Moscow State University. 1955

Lomonosov Moscow State University. The main building on Lenin (Sparrow) hills.
Moskva Riikliku Ülikooli peahoone Lenini (Varblase) mägedel.
Москва. Главное здание МГУ.

Postcard, 1955.
My collection.

Tomsk State University. Russia. 1971

Tomsk State University.
Tomski V. Kuibõševi nim Riiklik Ülikool.
Томский государственный университет имени В. В. Куйбышева.

Postcard, 1971.
My collection 

* Tomsk State University is the oldest university in the Russian Asia, in Siberia, which was founded in 1878 in Tomsk, Russia. It was the First Siberian Imperial University.

Tartu. Estonia. 1955

Tartu. The Estonian Agricultural Academy.
Tartu. Eesti Põllumajanduse Akadeemia.
Тарту. Эстонская сельскохозяйственная академия.

Postcard, 1955.
My collection.

"September". Estonia. 1990

"September" / Ülle Meister, Estonia.

"September" (sarjast "12 kuud") / Ülle Meister.

"Сентябрь" / Юлле Мейстер, Эстония.

Postcard, 1990.
My collection.

"The Troublemaker"

"The Troublemaker" / Fyodor Reshetnikov.
"Pahandusetegija" / Fjodor Rešetnikov.
"Нарушитель" / Фёдор Решетников.

Postcard, 1955.
My collection.

* See also "Low Marks Again" .

Minsk. Belarus. 1974 - 6.

Minsk. 1. The embankment of the Svisloch River. 2. The Byelorussian Polytechnical Institute.
Minsk. 1. Svislotši jõe kaldal. 2. Valgevene Polütehniline Instituut.
Минск. 1. Набережная реки Свислочь. 2. Белорусский ордена Трудового Красного Знамени политехнический институт.

Minsk. 1. Railway Station Square. 2. Motel.
Minsk. 1. Väljak raudteejaama juures. 2. Motell.
Минск. 1. Привокзальная площадь. 2. Мотель.

* Postcards from the set "Minsk", 1974.
My collection.

"Low Marks Again!"

"Another "F"!" ("Low Marks Again!", 1952) / Fyodor Reshetnikov (1906 - 1988) / The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow. Russia.

"Jälle kaks!" (1952) / Fjodor Rešetnikov (1906 - 1988) / Tretjakovi Galerii. Moskva.

"Опять двойка!" (1952) /  Фёдор Решетников / Государственная Третьяковская галерея.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

* Fyodor Reshetnikov (1906 - 1988) was a prominent Soviet painter. A preeminent practitioner of "socialist realism", Reshetnikov was recognized by the government for his work and was a member for three and a half decades of the Soviet Academy of Arts.

Frunze / Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan. 1977 - 4.

Engineering School
Polütehnikum.
Политехникум.

State Museum of Fine Arts.
Kunstimuuseum.
Музей изобразительных искусств.

Pavilion of the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy.
Kirgiisi NSV rahvamajandussaavutuste näituse peapaviljon.
Главный павильон BДНХ Киргизской ССР.

Monument to the Heroes of the Komsomol (the league of young communists).
Kangelaslike kommunistlike noorte mälestussammas.
Памятник героям-комсомольцам.

Postcards, 1977.
My collection.

"At the Doors of a School"

"At the Doors of a School" (1897) / Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky / State Russian Museum. St. Petersburg, Russia.

"Kooli lävel" (1897) / Nikolai Bogdanov-Belski / Riiklik Vene Muuseum. Sankt-Peterburg.

"У дверей школы" ("На пороге школы"), 1897 г. / Н. Богданов-Бельский. / Государственный Русский музей.

Russian postcard, 1941.
My collection.

* Nikolay Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky (1868 - 1945) was a Russian painter. Bogdanov-Belsky was active in St. Petersburg. After 1921, he worked exclusively in Riga, Latvia. Bogdanov-Belsky painted mostly genre paintings, especially of the education of peasant children, portraits, and impressionistic landscapes studies. "At the Doors of a School" is an autobiographical picture.

