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Proverbs Pasyans ~ 1910 Fortune Cards
CAD $60.00
Originally known as Russian Proverb Cards or Pasyan Cards, this fortune telling method comes from 19th century Russia. The cards are game-like and likely based on a children’s toy that people made out of paper with drawings that they could rotate to create different pictures. They consisted of 36 puzzle cards and the company sold them until the 1914 Russian Revolution. Later on a re-issue appeared in 1928, but by this time the anti-religious movement was raging. The attitude towards card fortune telling was negative.
After the Russian Revolution fortune-telling cards managed to persist within families and were more than likely transmuted “from grandmothers” who learned to guess in their youth from popular books and then passed along among teenage girls. The cards and their meanings managed to survive within families but became simplified. The people of pre-revolutionary Russia left behind the Proverbs, sayings, and deep symbolism. In the late 1970s to early 1980s hand-drawn versions began popping up before the proliferation and popularization of the decks in the early 1990s. By this time, the number of cards reduced from 36 to 20. The style and imagery had also changed as well as the meaning of each card becoming more simple and clear. (road – trip, cat – flirting). In the US a new deck was released called the Russian Gypsy Fortune Telling Cards, but they don’t appear to have ever become popular.
As far as I know this is the first time this deck is being offered with the original proverbs translated into English. This project has taken me well over a year from start to finish. I have seen other English versions offered in the past from Russia, but they are now unattainable and the proverb portion of the interpretations is always missing. I have translated all 72 cards (288 proverbs total) into a modern take. This adaptation is my attempt to keep it as close to original as possible.
The rotating book may appear to look like normal printer paper but it is not. (DON’T FOLD THE PAGES ROTATE THEM!) The book has been printed on special paper called PaperTyger, which is a technologically advanced laminated paper. It is durable, lightweight, and tear resistant.
Item Details:
- 36 hand cut Replica 1910 Fortune Telling Cards (2.5 in x 2.5 in)
- Rotating instructions + interpretations book printed on PaperTyger
- English adaptation + Russian
- Protective case.
Additional information
| Weight | 100 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 8 × 8 × 2.5 cm |
Description
Originally known as Russian Proverb Cards or Pasyan Cards, this fortune telling method comes from 19th century Russia. The cards are game-like and likely based on a children’s toy that people made out of paper with drawings that they could rotate to create different pictures. They consisted of 36 puzzle cards and the company sold them until the 1914 Russian Revolution. Later on a re-issue appeared in 1928, but by this time the anti-religious movement was raging. The attitude towards card fortune telling was negative.
After the Russian Revolution fortune-telling cards managed to persist within families and were more than likely transmuted “from grandmothers” who learned to guess in their youth from popular books and then passed along among teenage girls. The cards and their meanings managed to survive within families but became simplified. The people of pre-revolutionary Russia left behind the Proverbs, sayings, and deep symbolism. In the late 1970s to early 1980s hand-drawn versions began popping up before the proliferation and popularization of the decks in the early 1990s. By this time, the number of cards reduced from 36 to 20. The style and imagery had also changed as well as the meaning of each card becoming more simple and clear. (road – trip, cat – flirting). In the US a new deck was released called the Russian Gypsy Fortune Telling Cards, but they don’t appear to have ever become popular.
The rotating book may appear to look like normal printer paper but it is not. (DON’T FOLD THE PAGES ROTATE THEM!) The book has been printed on special paper called PaperTyger, which is a technologically advanced laminated paper. It is durable, lightweight, and tear resistant.
Item Details:
- 36 hand cut Replica 1910 Fortune Telling Cards (2.5 in x 2.5 in)
- Rotating instructions + interpretations book printed on PaperTyger
- English adaptation + Russian
- Protective case.
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