"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.

The Bronze Horseman. 1955

Leningrad (St.Petersburg). Monument of Peter the Great (The Bronze Horseman).

Leningrad (Peterburi). "Vaskratsanik", Peeter I mälestussammas.

Ленинград (Сaнкт-Петербyрг). "Медный всадник", памятник Петру I.

Postcard, 1955.
My collection.

* The Bronze Horseman (Russian: Медный всадник) is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Commissioned by Catherine the Great, it was created by the French sculptor Étienne Maurice Falconet. The name comes from an 1833 poem of the same the name by Aleksander Pushkin, which is widely considered one of the most significant works of Russian literature. The statue is now one of the symbols of Saint Petersburg. - Wikipedia.

See also: The "Bronze Horseman" (1986)

"Leningrad. Moyka". 1955

"Leningrad. The Moyka Embankment." / A. Balashov.
"Leningrad. Moika" / A. Balašov.
"Ленинград. Мойка" / A. Балашов.

Postcard, 1955.
My collection.

* The Moyka River is a small river which encircles the central portion of Saint Petersburg, effectively making it an island.

*Moika on jõgi Peterburis, sama nime kannavad ka kaldapealsed.

* Мойка - река в Санкт-Петербурге, протока невской дельты. Топоним также служит обиходным обозначением набережной реки Мойки. - Wikipedia.

Leningrad. Saint Isaac's Cathedral. Russia

Leningrad (St. Petersburg). Saint Isaac's Cathedral or Isaakievskiy Sobor.  Russia.
Leningrad (Peterburi). Vaade Iisaku katedraalile Vassili saarelt.
Ленинград (Санкт-Петербург). Вид на Исаакиевский собор с Васильевского острова.

Postcard, 1977.
My collection.
See also:  Leningrad. Saint Isaac's Cathedral.

“The View of the Stroganov’s Dacha in St. Petersburg”

“The View of the Stroganov’s Dacha in St. Petersburg” (1797) / Andrei Voronikhin (1759-1814) / Russian Museum. St. Petersburg.

"Vaade Stroganovi suvilale Peterburis" / Andrei Voronihhin / Riiklik Vene Muuseum, Peterburi.

"Вид Строгановой дачи в Петербурге" (1797) / Андрей Никифорович Воронихин (1759-1814) / Русский музей. Санкт-Петербург).

Postcard, 1955.
My collection.

* Andrei (Andrey) Voronikhin (17 October 1759 - 21 February 1814) was a Russian architect and painter. As a representative of classicism he was also one of the founders of the monumental Russian Empire style. Born a serf of the Stroganov family, he is best known for his work on Kazan Cathedral in Saint Petersburg. - Wikipedia.

* Andrei Voronihhin sündis Stroganovite perekonna pärisorjana, kellele paarkümmend aastat hiljem anti vabadus ja kellest sai kuulus Vene arhitekt ja maalikunstnik. Tema kõige tuntum arhitektitöö on Kaasani kirik Peterburis.

* Андрей Никифорович Воронихин (1759-1814) — русский архитектор и живописец, представитель классицизма, один из основоположников русского ампира.

Nicholas Roerich "Guests from Overseas"

"Guests from Overseas" ("Varangians", 1902) / Nicholas Roerich (1874 - 1947) / The State Russian Museum, St Petersburg.

"Meretagused külalised" / Nikolai Roerich / Riiklik Vene Muuseum, Peterburi.

"Заморские гости" (1902) / Николай Рерих / Русский музей, Санкт-Петербург.

Postcard, 1976.
My collection.

* Nicholas Roerich was a Russian mystic, painter, philosopher, scientist, writer, traveler, and public figure. - Wikipedia.

"Children Free the Bird"

"Children Free the Bird" / Unknown artist. / The State Russian Museum, St Petersburg.

"Lapsed lasevad linnukese vabadusse" / Tundmatu kunstnik. / Riiklik Vene Muuseum.

"Дети, выпускающие птичку на волю" / Неизвестный художник. / Государственный Русский Музей.

Postcard, 1941.
My collection.

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.

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.

"To the Hospital". The Siege of Leningrad. WWII

Leningrad. Winter 1941 - 1942. To the hospital. / A. Pakhomov. / WWII

Leningrad. 1941. - 1942. a talv. Teel hospitali. / A. Pakhomov. /
* Leningradi blokaad Teise maailmasõja ajal.

Ленинград. Зима 1941 - 1942. г. В стационар.  А. Ф. Пахомов. 
* Блокада Ленинграда.

Postcard, 1946.
My collection.

* The Siege of Leningrad, also known as the Leningrad Blockade was a prolonged military operation resulting from the failure of the German Army Group North to capture Leningrad — now known as Saint Petersburg — in the Eastern Front theatre of World War II. The siege started on 8 September 1941, when the last land connection to the city was severed. Although the Soviets managed to open a narrow land corridor to the city on 18 January 1943, lifting of the siege took place on 27 January 1944, 872 days after it began. It was one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history and overwhelmingly the most costly in terms of casualties. - Wikipediast.

On the Palace Square. 1944

On the Palace Square. Leningrad. WWII.
Paleeväljakul. Leningrad. Suur Isamaasõda.
На Дворцовой площади. Ленинград в дни Отечественной войны. / Худ. Я. С. Николаев.

Postcard,1944.
My collection.

"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.

"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.

"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.

Air Defence. 1944

Air Defence. Leningrad. WWII.
Õhukaitse. Leningrad. Suur Isamaasõda.
Зенитчики. Ленинград в дни Отечественной войны. / Худ. Э. Будогосский.

Postcard,1944.
My collection.

Rebuilding effort. 1944

Rebuilding effort. Leningrad. WWII.
Linna taastamine. Leningrad. Suur Isamaasõda.
Город восстанавливается. Ленинград в дни Отечественной войны. / Худ. Н. Кочергин.

Postcard, 1944.
My collection. 

* Text on the postcard: "Heave-ho!" 
"Võtame!" /tähenduses "Tõstame!", "Hakkame pihta!"/
"А нука, взяли!"

Sniper Antonov. 1944

The Leningrad Front. Sniper comrade Antonov eleminated 171 Nazis with his rifle. WWII.

Leningradi rinne. Snaiper sm Antonov on oma vintpüssitulega hävitanud 171 fašisti. Suure Isamaasõda.

Ленинградский фронт. Снайпер тов. Антонов огнем своей винтовки уничтожил 171 фашиста. / Худ. Ю. Непринцев.

Postcard, 1944.
My collection.

Repelling of the enemy. 1943

Repelling of the enemy. Leningrad. WWII.
Vaenlase tõrjumine. Leningrad. Suur Isamaasõda.
Отражение врага. Ленинград в дни Отечественной войны. / Худ. А. Тырса.

Postcard. 1943.
My collection

Attack by Leningrad partisans. 1943

Leningrad partisans attacking German guards at a railbroad bridge. WWII.

Leningradi partisanid ründavad Saksa tunnimehi raudteesillal. Suure Isamaasõja postkaart.

Нападение ленинградских партизан на немецкую охрану железнодорожного моста. / Худ. Н. Кочергин.

Postcard, 1943.
My collection.

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.