Dedicated to You but You Weren’t Glistening

Illustrations from the 1979 children’s book Your Name? Robot.

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Previously in this series of scans from my Soviet-era kids’ book collection:

— Mummy was a robot, daddy was a small nonstick kitchen utensil

— Klop!

Also see: Smoking Crack in the Cosmic Egg

01 "Your Name? Robot," Soviet children's book, 1979, cover

02 "Your Name? Robot," Soviet children's book, 1979, inside front cover

inside front cover

03 "Your Name? Robot," Soviet children's book, 1979

04 "Your Name? Robot," Soviet children's book, 1979

05 "Your Name? Robot," Soviet children's book, 1979

06 "Your Name? Robot," Soviet children's book, 1979, inside back cover

inside back cover

07 "Your Name? Robot," Soviet children's book, 1979, back cover

back cover

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