In mid-April we received a mail from representatives of the BBC with a request for cooperation. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster placed in London. The BBC is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world. We were pleased about this mail.
BBC at Soviet Dacha
Do you know who is Dunno, Mursilka, Dude or Paru-chan? We didn’t know, but now can tell you about them.
Recently shop SovietDacha received a request for a book of Russian author Nikolay Nosov "Dunno adventures" published in Soviet era with illustrations by Alexei Laptev. 
Dunno's Adventures by Nosov with Laptev's illustrations
We found this book and shipped it to Japan. The buyer of the book, and now the friend of our shop told us the story that formed the basis of this article for you.
The products of the Imperial porcelain factory is the most popular porcelain brand in Russia now. Porcelain IPF represented in the Hermitage, Moscow Historical Museum, London the Victoria and albert Museum, New York Metropolitan Museum etc.
Tea set of LFZ
Porcelain tea set with golden pettern
This kind of tea sets we sell at SovietDacha shop here
Beautiful pictures of products from different Soviet porcelain factories were published in the Soviet encyclopedia of the household in 1966.
Soviet porcelain picture from Encyclopedia of the household
But it was difficult to buy porcelain tableware in Soviet times. In the stores there were queues to buy the usual plates.
Soviet people gave tableware sets on holidays and definitely on the wedding to each other. Ordinary workers didn't collect figurines or utensils of certain factories. A lot of people have found out the difference between the value of the products of the porcelain factories only after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Some time ago a guest from Holland has become a very popular meme in Russian Internet. His Russian name is "Zhdun". There is no such word in our dictionary, it is derived from the verb "zhdat" in English he could be named "Expecter" as a derivative from the verb "to expect". Soviet Dacha loves the unusual guests, so we were glad to invite him for a visit.
Homunculus Loxodontus at Soviet Dacha in Moscow
Why do we make candles? We just love candles from natural beeswax and glad to share them with everyone.
We make candles for using at Dacha, for sale and gifts. Our Etsy shop is here.
Honeycomb candles smell like natural honey. If we add essential oil, the candle will be scented and even healing.
Honeycomb rolled candles
IUntil the reign of Tsar Peter I the Orthodox Church celebrated the beginning of the new year the 1st of September. The celebrating the new civil year and the Church were closely intertwined. The 1700 in Russia celebrated twice. First on 1 Sep. At the end of 1699 Peter I issued a decree "on the celebration of the new year." He was ordered to postpone the beginning of the year from 1 September to the 1st of January 1700. Peter I ordered to decorate the house "pine, spruce and juniper branches on samples exposed in Gostiny Dvor; in the sign of fun each other be sure to congratulate happy new year".
The decree of Peter I about New year celebration
Soviet Dacha wishes you a fabulous Christmas and a New Year full of happiness!
i La Dacha le desea una muy Feliz Navidad de fábula y que el 2015 esta lleno amor y felicidad!
Sowjetische Datscha wünscht Ihnen frohe Weihnachten, Glück, Erfolg und persönliches Wohlergehen im neuen Jahr!
บ้านดาช่าโซเวียต ขอให้ท่านสนุกสุขสันต์ในวันคริสต์มาส และมีความสุขกับปีใหม่นี้
Zarubin postcard
This year the snow fell In the middle of autumn in Moscow! The New year holiday will come soon! Our shop SovietDacha on Etsy.com started to sell Christmas decorations and greeting cards.
Sale! Christmas decorations!
Winter came to Moscow!
Winter at Soviet Dacha
The middle of autumn is on the calendar, it's still late October. But it's already very cold and snow at the street. This year winter came to us earlier than usual.
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