Summer

Summer.
Suvi.
Лето.

Postcards (Germany/DDR), 1956.
My collection.

Friendship Dance. Hungary

Friendship Dance.
Sõpruse tants.
Танец дружбы.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

"Lights of the Kuybyshev Hydroelectric Station"

"Lights of the Kuybyshev Hydroelectric Station" / M. Sokolov.
"Kuibõševi hüdroelektrijaama tuled" / M. Sokolov.
"Огни Куйбышевской ГЭС" / Художник М.Н. Соколов.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

* Samara, known from 1935 to 1991 as Kuybyshev, is the sixth largest city in Russia and the administrative center of Samara Oblast. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers on the east bank of the Volga. - Wikipedia.

"The Kazan Kremlin"

"The Kazan Kremlin" / N. Kuznetsov.
"Kaasani Kreml" / N. Kuznetsov.
"Казанский кремль" / Н. Д. Кузнецов.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

* The Kazan Kremlin (10-16th century) is the chief historic citadel of Tatarstan, situated in the city of Kazan. It was built at the behest of Ivan the Terrible on the ruins of the former castle of Kazan khans. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000. - Wikipedia.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday! / Margareta Fuks / Estonia.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

* Margareta Fuks (4. juuni 1921 - 4. aug 2005).

"Children Floating Boats"

"Children Floating Boats" / Evgeni Vasilyev (1910-1998).
"Lapsed ujutavad mängulaevu" / Jevgeni Vassiljev.
"Дети пускают кораблики" / Евгений Павлович Васильев (1910-1998).

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

Vladimir Makovsky "Date"

"Date" (1883) / Vladimir Makovsky (1846-1920) / The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow. Russia.
"Kohtumine" / Vladimir Makovski / Tretjakovi Galerii. Moskva.
"Свидание" (1883) / Владимир Маковский (1846-1920) / Государственная Третьяковская галерея.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

Stamp, 1971. USSR.

See also:
Vladimir Makovsky "Nighttime".
Vladimir Makovsky "The Confession".

“They Did Not Expect Him”

“They Did Not Expect Him” ("The Unexpected Return", 1884-1888) / Ilya Repin / The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow. Russia.
"Ei oodatud" / Ilja Repin / Tretjakovi Galerii, Moskva.
"Не ждали" (1884-1888) / Илья Репин /  Государственная Третьяковская галерея.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

* "The Unexpected Return" shows the unexpected homecoming of a Russian revolutionary from a forced settlement in Siberia. The older boy recognizes his father almost immediately, while the younger sister, too young to remember him, looks frightened.

Ilya Repin in this blog.

Moscow. Sivtsev Vrazhek Lane. 1956

"Moscow. Sivtsev Vrazhek Lane" / A. Romodanovskaya.
"Moskva. Sivtsev-Vražeki põiktänav" / A. Romodanovskaja.
Москва. Переулок Сивцев-Вражек. / А. А. Ромодановская.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

* Sivtsev Vrazhek is a radial lane in the Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow; it forms the boundary between Arbat and Khamovniki municipal districts

* Переулок Сивцев-Вражек - переулок в Центральном административном округе города Москвы между Гоголевским бульваром и Денежным переулком.

Abramtsevo. "Hut on Chicken Feet"

Abramtsevo. "Hut on Chicken Feet". (The children pavilion is constructed under the project by Victor Vasnetsov in 1883.)
Abramtsevo. "Majake kanajalgadel". (Lastemajakese projekteeris kunstnik Viktor Vasnetsov 1883. a.)
Абрамцево. "Избушка на курьих ножках".  (Детская беседка построена по проекту В. М. Васнецова в 1883.)

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

* Abramtsevo is an estate located north of Moscow, in the proximity of Khotkovo, that became a center for the Slavophile movement and artistic activity in the 19th century. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abramtsevo_Colony

Vasnetsov's paintings:
"Bogatyrs"
"Alionushka"
"Alionushka". 1956

"Sterlets"

"Sterlets". Porcelain / P. Kozhin / Russia.
"Sterletid" / P. Kožin.
"Стерляди". Фарфор / П. М. Кожин.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

* Павел Михайлович Кожин (04.01.1904-27.12.1975). Скульптор-анималист, работавший в различных керамических материалах, исполнял выставочные произведения и образцы для промышленного производства.

