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With the abolition of the Russian monarchy in 1917, the Imperial Porcelain Factory was renamed "State Porcelain Factory" (GFZ - Gossudarstvennyi Farforovyi Zavod) by the Bolshevik regime. [1] During the early years of the Soviet Union, the GFZ produced so-called propaganda wares, ranging from plates to figurines of the Soviet elite. [2]
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, many Russian icons have been repatriated via direct purchase by Russian museums, private Russian collectors, or as was the case of Pope John Paul II giving an 18th-century copy of the famous Our Lady of Kazan icon to the Russian Orthodox Church, returned to Russia in good faith. [7]
Four pre-reform dengas of the Novgorod Republic (novgorodkas) 1420–1478. A copper denga minted during the reign of Tsar Peter I in 1704.. A denga (Russian: деньга, earlier денга) was a Russian monetary unit with a value latterly equal to 1 ⁄ 2 kopeck (100 kopecks = 1 Russian ruble).
Sergei Ivanovich Shchukin (Russian: Сергей Иванович Щукин; 6 July [O.S. 24 June] 1854 – 10 January 1936) was a Russian businessman who became an art collector, mainly of French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art.
value [1] Total mintage: Image (front) Image (reverse) ... Series: Architectural monuments of Russia Ivan the Great Bell Tower: 19 April 1993 5111-0006 3 rubles ...
Pages in category "Russian folklore characters" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Azovka; B.
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Pages in category "Russian legends" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alyoshenka; B. Bylina; C.