Cats

Cats.
Kassid.
Кошки.

Postcards (Bulgaria),1974
My collection.

"A Tavern" - Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak

"A Tavern"

"Kõrts"
"Ah mu ilus viinuke,
kena katlamärjuke:
sisse läksid singa-songa,
naba alla naksa-naksa!
Esiteks mina sinu üle,
pärast sina minust üle."
/Jüri, 1889./

"Корчма"

Postcards, 1974. Estonia.
My collection.

Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak.

Linoollõiked eesti rahvalaulude ainetel / Jüri Arrak (sünd 1936).

Линогравюры по мотивам эстонских народных песен. Художник Юри Аррак.

Also:
http://aeliita123.blogspot.com.ee/2014/12/cover-juri-arrak-linols-on-estonian.html

"Fishing" - Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak

"Fishing"

"Kalapüük"
"Mina mees, meremehe poiga,
kaunis mees, kalamehe poiga,
võtti selga kuldavõrgu,
hõbetse nooda õlale.
Viisi vette kuldavõrgu,
kandse nooda kalameresse."
/Paistu, 1877./

"Рыбаки"

Postcards, 1974. Estonia.
My collection.

Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak.

Linoollõiked eesti rahvalaulude ainetel / Jüri Arrak (sünd 1936).

Линогравюры по мотивам эстонских народных песен. Художник Юри Аррак.

Also:
http://aeliita123.blogspot.com.ee/2014/12/cover-juri-arrak-linols-on-estonian.html

"Threshing" - Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak

"Threshing"

"Rehepeks"
"Rehele, rehele, rahvas,
rehele, taluminiad!
Juba kukke laulnud kuusi,
kana kõõrutand kahessa."
/Kolga-Jaani, 1910./

"Молотьба"

Postcards, 1974. Estonia.
My collection.

Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak.

Linoollõiked eesti rahvalaulude ainetel / Jüri Arrak (sünd 1936).

Линогравюры по мотивам эстонских народных песен. Художник Юри Аррак.

Also:
http://aeliita123.blogspot.com.ee/2014/12/cover-juri-arrak-linols-on-estonian.html

"A Harvest" - Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak

"A Harvest"

"Lõikus"
"Lõpe, lõpe, põllukene,
lõpe, põldu, lõune'eksi,
esi otsa õhtueksi,
et saaks sirbid seisamaie,
neiud tuppa tukkumaie!"
/Kose, 1895./

"Жатва"

Postcards, 1974. Estonia.
My collection.

Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak.

Linoollõiked eesti rahvalaulude ainetel / Jüri Arrak (sünd 1936).

Линогравюры по мотивам эстонских народных песен. Художник Юри Аррак.
Also:
http://aeliita123.blogspot.com.ee/2014/12/cover-juri-arrak-linols-on-estonian.html

"Bridal" - Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak

"Bridal"

"Pulmad"
"Peiukene, poisikene,
lase hüüda pulmapilli,
pulmapilli, saajasarve!
Meie neidu noorukene -
see tahab minna tantsimaie..."
/Haljala, 1889./

"Свадьба"

Postcards, 1974. Estonia.
My collection.

Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak.

Linoollõiked eesti rahvalaulude ainetel / Jüri Arrak (sünd 1936).

Линогравюры по мотивам эстонских народных песен. Художник Юри Аррак.

Also:
http://aeliita123.blogspot.com.ee/2014/12/cover-juri-arrak-linols-on-estonian.html

"Hay-making" - Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak

"Hay-making"

"Heinategu"
"Lähme loojale tööle,
märjale heinamaale,
lähme heina niitemaie,
teeme siis saud saledad,
lööme kuhjad kupulised."
/Simuna, 1894./

"Сенокос"

Postcards, 1974. Estonia.
My collection.

Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak.
Linoollõiked eesti rahvalaulude ainetel / Jüri Arrak (sünd 1936).
Линогравюры по мотивам эстонских народных песен. Художник Юри Аррак.

Also:
http://aeliita123.blogspot.com.ee/2014/12/cover-juri-arrak-linols-on-estonian.html

"A Herdsman" - Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak

"A Herdsman"

"Karjane"
"Välja, välja, karjakene,
välja meida saadetakse,
vitsa kätte lõigatakse,
kanik kätte käänetakse,
murred põue murretakse."
/Pärnu, 1888./

"Пастух"

Postcards, 1974. Estonia.
My collection.

Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak.
Linoollõiked eesti rahvalaulude ainetel / Jüri Arrak (sünd 1936).
Линогравюры по мотивам эстонских народных песен. Художник Юри Аррак.

Also:
http://aeliita123.blogspot.com.ee/2014/12/cover-juri-arrak-linols-on-estonian.html

"A Smith" - Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak

"A Smith"

"Sepp"
"Suus mina soendan rauda,
keele peal mina keedan rauda,
hambad mul alasipakud,
lõualuud mul lõõtsalauad,
mokad peened pihikesed."
/Koeru, 1888./

"Кузнец"

Postcards, 1974. Estonia.
My collection.

Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak.

Linoollõiked eesti rahvalaulude ainetel / Jüri Arrak (sünd 1936).

Линогравюры по мотивам эстонских народных песен. Художник Юри Аррак.

