The February Revolution. Russia. 1917 - 2.

Battle at a police station. A scene from the February Revolution. / Artist: N. Samokysh (1860-1944) /  This postcard depicts a battle scene in the streets of St. Petersburg between revolutionary forces and supporters of the Czarist regime. The artist was a renowned battle painter. The postcard was published in St. Petersburg in the spring or summer of 1917 by the Skobelev Committee for the Care of the Wounded and printed at the lithography of F. Zlotnikov and L. Volk.
Set "From the History of Russian Revolutionary Postcards", 1917/1977.

Lahing politseijaoskonna juures. Veebruarirevolutsiooni episood. /  N. Samokiš (1860-1944). / Postkaardi andis 1917. a kevadel või suvel välja haavatute eest hoolitsemise Skobelevi komitee Petrogradis. Sellel on kujutatud revolutsioonijõudude ja isevalitsuse pooldajate tänavalahing. Trükitud F. Zlotnikovi ja L. Volk'i trükikojas.
Postkaardikogumikust "Vene revolutsiooniliste postkaartide ajaloost", 1917/1977.

Бой у полицейского участка. Эпизод из Февральской революции. / Художник Н. Самокиш (1860-1944). / Открытка издана в Петрограде весной или летом 1917 года Скобелевским комитетом попечения о раненых. Изображает сцену боя на улицах Петрограда между революционными войсками и сторонниками самодержавного режима. Рисунок выполнен известным художником-баталистом. Напечатана открытка в петроградской литографии Ф. Злотникова и Л. Волк.
Из истории Русской революционной открытки, 1917/1977.

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The February Revolution. Russia. 1917 - 1.

Days of the Revolution in St. Petersburg. Barricades on Liteyny Avenue near the Arsenal. /  This documentary photo postcard depicts a characteristic episode of the February Revolution in Petrograd. It was published in Moscow in the spring or summer of 1917 by Dmitry Ogloblin Publishing.
Set "From the History of Russian Revolutionary Postcards", 1917/1977.

Revolutsioonipäevad Petrogradis. Barrikaadid Liteinõi prospektil Arsenali juures. / Postkaart on fotodokument, millel on kujutatud  Veebruarirevolutsiooni üks iseloomulik episood Petrogradis. Ilmunud 1917. a kevadel või suvel Moskvas Dmitri Ogloblini kirjastuses.
Postkaardikogumikust "Vene revolutsiooniliste postkaartide ajaloost", 1917/1977.

Дни революции в Петрограде. Баррикады на Литейном проспекте около Арсенала. / Фотодокументальная открытка, на которой изображен один из характерных эпизодов Февральской революции в Петрограде, была выпущена весной или летом 1917 года в Москве издательством Дмитрия Оглоблина.
Из истории Русской революционной открытки, 1917/1977.

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"Bleaching Cloth"

"Bleaching Cloth" (1917) / Zinaida Serebriakova (1885 - 1967) / The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow. Russia.

"Kanga pleegitamine" (1917) / Zinaida Serebrjakova / Tretjakovi Galerii. Moskva.

"Беление холста" (1917) / Зинаида Серебрякова (1885 - 1967) / Государственная Третьяковская галерея.

Postcard, 1974.
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* Zinaida Serebriakova (née Lanceray) was among the first female Russian painters of distinction. She belonged to the artistic Benois family. Her grandfather, Nicholas Benois, was a famous architect, chairman of the Society of Architects and member of the Russian Academy of Science. Her uncle, Alexandre Benois, was a famous painter, founder of the Mir iskusstva art group. Her father, Yevgeny Nikolayevich Lanceray, was a well-known sculptor, and her mother, who was Alexandre Benois' sister, was good at drawing. One of Zinaida's brothers, Nikolay Yevgenyevich Lanceray, was a talented architect, and her other brother, Yevgeny Yevgenyevich Lanceray, had an important place in Russian and Soviet art as a master of monumental painting and graphic art. The Russian-English actor and writer Peter Ustinov was also related to her. Zinaida Serebriakova died in Paris on September 19, 1967, at the age of 82. She is buried in Paris, at the Russian cemetery at Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois. - Wikipedia.

