LENINGRAD POSTCARDS (17 postcards)

Leningrad,

That city on the Neva, that city of White Nights, sung of by poets and immortalized in the work of artists. Russian history, Russian culture, the revolutionary movement in Russia and the victory of the Great October Socialist Revolution are all part of the city.

Leningrad,

The city of three revolutions; here three generations of Russian revolutionaries fought for their just cause; here Lenin, the great leader of the world proletariat and founder of the world’s first socialist state, lived ad worked.

Lrningrad,

that hero city , which withstood an incredible 900 days of fascist blockade (1941-43).

Leningrad,

one of the most beautiful cities of the world, is famous for its museums and monuments, breath-taking architecture palaces, parks and gardens, and countless bridges and canals.

1.    The Cruiser Aurora

2.    Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism (the former Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan)

3.    Palace Square

4.    The Peter and Paul Fortress Museum at night

5.    Hotel Pribaltiiskaya

6.    St. Nicholas’ Cathedral. 1753-62. Monument of architecture

7.    The Field of Mars

8.    Volodarsky Bridge

9.    The Smolny

10.                      St. Isaac’s Cathedral

11.                      Monument to Lenin in front of the Finland Railway Terminus Sculptor S. Yevseyev, architects V. Shchuko and V. Gelfreikh

12.                      The Russian Museum

13.                      Nevsky Prospekt

14.                      The Pushkin Theatre

15.                      Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad on Victory Square

16.                      The Hermitage (the former Winter Palace)

17.                      Palace Bridge

The absent is Monument to Peter-I (one postcard)

Leningrad. Series “Cities of USSR”. Complete set of  17 postcards. Moscow, 1985. Photo. V.Melnikov. Offset printing. Coated paper. Impression 400 000 copies.

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