Substrate

A working library of design, type, and visual culture.

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Multi-talented Estonian creative Eiko Ojala is a particular paper collage whizz

Retro-futuristic digital scenes from Lithuanian artist Art Belikov

Two Rondels with Heads

Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)

Intaglio Ring with Two Figures

Seal with an Ox

Intaglio Seal with Footprints of the Buddha (Buddhapada)

Hinged Armlet

Carpet Fragment

Tunic

Coin of Huvishka

Lid with Seated Male Figure

Textile Fragment

Fragments of a Trellis Pattern Carpet

Earring(?) with the Head of a Male Figure

Fragments of a Carpet

Incense Burner in Three Parts

Carpet

Coin of Kanishka

Gaming Die

Coin of Huvishka

Carpet with Scrolling Vines and Blossoms

Jewelry Mold With Two Figures

Buddhist Halo

Coin of Vasudeva

Reliquary

Writing Box

Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Fragment of a Carpet with Niche and Flower Design

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925

Soviet pocket watch (2)

Soviet pocket watch (1)

Soviet pocket watch

Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR

Latvian illustrator Zane Zlemeša's delicately painted drawings

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Riga-based illustrator Roberts Rurans on the evolution of his lively style

Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada

Near East. Middle East. India. Pakistan. Tibet.

30. Рост числа детей в дошколь- ных учреждениях по СССР (1924-1932 rr.).(Growth in the number of children in preschool institutions in the USSR (1924-1932 rr.).)

Position of the U.S.S.R. in the world and in Europe in reference to amount of industrial output in 1913 and 1937

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

Beautifully approachable design from Latvian creative Zigmunds Lapsa

Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”

Introducing Aiste Bileviciute a Lithuanian illustrator with bags of talent

U.S.S.R. Europe.

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

Ceramic artist Nehal Aamir decorates her work with the visuals of Pakistani trucks and Islamic art

U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. Western Asia.

"It looks just the same as when I was a kid": Kristen Dobbin's oddly-timeless images of a Canadian-Estonian summer camp

The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia

Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.

U.S.S.R. Central and Eastern Asia.

On the Estonian islands of Kihnu and Manija, Anne Helene Gjelstad beautifully photographs its older women

Mozaika explores a spectacular archive of Lithuanian children’s book illustration, and its cultural significance

Move over Katy Perry, it’s all about the burkinis on top in Maria Mahfooz’s Pakistani Gurls

“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city ​​councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)

Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings

Composite Text: О ВТОРОМ ПЯТИЛЕТНЕМ ПЛАНЕ РАЗВИТИЯ НАРОДНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА СССР (1933-1937 гг.).

Contents: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Covers: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Title: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

FT.WA is a creative collective bridging British and Pakistani culture, expressing a clash of traditions

A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine

Photography: Daniel Ali's honest images show a very different side of Karachi

Vilnius-based illustrator Kissi Ussuki on her love affair with the colour pink

A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums

Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova

U.S.S.R. Economic.

In her new project, Misha Japanwala reframes shamelessness in Pakistan

Things 2013 #9: a green football zine, a pretty LP, Latvian architecture, superheroes and pop stars

The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future

Multi-talented Estonian creative Eiko Ojala is a particular paper collage whizz

Retro-futuristic digital scenes from Lithuanian artist Art Belikov

Two Rondels with Heads

Pair of Ear Plugs with Hamsas (Wild Geese)

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)