Postcards drawn by independent artists of the 1980s-1990s is an interesting topic for a research. These postcards of young caricaturists were not issued. Very often the artists took their drawings to the international caricature exhibitions, the artists knew each other by correspondence. They exchanged New-Year postcards, and tried to demonstrate their informal unity.

During those years there was official and unofficial art. Sometimes Уhalf legalФ exhibitions were held in Moscow and St. Petersburg, home made catalogues were issued in limited editions. Homemade postcards by independent artists belonged to informal art.

Young artists drew whatever they wanted, they were not afraid of the censorship.

Independent artists drew caricatures that could not be passed by the censor. They expected not the publication but the understanding and love of other artists. Everybody tried to draw the most amusing , the most extraordinary picture.

Satirical postcards by independent artists reflected historical events, for example the First Russian Revolution and the Revolution of 1917.

Caricaturists were not revolutionaries, they protested against stupidity and boredom of life. The artists followed the traditions of the XIXth century caricaturists, and preferred humour to satire.

All postcards could be divided into four groups Цsatirical, humorous, philosophical, and postcards with terrible stories.

On M. ZlatkovskiТs postcard a man writes New Year greetings on the wall and his anxious friend looks behind the corner.

On E. OsipovТs postcard New Year meal of the Soviet people is New-year-tree twig with toys.