Soviet-style greeting card with AI
Like the cards in your mom’s album, only brand new and made for your occasion. Pick the occasion and the scene, add a family photo if you want your own people on the card, and the preview builds itself.
Happy New Year!
Cards come with plans from Lite at ₽690. The occasion, scene and photo open in the image studio, and generation starts on its own once you pay.
Open in the studioHow you recognize a Soviet greeting card
Old Soviet cards are recognizable at a glance, before you even read the greeting. The AI paints a new illustration with these traits: it does not copy existing cards or the manner of any particular artist.
Gouache and muted color
Dense brushstrokes, soft edges, colors slightly faded, as if the card spent years behind the glass of a china cabinet. No gloss, no neon.
A frame and a light margin
The illustration sits inside an ornamental frame or on light margins, like a print from a press.
Lettering with flourishes
Short, two or three words: “Happy New Year!”, “Happy holidays!”. The model draws the retro lettering itself, so keep the text short.
A simple, kind scene
Animals in a winter forest, a tree and a clock just before midnight, children on sleds, a bouquet and a postage stamp. One scene, one card.
Your family on a Soviet-style card
Upload a group shot and the AI repaints everyone in gouache, dresses them in fur coats, fur hats and valenki (felt boots), places them in a snowy forest by a tree, and adds animals, a frame and a “Happy New Year!” greeting. Faces stay recognizable: grandma will spot the grandchildren straight away.
- Every face is visible, not covered by hands, scarves or other people’s heads.
- Daylight beats a flash: gouache likes soft shadows.
- Family in different cities? First bring them together in one shot on the family photo page.
A card like this is a ready gift: print it at a photo shop and slip it into an envelope.
“Good morning” cards of your own, not forwarded ones
Soviet-style good-morning cards are a favorite genre of Russian family chats. Instead of the hundredth forwarded picture, send your mom one of your own: with her cat, her dacha (country cottage) or the view from her window. Ask for a week-long series in one style, and every morning brings a new one.
Ready prompts for the family chat
Tap one and the prompt goes into the form at the top. Swap the details for your own: the cat’s name, the color of the curtains, flowers from the dacha.
A wish longer than two lines is better sent as a message next to the card. The AI writes it for free on the greetings page.
For Teacher’s Day and birthdays
Teacher’s Day
A Soviet-style card for a teacher is a safe bet for the parents’ chat: a globe, books, maple leaves and asters. Sign it from the class and add the greeting text separately.
Happy Birthday
For her, tulips and mimosa in a glass vase; for him, a pie, tea and a chessboard. Even better is whatever the birthday person loves: a garden, fishing, a guitar.
What a card costs
Lite – ₽690 a month
150 units of energy. Cards with lettering are made on the models that draw letters neatly: GPT Image 2, GPT Image 2.5 Flare, Nano Banana Pro, Recraft V4.1. Need more? Basic at ₽990 (200 energy) or Premium at ₽2,290 (600 energy).
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a Soviet-style card?
Pick the occasion, the scene and the mode – from a photo or without one – and press “Open in the studio”. The AI paints the card in gouache, with a frame and retro lettering.
Can I put a family photo on the card?
Yes, in “From a photo” mode: upload a shot where every face is visible. The AI dresses the family in fur coats, hats and felt boots and paints them in gouache; the faces stay recognizable.
Are these copies of real Soviet cards?
No. Every time a new illustration is painted from the traits of the era: gouache, a frame, retro lettering, a simple scene. We do not reproduce existing cards or the manner of any particular artist.
Can I make Soviet-style birthday and good-morning cards?
Yes, you pick the occasion on the first screen: New Year, birthday, good morning, Teacher’s Day, Women’s Day (8 March) or no occasion at all. The lettering fills itself in.
Will the lettering come out without mistakes?
A short phrase of 2–4 words comes out reliably: GPT Image 2 works by default and draws letters neatly. If a letter still slips, ask the studio to fix the lettering.
Can I make a Soviet-style card for free?
No, cards are image generation, which comes with plans from Lite at ₽690 a month.