Blogs about: Soviet Period
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Bring in the tree...
Well… it’s getting ever closer, and this is the last weekend before Western Christmas. Then, the week after is New Year’s, and Orthodox Christmas comes the next week. Whew! Keep your… more →
Art and Faith
Snegurochka and the Bluebird of Happiness
01varvara wrote 1 day ago: In our Russian folklore, the bluebird is considered a sign of good luck and a harbinger of happy tim … more →
He's Reading His Mail...
01varvara wrote 1 day ago: This greeting card is obviously from the ’70s… the radio is a dead give-away and note th … more →
Bring in the tree...
01varvara wrote 1 day ago: Well… it’s getting ever closer, and this is the last weekend before Western Christmas. T … more →
PACE Refused to Recognise the 1930s Soviet Famine as an Act of Genocide
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01varvara wrote 4 days ago: Memorial to the repressed in Us-Nera, Sakha (Yakutia) in Siberia. I honour ALL the victims… an … more →
The Same Thing as Before: The Lessons of the War and the Holocaust
01varvara wrote 5 days ago: Victory! (Pyotr Krivogonov, no date (1960s?)) Opposition to attempts to write revisionist history co … more →
Anton Chirkov. The Year 1917. 1932
01varvara wrote 1 week ago: The Year 1917 (Anton Chirkov, 1932) This piece is the epitome of Chirkin’s œuvre, therefore, it is n … more →
Anton Chirkov. A Kitchen Still-Life. 1923
01varvara wrote 1 week ago: A Kitchen Still-Life (Anton Chirkov, 1923) … more →
Anton Chirkov. Bread. 1924
01varvara wrote 1 week ago: Bread (Anton Chirkov, 1924) … more →
Anton Chirkov. The Herd at the Riverside. 1925
01varvara wrote 1 week ago: The Herd at the Riverside (Anton Chirkov, 1925) … more →
Anton Chirkov. A Portrait of a Woman. 1927
01varvara wrote 1 week ago: A Portrait of a Woman (Anton Chirkov, 1927) … more →
Anton Chirkov. An Industrial Landscape: An Étude for “The Year 1917”. 1928
01varvara wrote 1 week ago: An Industrial Landscape: An Étude for “The Year 1917” (Anton Chirkov, 1928) … more →
Anton Chirkov. A Self-Portrait Wearing a Red Army Helmet
01varvara wrote 1 week ago: A Self-Portrait Wearing a Red Army Helmet (Anton Chirkov, 1929) … more →
Anton Chirkov. A Peasant with a Tankard. 1933
01varvara wrote 1 week ago: A Peasant with a Tankard (Anton Chirkov, 1933) … more →
Anton Chirkov. A Carousel. 1937
01varvara wrote 1 week ago: A Carousel (Anton Chirkov, 1937) … more →
Anton Chirkov. A Village Cemetery. 1937
01varvara wrote 1 week ago: A Village Cemetery (Anton Chirkov, 1937) … more →
Anton Chirkov. A Rye Field. 1937
01varvara wrote 1 week ago: A Rye Field (Anton Chirkov, 1937) … more →
Anton Chirkov. Sunset. 1937
01varvara wrote 1 week ago: Sunset (Anton Chirkov, 1937) … more →
Anton Chirkov. The Tomb of Timur. 1939
01varvara wrote 1 week ago: The Tomb of Timur (Anton Chirkov, 1939) Timur, of course, is the famed Central Asian conqueror Tamer … more →
Anton Chirkov. Returning From the Fields. 1941
01varvara wrote 1 week ago: Returning From the Fields (Anton Chirkov, 1941) … more →
