The Ninth of May (A Yermonin, 1980)
The paintings that follow this one depict the Second Great Patriotic War of 1941-45. However, these are not smiling blonde Slavic ideal types. Rather, these paintings face the reality of war and what it brings. Some of these are not pleasant, for they depict a topic avoided in American suburban circles… death. One need only look at the face of the woman in this work to realise that she is still grieving for a man she said farewell to many years ago… and never saw again. Such emotion cannot be described, it can only be portrayed…
Art and Faith 
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