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A collectible market index is a tool used by collectors and investors to track values of collectibles against collectors market from a specific date, calculated in form of Index. It measures the value of a section of the collectors market. Collectible market indices have been criticised for often being a poor guide to investors.
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]
Apart from expounding on the artistic value of folklore, he stressed that traditional legends and faerie tales showed ideal, community-oriented characters, which exemplified the model Soviet citizen. [ 15 ] : 55 Folklore, with many of its conflicts based on the struggles of a labor oriented lifestyle, was relevant to Communism as it could not ...
Russian car collectors (2 P) F. Russian folk-song collectors (2 P) N. Russian numismatists (1 C, 8 P) P. Russian philatelists (1 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Russian ...
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]
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.
The other three Russian lacquer art centers are: Palekh (Палех) Kholuy (Kholui, Kholuj, Holui - Холуй) Mstyora (Mstera - Мстёра) The lacquer artists of Palekh, Kholuy and Mstyora continue to use the technique of painting in egg-based tempera overlaid with intricate gold leaf highlighting.
Illustrated ad for the Ding-A-Ling toy robot line, 1971. The company was originally established by Henry Orenstein as "Deluxe Toy Creations" in 1951. In late 1950s, Orenstein sold the company for $2 million (although he continued in charge of the business), and the name was changed to "Deluxe Reading Toys".