For examples of pre-revolutionary typography (before 1917)
http://englishrussia.com/?p=2203

For avant-garde designs (before the 30's)you can a look at some works by Lissitzky, Rodchenko and Stepanova.

There are a few excellent books with examples of popular typefaces, but they are mostly in Russian.
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