Roman Mordashov. There’ll Always Be a Russia. 2015

There’ll Always Be a Russia

Roman Mordashov

2015

Mikhail Shankov. Free Winds: Christopher and Taylor Glaystine. 1992

Free Winds: Christopher and Taylor Glaystine

Mikhail Shankov

1992

Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky. In Church. 1939

In Church

Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky

1939

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Nicky and I had to miss Easter services this evening because he had to work. Such does happen… my Nicky works in health care, and, sometimes, he must work on the weekend. There are many people who work at odd times… policemen, firemen, doctors, nurses, seamen, ambulance crew, telephone linemen, desk clerks, soldiers, bus drivers… without them, our society would grind to a halt. Pause and say a prayer for all of those who missed Easter services due to legitimate causes (including those sick in hospital, of course). As for us, the Greek church here in Albany is having a service at 11.00, so, we’re going to attend that. It IS Easter, after all… you MUST sanctify the day.

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Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky. Grief. 1909

Grief

Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky

1909

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Whose untimely death is being mourned here? Is it a beloved wife and mother? Or is it a little son or daughter carried away by a childhood disease? Or is it the news of a son who isn’t going to return from the army because he fell on a foreign field? One doesn’t know… However, one thing is certain, no matter if the family is humble, of the middle classes, or of the nobility, the emotion felt is the same… exactly the same.

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