Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Soviet Souvenirs

A Collection of Soviet Souvenirs and Travel Ephemera Including Space Race and 1980 Olympic Memorabilia - A collection of Soviet travel ephemera, commemorative pins, and printed materials, primarily dating from the 1960s to the 1980s. The lot includes a variety of guidebooks, brochures, and programs focusing on Moscow and Leningrad. A black hardcover book titled MOSCOW features a red star design, accompanied by Intourist softcover guides, a brochure for The Hermitage, and a green Intourist folder for Hotel Leningrad. Also included is a softcover magazine titled Teatralny Leningrad, numbered 39 and dated 1983. A Soviet Airlines promotional brochure and a leaflet for the Piskariovskoye Memorial Cemetery are present. A postcard set titled KOSMOS from the VDNKh CCCP Pavilion contains images of the Vostok rocket, Salyut space station models, and the Conquerors of Space monument. A group of enamel and metal lapel pins and medals features a commemorative medal with the profile of Yuri Gagarin inscribed Первому космонавту слава. Other pins include a red enamel banner pin inscribed ВЛКСМ for the Young Communist League, a green and gold pin for the 1980 Moscow Olympics inscribed ОЛИМПИАДА-80, and various badges for sports achievements and regional conferences. A deck of playing cards is housed in a black box with a jester design, bearing a white adhesive retail label printed BERIOZKA 210. A selection of loose postage stamps includes a 1980 Olympic skiing commemorative. The items are presented in a light-coloured wooden storage box.