Art and Faith

Tuesday, 4 March 2008

The Maslenitsa Fun Goes On!

Filed under: Christian, Orthodox, Russian, contemporary, domestic, religious — 01varvara @ 1330
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Yup… this is an official party… there’s the guy with accordion. The sign says, “Welcome, Malenitsa”.
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Let’s all sing together…
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Good eats, good company, good music… what more do you need?
preist-blessing-the-people.jpgLet’s not forget the REASON for all this!
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Who needs Bourbon Street when you can have the Arbat?
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Smile… your face won’t fall off!
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‘Till tomorrow… happy trails!

Boris Olshansky. (untitled 4). no date (1990s-2000s?)

Filed under: Russian, contemporary, fine art, historical, human study, rural scene — 01varvara @ 1330

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(untitled 4) (Boris Olshansky, no date (1990s-2000s?))

Boris Olshansky. (untitled 5). no date (1990s-2000s?)

Filed under: Russian, contemporary, fine art, historical, human study, military — 01varvara @ 1330

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(untitled 5) (Boris Olshansky, no date (1990s-2000s?))

Boris Olshansky. (untitled 7). no date (1990s-2000s?)

Filed under: Russian, contemporary, fine art, historical, human study, town scene — 01varvara @ 1330

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(untitled 7) (Boris Olshansky, no date, (1990s-2000s?))

Ivan Bilibin. The Red Horseman (an illustration for “Vasilisa the Beautiful”). 1900

Filed under: Russian, early modern, fine art, historical, human study — 01varvara @ 1330

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The Red Horseman (an illustration for “Vasilisa the Beautiful”) (Ivan Bilibin, 1900)

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