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Brutal Bloc Postcards. Soviet era postcards from the Eastern Bloc
Brutal concrete hotels, futurist TV towers, heroic worker statues – this collection of Soviet era postcards documents the uncompromising landscape of the Eastern Bloc through its buildings and monuments. They are interspersed with quotes from prominent figures of the time, that both support and confound the ideologies presented in the images. In contrast to the photographs of a ruined and abandoned Soviet empire we are accustomed to seeing today, the scenes depicted here publicise the bright future of communism: social housing blocks, Palaces of Culture and monuments to Comradeship. Dating from the 1960s to the 1980s, they offer a nostalgic yet revealing insight into social and architectural values of the time, acting as a window through which we can examine cars, people, and of course, buildings. These postcards, sanctioned by the authorities, intended to show the world what living in communism looked like. Instead, this postcard propaganda inadvertently communicates other messages: outside the House of Political Enlightenment in Yerevan, the flowerbed reads ‘Glory to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union’; in Novopolotsk, art school pupils paint plein air, their subject is a housing estate; at the Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute students stroll past a five metre tall concrete hammer and sickle.
6402 Руб.
Molloy Peter Bloc Life. Stories from the Lost World of Communism
There was life before the fall. 1989 was a year of astonishing and rapid change: the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and an end to an entire way of life for millions of people behind the Iron Curtain. Bloc Life collects first hand testimony of the people who lived in East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Romania during the Cold War era, and reveals a rich tapestry of experience that goes beyond the headlines of spies and surveillance, secret police and political corruption. In fact, many of the people remember their lives under communism as 'perfectly ordinary' and even hanker for the 'security' that it offered. From political leaders, athletes and pop stars, to cooks, miners and cosmonauts, the stories collected in Bloc Life evoke the moods, preoccupations and experiences of a world that vanished almost overnight.
1952 Руб.
Potter Beatrix The World of Peter Rabbit. A Box of Postcards
One hundred beautiful postcards from the world of Beatrix Potter To celebrate 110 years since the publication of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, this delightful collection of one hundred postcards features the beautiful and iconic illustrations of Beatrix Potter. From book covers to picture letters and watercolours to sketches - this exquisite gift box showcases the best of Beatrix Potter's unique talent. The postcards include rarely seen sketches by Beatrix and artwork from her 23 tales. Perfect for sending, framing or simply adding to your Beatrix Potter collection.
2780 Руб.
Sobecka (Zupagrafika) Martyna Eastern Blocks. Concrete Landscapes of the Former Eastern Bloc
Eastern Blocks by Zupagrafika is a photographic journey through the cityscapes the former Eastern Bloc, inviting readers to explore the districts and peripheries that became a playground for mass housing development after WW2, including objects like Soviet ‘flying saucers’, houses ‘on chicken legs’ or hammer-shaped tower blocks. Showcasing modernist and brutalist architecture scattered around the cities of Moscow, (East) Berlin, Warsaw, Budapest, Kyiv and Saint Petersburg, the book contains over 100 photographs taken by Zupagrafika throughout the last decade as a reference archive for their illustrated kits and books, with special contributions by local photographers. Divided into 6 chapters, Eastern Blocks includes a foreword by writer and journalist Christopher Beanland, orientative maps, index of architects and informative texts on the featured cities and constructions.
6763 Руб.
Alexander Veryovkin. Eastern Blocks: Concrete Landscapes of the Former Eastern Bloc
Eastern Blocks by Zupagrafika is a photographic journey through the cityscapes of the former Eastern Bloc, inviting readers to explore the districts and peripheries that became a playground for mass housing development after WW2, including objects like Soviet 'flying saucers', houses 'on chicken legs' or hammer-shaped tower blocks.Showcasing modernist and brutalist architecture scattered around the cities of Moscow, (East) Berlin, Warsaw, Budapest, Kyiv and Saint Petersburg, the book contains over 100 photographs taken by Zupagrafika throughout the last decade as a reference archive for their illustrated kits and books, with special contributions by local photographers. Divided into 6 chapters, Eastern Blocks includes a foreword by writer and journalist Christopher Beanland, orientative maps, index of architects and informative texts on the featured cities and constructions.
4499 Руб.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Postcard Book
A set of four removable lenticular postcards celebrating Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, along with sixteen other fascinating non-lenticular postcards from the film. At the end of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter is given a magical gift by Hagrid: an album of moving photographs, including a photo of Harry's parents and one of Ron, Hermione, and Harry together. Inspired by Harry's album, this postcard book includes a set of four removable lenticular images that re-create some of the beloved scenes from the Harry Potter movie. Also included are sixteen regular postcards featuring fascinating images from the wizarding world, perfect for sending to friends and family.
1520 Руб.
Alexander Veryovkin. Eastern Blocks: Concrete Landscapes of the Former Eastern Bloc
Eastern Blocks by Zupagrafika is a photographic journey through the cityscapes of the former Eastern Bloc, inviting readers to explore the districts and peripheries that became a playground for mass housing development after WW2, including objects like Soviet 'flying saucers', houses 'on chicken legs' or hammer-shaped tower blocks.Showcasing modernist and brutalist architecture scattered around the cities of Moscow, (East) Berlin, Warsaw, Budapest, Kyiv and Saint Petersburg, the book contains over 100 photographs taken by Zupagrafika throughout the last decade as a reference archive for their illustrated kits and books, with special contributions by local photographers. Divided into 6 chapters, Eastern Blocks includes a foreword by writer and journalist Christopher Beanland, orientative maps, index of architects and informative texts on the featured cities and constructions.
4300 Руб.
