Dead Letter Mail
YES! Everyone who has ever traveled in Eastern Europe / the Caucasus / the Near East, rejoice at your new kitschy couture!
(Source: broletariat)
A Russian soldier in the Reichstag surrounded by walls covered in Russian graffiti, the Soviets having left their mark on the Third Reich’s headquarters. May, 1945.
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(via pisatofevrale)
russian advertising agency stoyn has developed a line of popsicles that are based on iconic characters and items of recent history. the project is an experiment in pairing flavours to personality and context in a playful, tongue-in-cheek fashion. the three-dimensional popsicles are created in custom moulds with great attention paid to likeness, and use natural products and ingredients in the recipe.
above: marilyn monroe and che guevara
A while ago I wrote, “Russia please never stop being this awesome.” I am proud to announce that Russia in fact, has not stopped. Spasiba.
“I have no idea what is going on in any of these photos. The only thing I know is that these are all from Russia and taken by a guy named Petros. Russia is a very strange place.”
(via chotai)
The bears are so delicious! They were the only candies besides Kinder Surprise that I would eat when I was little. Oh, postsoviet childhoods.
Red October is Russia’s oldest chocolate factory and its leading brand is ‘Alenka’ (top picture). According to Wikipedia the illustration is based on a photograph of the daughter of one of the artists working at the factory.
The company was started by a German named Teodore…
What they don’t tell you is that it all tastes terrible now
I thought it was the best candy i have eaten. My sister gives me toonns of Japanese candy and i thought this was better.
