Showing posts with label Revolution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Revolution. Show all posts

7 November 2016

"First days of October"


"First days of October" / G. Savitsky (1887-1949).
"Oktoobri esimesed päevad" / G. Savitski (1887-1949).
"Первые дни Октября" / Г. К. Савицкий (1887-1949).

Postcard, 1958.

* The Great October Socialist Revolution - 7–8 November 1917, Petrograd, Russia.
* Suur Sotsialistlik Oktoobrirevolutsioon - 7.-8. november 1917, Petrograd, Venemaa.

27 November 2015

Monument to Viktor Kingissepp. Tallinn. Estonia. 1960


Monument to Viktor Kingissepp. Tallinn. Estonia.
EKP organiseerija ja juhi Viktor Kingissepa (1888-1922) mälestussammas Harjumäel. Tallinn.
Памятник В. Кингисеппу. Таллинн. Эстония.

Postcard, 1960.
My collection.

* Viktor Kingissepp (24 March /O.S. 12 March/ 1888 - 4 May 1922) was an Estonian communist politician, the leader of the Estonian Communist Party. He was arrested by the Estonian Political Police on 1 May 1922 and executed for treason shortly afterwards.

* Виктор Кингисепп (12 (24) марта 1888 - 4 мая 1922) - профессиональный революционер России и Эстонии, один из организаторов Коммунистической партии Эстонии. Арестован полицией 1 мая 1922 года и расстрелян по приговору военно-полевого суда по статье за измену родине.

23 February 2014

Soviet Army Day. Art lacquer painting

Soviet Army Day. Greeting card. / B. Kukuliyev / Art lacquer painting. Palekh,  Russia.
Nõukogude Armee aastapäevaks  / B. Kukulijev / Lakkmaal, Palehh, Venemaa.
Слава Советской Армии! / Б. Кукулиев / Палех.

Postcard, 1983.
My collection.

* Soviet Army Day was a holiday every February 23 in the Soviet Union from 1945 until its breakup.

7 November 2013

37th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. 1954

37th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution.
"Great October Socialist Revolution has opened a new era in mankind history - an era of communism" (Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin).
Stamp of the USSR, 1954.

Suure Sotsialistliku Oktoobrirevolutsiooni 37. aastapäev.
"Suur Sotsialistlik Oktoobrirevolutsioon avas uue ajastu inimkonna ajaloos - kommunismiajastu" (Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin).
NSVL postmark, 1954.

37 лет Великой Октябрьской социалистической революции.
"Великая Октябрьская социалистическая революция открыла новую эру в истории человечества — эру коммунизма" (Маркс-Энгельс-Ленин-Сталин).
Почтовая марка СССР, 1954.

My collection.

7 November 2012

Great October. Greeting card. USSR. 1988

Great October Greetings!
Oktoobripühadeks!
С праздником Октября!

Postcard, 1988.
My collection.

* 7 November, the anniversary of the October Revolution, was an official holiday in the Soviet Union.


7 August 2012

Saratov. Russia. 1981 -7.

Monument to the fighters of the socialist revolution in 1917.
Saraatov. Mälestussammas 1917. a sotsialistliku revolutsiooni võitlejatele.
Саратов. Памятник борцам социалистической революции 1917 года. Скульптор В. Перфилов.

Postcard, 1981.
My collection.

12 March 2012

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.

My collection.

11 March 2012

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.

My collection.

7 November 2011

"Glory to Great October!" Greeting card. Russia

"Glory to Great October!"
Greeting Card, 1982.
My collection.

* 7 November, the anniversary of the October Revolution, was an official holiday in the Soviet Union.

6 November 2011

"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)
My collection.

* 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.


5 November 2011

"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.
My collection.

4 August 2011

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.
My collection.

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.
My collection.