere else. Earlier it used to have a star on top. By the way, this tree is traditionally a pagan holiday symbol.
We have Father Frost (Ded Moroz) instead of Santa. They say this Frost explains smth about Russian character: he's drunk and has a girl with him. She's called Snegurochka (Snow Girl).

I recommend you the movie "Ironiya Sud'by" ("The Irony of Fate") to see the New year celebration in the USSR. It's the realest comedy. We, Russians, have many movies but there's a tradition to watch "Ironiya Sud'by" EVERY YEAR. And we never get bored with it! I've seen it for about 15 times, maybe, more.

[sanpal]

They say this Frost explains smth about Russian character: he's drunk and has a girl with him.
HA-HA-HA

This Frost have red nose because of severe climate and Snegurochka is his granddaughter but not his girl:)

[Juliasunday]

HA-HA-HA

This Frost have red nose because of severe climate and Snegurochka is his granddaughter but not his girl:)

That's it, but they say it's a paradox to have a granddaughter without havin' a wife and children, people even argue about this fact, but what for?:D

[Dr Mindbender]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i59/ulstersocialist/trotsky-1.jpg

Is that Trotsky?!?!? :confused:

[Comrade Nadezhda]

I love these!

Thanks for posting :D

[Entrails Konfetti]

http://www.click2crop.com/postcard/big/aerspa011.jpg
If you showed something like that to Western kids during the cold-war, they'd have thought "Wow these Russians seem like nice people", "Everything looks happy and nice in the picture".

[Spasiba]

Happiness and celebration? Not those ruthless, godless, damned commies?