* The most important of her works was "Bleaching Cloth", which revealed Zinaida Serebriakova's striking talent as a monumental artist. This work (141,8x173,6) is like a hymn to peasant labour.

"Glory to Great October!" Greeting card. Russia

"Glory to Great October!"
Greeting Card, 1982.
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* 7 November, the anniversary of the October Revolution, was an official holiday in the Soviet Union.

"The Storming of the Winter Palace". Russia

"The Storming of the Winter Palace" / Vladimir Serov.
"Rünnak Talvepaleele" / Vl. Serov.
"Штурм Зимнего дворца" / В. А. Серов.

Postcard, 1943.(WWII)
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* The Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was, from 1732 to 1917, the official residence of the Russian monarchs. The storming of the palace in 1917 became an iconic symbol of the Russian Revolution. Today, the palace forms part of the complex of buildings housing the Hermitage Museum.

* Владимир Александрович Серов (1910—1968) — советский живописец и график. В картинах Серова В. А. события Октябрьской революции интерпретирируются в духе официальной историографии 1940—1960 гг.

"Long Live the Revolution!" Russia. 1917

"Long Live the Revolution!" / Artist unknown
Postcard #777, Spring 1917 issue, by a Petrograd (St. Petersburg) publisher, depicting the soldiers and seamen who rose up under the red flags of the 1917 February Revolution.
Set "From the History of Russian Revolutionary Postcards", 1917/1977.

"Elagu revolutsioon!" / Tundmatu kunstnik.
Ühe Petrogradi kirjastuse 1917. a kevadel välja antud postkaart (nr 777) kujutab soldateid ja madruseid, kes koondusid 1917. aasta veebruaris punaste revolutsioonilippude alla.
Postkaardikogumikust "Vene revolutsiooniliste postkaartide ajaloost", 1917/1977.

"Да здравствует революция!" / Неизвестный художник.
Открытка одного из петроградских издательств, выпущенная весной 1917 года (нр 777), возпроизводит рисунок с изображением солдат и матросов, вставших в февральские дни 1917 года под красные знамена революции.
Из истории Русской революционной открытки, 1917/1977.

Postcard, 1977.
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Alexander Kerensky. Russia. 1917

"You sit by your lonesome and wistfully look on
As the fire in the fireplace somberly dies out."
/Unknown artist./
A satirical postcard from a series issued by a St. Petersburg publisher in the summer or autumn of 1917.
Set "From the History of Russian Revolutionary Postcards", 1917/1977.

"Sa istud üksi ja vaatad nukralt, kui kurvalt põleb kamin lõpuni."
Postkaardikogumikust "Vene revolutsiooniliste postkaartide ajaloost", 1917/1977.

"Ты сидишь одиноко и смотришь с тоской,
Как печально камин догорает."
Из истории Русской революционной открытки, 1917/1977.

* Alexander Kerensky (Kerenski, Russian: Александр Керенский; 1881 – 1970) was a major political leader before and during the Russian Revolutions of 1917. Kerensky served as the second Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government until Vladimir Lenin was elected by the All-Russian Congress of Soviets following the October Revolution. He died in exile.  

Postcard, 1977.
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Grigori Rasputin. Russia. 1917

"One head is good, three heads are better."
Postcard. Set "From the History of Russian Revolutionary Postcards", 1917/1977.

"Üks pea on hea, aga kolm parem."
Postkaardikogumikust "Vene revolutsiooniliste postkaartide ajaloost", 1917/1977.

"Ум хорошо, а три лучше."
Из истории Русской революционной открытки, 1917/1977.

* Grigori Rasputin (Russian: Григорий Распутин; 1869 – 1916) was a Russian mystic who is perceived as having influenced the latter days of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra. In this postcard (1917, spring or summer) one can see the dissent the Russian people felt for Rasputin. Here he is  with the czar and the tsarina.

Postcard, 1977.
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Boris Grigoryev "Portrait of My Wife"

"Portrait of My Wife", 1917 / Boris Grigoryev (1886 - 1939) / Lviv Picture Gallery, Ukraine.
Postcard 1975.

"Minu naise portree" / B. Grigorjev.

"Портрет жены", 1917 / Б. Григорьев.
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