Victory Salute (I Beloglazova, no date (1950s-60s?))
Monday, 18 January 2010
Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky. A Woman in a Formal Dress in an Italian Garden. no date (1908-1914?)
A Woman in a Formal Dress in an Italian Garden (Sergei Prokudin-Gorksy, no date (1908-1914?))
Boris Shcherbakov. The Evil of the World: The 20th Century. 1985
The Evil of the World: The 20th Century (Boris Shcherbakov, 1985)
This needs no explanation… but it is clear that a Russian artist could portray this, whilst an American would have no clue. Anglo-Saxon Americans have never suffered, ergo they are immature.
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
Order Dede Moroz For Your Home!
Under the right-most figure, “skidka” means “bargain”, “discount”, “el cheapo”. The figure to the left costs 3,000 roubles (101.29 USD 69.82 Euros 62.23 UK Pounds), the centre figure rents out for 2,000 Roubles (67.53 USD 46.55 Euros 41.49 UK Pounds), whilst the “no-frills” model goes for 500 Roubles (16.88 USD 11.64 Euros 10.37 UK Pounds). The last-mentioned figure does not include the price of a cheap bottle of rotgut vodka that is virtually de rigueur in this price range. Caveat emptor!
This is by the famous Russian caricaturist Sergei Elkin.
Monday, 11 January 2010
Ivan Kulikov. The Assembled Elders Bless A Bride in the Town of Murom. 1909
The Assembled Elders Bless a Bride in the Town of Murom (Ivan Kulikov, 1909)
