Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Poland


Imperium kontratakuje  by Michal Ksiazek

A Polish film poster for the film The Empire Strikes Back

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

USA - Washington


Tree of Life

This card sold to benefit UNICEF is by the late Indonesian artist Iwan Tirta.  The card comes to me from my friend Valerie in Seattle, Washington.

Monday, May 29, 2017

Japan


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Impression, Sunrise - Claude Monet

While this card comes from Japan, the painting is located at the Musee Marmottan Monet in Paris

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Poland


Torun

The Statue of Nicholas Copernicus

Copernicus (Mikołaj Kopernik in Polish) was the Polish astronomer who formulated during the Renaissance a model of the solar system where the sun, not the Earth, was at the center.  Born in Torun, Poland, on February 19, 1473, he is probably the most famous resident of the city and is one of the most famous scientists and astronomers in Polish history.

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Poland


Sw. Jan Pwel II

Saint Pope John Paul II (May 18, 1920 - Apr 02, 2005).born Karol Wojtyła, the first Polish Pope.

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Soviet Union


Moscow

The old building of the V. I. Lenin State Library (former P. Pashkov's house) Architect V. Bazhenov

The building is now part of the Russian State Library (after the national library went through de-Leninization after the fall of communism.)  The building was previously the Rumyantsev Museum, the first public museum in Russia, but was closed down by the Soviets in the 1920s.



Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Soviet Union


Moscow

The Arch of Triumph in Kutuzov Avenue (Sculptors I. Vitali, I. Timofeev, architect O. Bove)

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Soviet Union


Moscow

Monument of M. I. Kutuzov in front of the Panorama Museum of the Battle of Borodino (Sculptor N. Tomsky, architect, L. Golubovsky)

Monday, May 8, 2017

Soviet Union


Moscow

Monument of V. I. Lenin in October Square (sculptors L. Kerbel, V. Fedorov, architects G. Makarevich, A. Samsonov)

I cannot find out if this statue is still standing.  The October Square however was apparently renamed "Revolutionary Square" since the fall of the Soviet Union.  This card is dated 1989, only a few years before the fall of the Soviet Union.

Friday, May 5, 2017

Poland


The Museum of Maria Sklodowska-Curie and Polish Chemical Society with temporary mural in Warsaw, Poland.

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Canada


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Banff

Sources thermals - Upper Hots Springs de Banff

This card was issued to celebrate the 150th birthday of Canada!

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Poland


Rzeszow

The main image of this card is 3rd of May Street.  Naming streets after that date in Poland seems to be fairly popular since it references the 3 May Polish Constitution of 1791.  It was the second ever written constitution in the world, after the American one.

I will point out that when I bought my Rzeszow postcards, the shopkeeper was so excited that I was buying them that she gave me this one free.  Her store was located on this street but was moving to a different location in a few weeks.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Poland


Torun

The pictures according to the card are of the following: the Monument of Copernicus, Cathederal of St. Johns, Bridge Gate, The Leaning Tower, Raftsman Fountain and The Artus Courthouse, Filus - the dog statue, The Artus Courthouse, Panorama of the city.

Monday, May 1, 2017

Poland


Rzeszow

The city of Rzeszow is the capital of the Subcarpatian Provence or, in Polish, Podkarpackie Voivodeship.  This card shows the modern Hotel Rzeszow (the tall building in the background) which is actually connected to and sort-of a part of the Galeria Rzeszow shopping center.  The iconic monument in for foreground is the communist-era Monument to the Revolutionary Action.