Also: http://aeliita123.blogspot.com.ee/2014/12/cover-juri-arrak-linols-on-estonian.html

"Shrovetide" - Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak

"Shrovetide"

"Vastlad"
"Linad saavad liulaskijalle,
kelgu peale istujalle,
ebemed eestvedajalle,
takud taganttõukajalle."
/Kadrina, 1896/

"Масленица"

Postcards, 1974. Estonia.
My collection.

Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak.

Linoollõiked eesti rahvalaulude ainetel / Jüri Arrak (sünd 1936).

Линогравюры по мотивам эстонских народных песен. Художник Юри Аррак.

Also: Cover: "Jüri Arrak. Linols on the Estonian Folksongs". 1974
http://aeliita123.blogspot.com.ee/2014/12/cover-juri-arrak-linols-on-estonian.html

Cover: "Jüri Arrak. Linols on the Estonian Folksongs". 1974

Cover for postcard's set: "Jüri Arrak. Linols on the Estonian Folksongs". 1974.

Postkaardikogumiku "Jüri Arrak. Linoollõiked eesti rahvalaulude ainetel". 1974.

Обложка для набора открыток "Юри Аррак. Линогравюры по мотивам эстонских народных песен." 1974.

My collection.

* Jüri Arrak (born 24 October 1936 in Tallinn) is an Estonian artist, a painter whose works with distinguished and recognizable style have won acclaim around the world. - Wikipedia.

* Юри Аррак (26 октября 1936, Таллинн, Эстония) - эстонский живописец, график, художник по металлу, основоположник эстонского авангардизма.

City Hall. Subotica. Yugoslavia/Serbia.

City Hall. Subotica. Yugoslavia/Serbia.
Raekoda. Subotica. Serbia.
Ратуша. Суботица. Сербия.

Postcard, 1972.
My collection.

City Hall. Subotica. Yugoslavia/Serbia.
Raekoda. Subotica. Serbia.
Ратуша. Суботица. Сербия.

Postcard, 1974.
My collection.

* Subotica has the most buildings built in the art nouveau style. The City Hall (built in 1908-1910) was built by the architects Marcell Komor and Dezső Jakab from Budapest.

Stamps:

980.

Sunny Beach (Slanchev Bryag). Bulgaria

Sunny Beach (Slanchev Bryag). Bulgaria.
Päikeserand. Bulgaaria.
Солнечный берег. Болгария.

Postcard, 1974(?).
My collection.

* Sunny Beach (Slanchev Bryag) is a major seaside resort on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria.

Georgi Dimitrov Boulevard. Stara Zagora. Bulgaria

Georgi Dimitrov boulevard. Stara Zagora. Bulgaria.
Georgi Dimitrovi puiestee. Stara Zagora. Bulgaaria.
Бульвар им Георгия Димитрова. Стара Загора. Болгария.

Postcard, 1970s.
My collection.

* Georgi Dimitrov Mikhaylov (June 18, 1882 - July 2, 1949) was a Bulgarian Communist politician. He was the first Communist leader of Bulgaria, from 1946 to 1949. - Wikipedia.

Greetings from the Lake Balaton

Greetings from the Lake Balaton.
Tervitused Balatoni järve äärest.
Привет из Балатона.

Postcard, 1974 or 77 (?)
My collection.

Békéscsaba. Hungary. 1974

Békéscsaba. Hungary.
Бекешчаба. Венгрия.

Postcard, 1974 or 77(?)
My collection.

* Békéscsaba is a city in Southeast Hungary. The medieval Hungarian village of Csaba was established in the 13th century, first mentioned in the 1330s. Csaba is popular Hungarian given name for boys of Turkic origin, while prefix Békés refers to the county name Békés, which means peaceful in Hungarian. - Wikipedia.

Debrecen. Vörös Hadsereg Boulevard. 1974

Debrecen. Vörös Hadsereg (Red Army) boulevard. Liberation monument / sculptor Pál Pátzay, 1896-1979).

Debrecen. Vöros Hadseregi (Punaarmee) puiestee. Vabastamise monument.

Дебрецен. Проспект Красной Армии. Памятник Освобождению.

Postcard, 1974 (?)
My collection.

Burgas. Bulgaria. 1974

Burgas. Bulgaria.
Бургас.

Postcard, 1974.
My collection.

Szeged. Chiming Clock. Hungary. 1974

Szeged. Chiming clock. Hungary.
Szeged. Mängukell. Ungari.
Сегед. Часы с музыкой. Венгрия.

Postcard, 1974.
My collection.

* One of the specialities of Szeged is the musical clock as a symbol of mediaeval universities built in the wall of the square’s building opposite to the main entrance of the Cathedral. The clock, unique in Hungary is by Ferenc Csúri Szeged clockmaker and its figures are by József Kulai woodcarver. It was in 1936 when for the first time the musical clock played its tunes during the Open Air Festival. - http://www.budapest.com/hungary/szeged/sights/musical_clock.en.html
A chiming clock plays the folk song "Szeged, a famous town" at midday.
Detail from the postcard:

950.

Hajdúszoboszló. Hungary. 1974

Hajdúszoboszló. Entrance of the spa. Hungary.
Hajdúszoboszló. Sissepääs randa. Ungari.
Хайдусобосло. Вход на пляж. Венгрия.

Postcard, 1974.
My collection.