Near my Russian great-grandfather’s village is a lake surrounded by forest. In the summer the forest is lush with wildflowers, mushrooms, edible herbs and tiny intensly flavoured wild strawberries.
In 1497, Ivan III established the official symbol of Russia, the double headed eagle which remained national emblem until October 1917 when the Bolsheviks seized power and replaced it with the hammer and sickle. On Dec. 8, 2000, the Russian State Duma returned the two headed eagle to its rightful place as the Russian coat of arms.
Communist parties today may or may not formally use the term communist in their name. Even if they do, not all follow a strict interpretation of any of the main ‘schools’ of communism ( Leninism, Stalinism or Trotskyism). The original Communist Parties first started after the creation of the Communist International by the Russian Bolsheviks. Communist parties have held power in 21 nations throughout history, first and most notably in the Soviet Union. The first international Marxist organization was called the Communist League, advocates of the principles put forth in Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels Communist Manifesto.Trotskyism and several other branches of self-proclaimed revolutionary Marxist-based thought contend that, under the influence of Stalinism, the Soviet-influenced Communist Parties drifted far away from the original.On Stalin’s order, the Communist International was dissolved in 1943.
I’ll be honest and admit that this photo, taken somewhere above Russia, wasn’t straight out of the camera. Actually it was one of the rare occasions when I pressed ‘autocorrect’ in Microsoft Office Picture Manager and I was totally blown away by the effect of auto-contrast, and auto-levels that program used to extract detail from a rather plain shot of snow-covered landscape. What’s particularly intriguing are the lines (which I assume are roads) which seem just curved enough to suggest lines of latitude and longitude on a map. None of which was apparent at the time, though.
I bought some old slides from a second hand shop quite a while ago and have only just got around to scanning them. I am assuming this is the 60s and the slide says ‘Moscow’ but I couldn’t tell you where. Perhaps someone knows?
‘Congratulations Mr Bond, your taste in art is as usual exemplary.’
Taken at the Red Square in Moscow.
Shot with Canon IXUS70
This illustration is timed publication of my manga “Dream” / Characters: / RanseRanse and Yuki
A photo of Saint Basil’s cathederal, located just outside the Kremlin on Red Square, Moscow, Russia. SONY DSC-W1 / F/2.8 / 1/8 sec. / Focal length: 8mm
Saint Basil Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Altai mountains. Russia. Artworks of Konstantin Dikovsky at www.dikovsky.com
Altai mountains. Russia. Artworks of Konstantin Dikovsky at www.dikovsky.com
This is russian sailing vessel, called Nadezhda, the name means Hope…
Had the village fair this afternoon with a Falconry display. This is Samson, a golden eagle originally from Russia. He was stolen from a zoo and found in a wardrobe, basically broken. He has a wingspan of 7ft, a true beauty.
This photo was taken inside the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin in Suzdal, Russia. The Cathedral is located in the Suzdal Kremlin and is one of the most impressive in this amazing fairytale town. It is a unique monument of Old Russian architecture built in 1225. The lower section, made of porous tufa and carved white stone, has survived from the original building. The upper part was rebuilt in brick in 1530. In 1750 the Cathedral was given onion-shaped domes. The beauty of the interior is enhanced by the frescoes of the 13th – 17th centuries, “the golden doors” of the 13th century and the iconostasis and church utensils of the 17th century.
Taken just outside the gates that lead into Red Square and St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Russia – June 2009 [Texture added]
The famous Hermitage in St.Petersburg, Russia. Unfortunately i never made it inside…
It was fall near Kolyvan’, somewere in Russia. There is the country house of my parents, the place where I spent many happy sommer days once. Watercolor on Arches aquarelle paper.
This large pillar stands in the square outside the Hermitage in St Petersburg
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