"Cranes"

"Cranes" / S. Kupriyanov.
"Kured"
"Журавли" / С. Куприянов.

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

"September 1"

"September 1" (1951) / A. Volkov.
"Esimene september" / A. Volkov.
"Первое сентября" / Худ А. Волков.

Postcard, 1954.
My collection.

* "September 1" is a painting by the Soviet artist A. Volkov. The piece, depicting a student getting ready for the first day of school, was widely known in the 1950s and typical of the period. Created in 1951, it included the "mandatory attributes" of the time: J. Stalin's portrait and bust. The artist supposedly removed those elements from his original painting in the 1960s. The girl is wearing a school uniform and a Young Pioneer scarf.

* Knowledge Day (Russian: День Знаний), often simply called 1st of September, is the day when the school year traditionally starts in Russia and many other former Soviet republics. This day also marks the end of summer and the beginning of autumn.

*  "Esimene september" on Nõukogude kunstniku A. Volkovi 1950.-1960. aastatel väga tuntud maal esimeseks koolipäevaks valmistuvast tüdrukust. 1951. a loodud pildil on veel n-ö kohustusliku atribuudina J. Stalini büst ja portree. Väidetavalt on kunstnik need 1960ndatel aastatel oma maali originaalilt eemaldanud.

Back to School!

Back to School!
Kooli!

Postcard, 1956.
My collection.

Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Pushkin (1799 - 1837) / O. Kiprensky and S. Bondar.
Postcard, 1955.
Aleksander Puškin. / S. Bondari postkaart O. Kiprenski maali järgi.

Alexander Pushkin.
Stamp, 1962.

Pushkin and Zhukovsky with Glinka. Glinka - 150.
Stamp, 1954.
Puškin ja Žukovski külas Glinkal. Postmark M. Glinka 150. sünniaastapäevaks.
Почтовая марка СССР, 150 лет со дня рождения М. И. Глинки, 1954. /  Худ. Виктор Артамонов (1919 г.р.) "А.С. Пушкин и В.А. Жуковский у М.И. Глинки".

* Mikhail Glinka (1804 – 1857), was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country, and is often regarded as the father of Russian classical music. Operas "Ivan Susanin" and "Ruslan and Lyudmila"; his major orchestral works include the symphonic poem "Kamarinskaya" based on Russian folk tunes, and two Spanish works: "A Night in Madrid" and "Jota Aragonesa"; many art songs, many piano pieces, and some chamber music.

* Vasily Zhukovsky (1783 – 1852) was the foremost Russian poet of the 1810s and a leading figure in Russian literature in the first half of the 19th century.

Cover: Museum - Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo. 1984. With special stamp Oct, 19, 1986. Picture: Pushkin Monument, Tsarskoye Selo, now Pushkin.
Ümbrik Puškini kujuga Tsarskoje Selo (nüüd Puškin) lütseumi aias. Eritempel lütseum-muuseumi 175. aastapäeva puhul.

* The Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum was opened on October 19, 1811. The first graduates were all brilliant and included Alexander Pushkin and Alexander Gorchakov. The opening date was celebrated each year with carousals and revels, and Pushkin composed new verses for each of those occasions.

My collection.

"Keep it down..."

"Keep it down, we're doing your homework!"
Postcard, 1956.

"Ära lärma, kui me teeme su koduseid töid."

"Не шуми, когда мы делаем твои уроки."
My collection.

"Alionushka". 1956

"Alionushka". 1956
The girls are looking at a painting by V. Vasnetsov "Alionushka" (1881).

"Aljonuška"
Pilt on saanud oma nime selle järgi, et tüdrukud vaatavad muuseumis V. Vasnetsovi maali "Aljonuška" (1881).

"Алёнушка"
Худ. Л. Пускин.
My collection.

"Music lessons". 1955

"Music lessons". 1955

"Muusikatund"

"Музыкалные занятия"
Худ. В. Непостаев.
My collection.