2534 - Moscow, Russia

Maya sends a nice card from a painter I had never heard of before - Boris Grigoriev Бори́с Дми́триевич Григо́рьев (1886-1939). Not only was he known for his painting, but he was also a graphic artist and an author. The postcard features his painting "Female Portrait (Darling)," 1917.

Grigoriev studied art at the Stroganov Art School and at the Imperial Academy of Arts. He became a member of the Union of Impressionists in 1909. He was interested in the Russian countryside, the peasants that worked the land, and village life. From 1916-1918 he created a series of paintings and graphic works called "Russia" which depicted the poverty and strength of rural Russia.

In 1919 he travelled and lived abroad in Finland, Germany, France, the United States, and Central and South America. There isn't any information about it, but I wonder if Grigoriev got out because of the Russian Civil War. While living in Paris, Gregoriev was strongly influenced by Paul Cézanne.

Grigoriev died in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France in 1939.

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3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2352 - Cologne (Köln), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cologne is home to the twelve Romanesque churches. All are Catholic churches and all are found in Altstadt (old town). All were severely damaged during the 262 Allied air raids on Cologne. All twelves have been restored. St. Andreas was consecrated in 974. The crypt of the church as a sarcophagus that dates back to the third century and it holds the remains of St. Albertus Magnus, who died in 1280. St. Apostein was consecrated in the 800s. St. Cecilia was built in the 800s and it the current home of the Schnutgen Museum for Medieval Art. It still holds Catholic Mass on rare occasions. St. Georg's was built near the end of 1000s. It was extensively restored after the Second World War. St. Gerion's was established in 612. St. Kunibert was consecrated in 1247. Cunibert, the 9th Bishop of Cologne, is buried here. St. Maria im Kapital was built between 1040-1065. It was also heavily damaged during the war and restoration was finally completed in 1984. St. Maria Lyskirchem is the ...

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