Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Russia: Statue of St. George, Manezh square

This is very nice postcard from Moscow. You can see Statue of St. George, patron of Moscow, on Manezh square.


As a highly celebrated saint in both the Western and Eastern Christian churches, Saint George is connected with a large number of patronages throughout the world, and his iconography can be found on the flags and coats of arms of a number of cities and countries. In Russia, the cult of Saint George arrived in the 11th century during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise (1010–19).The city's coat of arms originally displayed a mounted soldier slaying a dragon. However, it was not until 1730 that Saint George was officially adopted as Moscow's patron saint, and the mounted soldier would be interpreted as Saint George.

This postcard came in nice envelope depicting Bolshoi Theatre.


The Bolshoi Theatre  is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera.

Stamps on envelope:
Ryazan Kremlin, released on 2009-10-01
Fox, released on 2008-08-29

I have also received two mint stamps from Soviet era!

Soviet Moon Exploration, released on 1971-03-16
50th Anniversary of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, released on 1982-06-10

Thank You very much Evgenii!


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