"Bogatyrs"

"Bogatyrs" (1898) / Viktor Vasnetsov (1848-1926) / The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
"Vägilased" (1898) / Viktor Vasnetsov (1848-1926) / Tretjakovi Galerii, Moskva.
"Богатыри" (1881-1898) / Виктор Васнецов (1848-1926) / Государственная Третьяковская галерея.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

* A bogatyr is a stock character in medieval East Slavic legends (byliny), akin to a Western European knight-errant. Three of the most famous bogatyrs, Dobrynya Nikitich, Ilya Muromets and Alyosha Popovich, are represented together in Victor Vasnetsov's 1898 painting "Bogatyrs". - Wikipedia.

* Maalil on kujutatud Vene bõliinade kangelased, muistsed vägimehed Dobrõnja Nikititš, Ilja Muromets ja Aljoša Popovitš.

"In the Park"

"In the Park" (1874) / Vasily Polenov (1844-1927) / The State Russian Museum. St. Petersburg.
"Pargis" / Vassili Polenov.
"В парке. Местечко Вёль в Нормандии" (1874) / Василий Поленов (1844-1927) /  Государственный Русский музей.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

See also:
"The Moscow Courtyard"
"Pond"

"The Prose of Life"

"The Prose of Life" (1892-1893) / Vasily Baksheyev (1862-1958) / The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.

"Eluproosa" / Vassili Bakšejev / Tretjakovi Galerii, Moskva.

"Житейская проза" (1892-1893) / Василий Бакшеев (1862-1958) / Государственная Третьяковская галерея, Москва.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

"Emergency"

"Emergency" / Dmitri Sveshnikov (1912-1997).
"Kiirabi" / Dmitri Svešnikov.
"Скорая помощь" / Дмитрий Свешников.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

* This painting is about the Nenets (Samoyeds) life in USSR.

See also: "From the Mainland".

Old New Year card. USSR. 1956

* Today this blog is turning three years old.
* Täna saab see blogi kolmeaastaseks.
* Этому блогу сегодня исполняется три года.

Happy New Year!
Head uut aastat!
C Новым годом!

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

"Portrait of D. K. Khvostova"

"Portrait of D. K. Khvostova" (1814) / Orest Kiprensky (1782-1836) / The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.

"Darja Hvostova portree" (1814) / Orest Kiprenski / Tretjakovi Galerii. Moskva.

"Портрет Д. Н. Хвостовой" (1814) / Орест Кипренский / Государственная Третьяковская галерея. Москва.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

* Orest Kiprensky (1782-1836) was a leading Russian portraitist in the Age of Romanticism.His most familiar work is probably Alexander Pushkin's portrait (1827).

* Darya Khvostova: Хвостова, Дарья Николаевна (1783 –?), супруга сенатора, Томского губернатора в отставке В. С. Хвостова, троюродная сестра; М. М. Арсеньевой, матери поэта М. Ю. Лермонтова.

See also: Alexander Pushkin

"Menshikov in Berezovo"

"Menshikov in Berezovo" (1883) / Vasily Surikov (1848-1916) / The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.

"Menšikov Berjozovos (asumisel)" (1883) / Vassili Surikov (1848-1916) / Tretjakovi Galerii, Moskva.

"Меншиков в Берёзово" (1883) / Василий Суриков (1848-1916) / Государственная Третьяковская галерея, Москва.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

* Prince Aleksandr Menshikov (16 November [O.S. 6 November] 1673, Moscow – 23 November [O.S. 12 November] 1729, Berezov) was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimus, Prince of the Russian Empire and Duke of Izhora (Duke of Ingria), Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke of Cosel. A highly appreciated associate and friend of Tsar Peter the Great, he was the de facto ruler of Russia for two years. He and his whole family were banished to Berezov in Siberia, where he died in exile on 23 November [O.S. 12 November] 1729. - Wikipedia.

"Portrait of Nadya Repina, the Artist's Daughter"

"Portrait of Nadya Repina, the Artist's Daughter" (1881) / Ilya Repin  (1844-1930) / The A. N. Radishchev Museum of Arts, Saratov, Russia.

"Kunstniku tütre Nadja Repina portree" / Ilja Repin / Saratovi kunstimuuseum, Venemaa.

"Портрет Нади Репиной, дочери художника" (1881) / Илья Репин (1844-1930) / Саратовский Государственный художественный музей имени А.Н. Радищева.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

* Ilya Repin in this blog.

"Future Railroaders"

"Future Railroaders" / N. Osenev / Russia.
"Tulevased raudteelased" / N. Osenjev.
"Будущие путейцы" / Николай Осенев (1909-1983).

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.