Space-Themed Soviet Postcards Are a Cosmic Delight

PublishedJanuary 5, 2015

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The Soviet Union had some problems, but one thing they got right was space art. That's why there's nothing better than this gallery of adorable and awe-inspiring postcards from the USSR, looking at our future life in outer space.

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Day of Cosmonautics, designed by I. Iskrinskaya, 1960s

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Belka, Strelka, Chernushka and Zvyozdochka conquer outer space! Hooray!

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The person who doesn't collect scrap metal won't be getting to the Moon, designed by A. Dudnikov, 1960

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A New Years greeting card with Belka and Strelka, 1960

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Lunar landing, 1961

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Space Santa is coming!

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Our triumph in space is a hymn to the land of the Soviets, designed by V. Viktorov, 1963

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Space Fantasy, a postcard set by A. Sokolov, 1963

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Thank you, Unknown Young Soviet Astronaut, for saving Christmas!, 1965

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Happy New Year!

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Meteor Shower, 1966

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To the Holiday!, an October Revolution card from 1966, with the Aurora battleship and Luna 9

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The Space Jet Ski Santa wishes you a Happy New Year!

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Ded Moroz, riding a Red Star

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A Lunakhod transporting a Christmas tree, 1971

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Happy new Year!

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Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on a space chariot, 1987

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Times Are Changing, designed by Ivan Semyonov, 1958

Glory to Soviet science!, 1959

Discovering other planets, by Ivan Semyonov, 1959

Luna 2 has just arrived

Day of Cosmonautics, designed by I. Iskrinskaya, 1960s

Belka, Strelka, Chernushka and Zvyozdochka conquer outer space! Hooray!

The person who doesn't collect scrap metal won't be getting to the Moon, designed by A. Dudnikov, 1960

A New Years greeting card with Belka and Strelka, 1960

Lunar landing, 1961

Space Santa is coming!

Our triumph in space is a hymn to the land of the Soviets, designed by V. Viktorov, 1963

Space Fantasy, a postcard set by A. Sokolov, 1963

Thank you, Unknown Young Soviet Astronaut, for saving Christmas!, 1965

Happy New Year!

Meteor Shower, 1966

To the Holiday!, an October Revolution card from 1966, with the Aurora battleship and Luna 9

The Space Jet Ski Santa wishes you a Happy New Year!

Ded Moroz, riding a Red Star

A Lunakhod transporting a Christmas tree, 1971

Happy new Year!

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on a space chariot, 1987