Potter B. The World of Peter Rabbit. A Box of Postcards
To celebrate 110 years since the publication of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, this delightful collection of one hundred postcards features the beautiful and iconic illustrations of Beatrix Potter. From book covers to picture letters and watercolours to sketches - this exquisite gift box showcases the best of Beatrix Potter's unique talent. The postcards include rarely seen sketches by Beatrix and artwork from her 23 tales. Perfect for sending, framing or simply adding to your Beatrix Potter collection.
2664 Руб.
Potter B. The World of Peter Rabbit. A Box of Postcards
To celebrate 110 years since the publication of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, this delightful collection of one hundred postcards features the beautiful and iconic illustrations of Beatrix Potter. From book covers to picture letters and watercolours to sketches - this exquisite gift box showcases the best of Beatrix Potter's unique talent. The postcards include rarely seen sketches by Beatrix and artwork from her 23 tales. Perfect for sending, framing or simply adding to your Beatrix Potter collection.
2664 Руб.
Виниловая пластинка Guy Blakeslee - Postcards from the Edge
Жанр: Поп и рокИсполнитель: Guy BlakesleeАльбом: Postcards from the EdgeГод записи: 2021 годСостав набора: Аналоговая пластинкаКоличество носителей: 1Упаковка: СтандартнаяИздатель: Cargo
6501 Руб.
Soviet Asia: Soviet Modernist Architecture in Central Asia
Soviet Asia explores the Soviet modernist architecture of Central Asia. Italian photographers Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego crossed the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, documenting buildings constructed from the 1950s until the fall of the USSR. The resulting images showcase the majestic, largely unknown, modernist buildings of the region. Museums, housing complexes, universities, circuses, ritual palaces―all were constructed using a composite aesthetic. Influenced by Persian and Islamic architecture, pattern and mosaic motifs articulated a connection with Central Asia. Gray concrete slabs were juxtaposed with colourful tiling and rectilinear shapes broken by ornate curved forms: the brutal designs normally associated with Soviet-era architecture were reconstructed with Eastern characteristics. Many of the buildings shown in Soviet Asia are recorded here for the first time, making this book an important document, as, despite the recent revival of interest in Brutalist and modernist architecture, a number of them remain under threat of demolition. The publication includes two contextual essays by Alessandro De Magistris and Marco Buttino.
4590 Руб.
Roses: 100 Postcards from the Archives of The New York Botanical Garden
This gorgeous box of postcards features 100 different roses from The New York Botanical Garden's extensive archives. This elegant, 100-postcard box features beautiful illustrations of roses, the flower world's most iconic bloom. These vividly colored postcards are perfect for greeting cards, thank you notes, or wall decor, while the box, also printed with magnificent full-color art, can be used as a keepsake when empty.
1409 Руб.
Roses: 100 Postcards from the Archives of The New York Botanical Garden
This gorgeous box of postcards features 100 different roses from The New York Botanical Garden's extensive archives. This elegant, 100-postcard box features beautiful illustrations of roses, the flower world's most iconic bloom. These vividly colored postcards are perfect for greeting cards, thank you notes, or wall decor, while the box, also printed with magnificent full-color art, can be used as a keepsake when empty.
1409 Руб.
Баркер С.М. Flower Fairies: One Hundred Postcards
This enchanting collection of one hundred postcards features a selection of Cicely Mary Barker's most exquisite Flower Fairy paintings. From the ethereal seasonal fairies, through to the playful fairy alphabet, this magical box celebrates Cicely Mary Barker's incredible talent and the enduring appeal of the beautiful fairies she created. Postcards include fairies from all 8 Flower Fairies books: Flower Fairies of the Spring, Flower Fairies of the Summer, Flower Fairies of the Autumn, Flower Fairies of the Winter, A Flower Fairy Alphabet, Flower Fairies of the Trees, Flower Fairies of the Garden and Flower Fairies of the Wayside.
2389 Руб.
Баркер С.М. Flower Fairies: One Hundred Postcards
This enchanting collection of one hundred postcards features a selection of Cicely Mary Barker's most exquisite Flower Fairy paintings. From the ethereal seasonal fairies, through to the playful fairy alphabet, this magical box celebrates Cicely Mary Barker's incredible talent and the enduring appeal of the beautiful fairies she created. Postcards include fairies from all 8 Flower Fairies books: Flower Fairies of the Spring, Flower Fairies of the Summer, Flower Fairies of the Autumn, Flower Fairies of the Winter, A Flower Fairy Alphabet, Flower Fairies of the Trees, Flower Fairies of the Garden and Flower Fairies of the Wayside.
2389 Руб.
Roberts Andrew Postcards of Lost Royals
This enchanting, unique collection of postcards recovers an old world swept away and forgotten over the decades. The lost royals captured here have not been misplaced or gone missing - what has been lost is the very foundation of their royalty. Collected here are royal figures from around the world who lost their titles and were displaced as a result of World War I and other early twentieth-century political movements. The royal houses of Europe, Africa, and Asia once ruled a continent and held dominions beyond the seas. Today, just ten monarchs still reign in Europe, and those with only limited powers. Captured in these distinctive postcards held in the collection of the Bodleian Library are these lost emperors, kings and queens, czars and czarinas, princes and princess, and grand dukes and duchesses, who were left behind by the sweep of history. Featuring monarchs from the Balkans to the Iberian Peninsula, from Ethiopia to Korea, these portraits include members of the Russian imperial family, and royals from Romania, Bulgaria, and Germany, among others. But this is more than just a picture book; it provides a narrative snapshot of world history - alongside each postcard is an intriguing mini-biography of the pictured royal that provides a gripping account of his or her story. Reminiscent of a forgotten era of glamour, grace, and regal power, POSTCARDS OF LOST ROYALS brings history to life and distills the essence of a long-vanished world of royalty.
652 Руб.