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Post by deuce on Oct 11, 2016 0:34:31 GMT -5
Nicholas Roerich was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He later left his homeland due to the rise of Lenin. While many of his paintings have a Himalayan focus (he died in the Himalayas) he was also passionate about Russian history and culture.
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Post by deuce on Oct 11, 2016 19:18:33 GMT -5
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Post by trescuinge on Oct 11, 2016 20:46:54 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Oct 12, 2016 14:14:15 GMT -5
Viktor VasnetsovAh. I wondered! Until just now, I only knew him from this painting: More Vasnetsov...
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Post by deuce on Oct 16, 2016 20:38:01 GMT -5
Sergei Ivanov was one of the great 19th century Russian painters...
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Post by deuce on Oct 22, 2016 22:42:14 GMT -5
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Post by trescuinge on Oct 23, 2016 17:54:58 GMT -5
Henryk Siemiradzki was a Polish painter whose father was a general in the Russian Imperial Army. Most of his works had a Classical or Biblical theme, but he painted some works based on Russian history. This is 'The funeral of an old Russian nobleman':
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Post by deuce on Nov 2, 2016 12:43:38 GMT -5
Yeah! That's Koschei the Deathless. I referred to him in my first post. Koschei (or Koshchey), is a major figure in Russian and Slavic folklore: www.oldrussia.net/koshchey.htmlMignola used him in the Hellboy series.
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Post by deuce on Nov 3, 2016 12:46:00 GMT -5
Russian Warriors by Mikhael V Gorelik, part 2 Thanks for posting these, Hun. They do a great job of illustrating why other Europeans started referring to "the Russian Way of War" clear back in the late Middle Ages. Russia existed at a point of unique interface between East and West, North and South. That was evident in their military culture as much as anywhere. I see people posting that "Medieval European stuff looks so boring. It's all the same." I beg to differ. Examples above and below. Comments like that come from ignorance. Even without the Russians and other East Europeans, there was wide diversity in the military culture/hardware across the various regions in Europe. Many fantasy artists are just lazy and don't do research.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2016 13:54:46 GMT -5
Russian Warriors by Mikhael V Gorelik, part 2 Thanks for posting these, Hun. They do a great job of illustrating why other Europeans started referring to "the Russian Way of War" clear back in the late Middle Ages. Russia existed at a point of unique interface between East and West, North and South. That was evident in their military culture as much as anywhere. I see people posting that "Medieval European stuff looks so boring. It's all the same." I beg to differ. Examples above and below. Comments like that come from ignorance. Even without the Russians and other East Europeans, there was wide diversity in the military culture/hardware across the various regions in Europe. Many fantasy artists are just lazy and don't do research. I agree, the Russians were uniquely placed, the influence from the east with the Turko-Mongol tribes toughened them up and probably saved Western Europe. There was obviously the influence from the nordic ancestors of the Rus and the trade they had established with the Byzantine Empire and the Middle East, this also added to the diversity of Russian military culture. Again, I agree with you that's definitely not boring. If I'm honest, I don't think Mikhael V. Gorelik is the greatest of illustrators, but his knowledge and attention to detail is exceptional.
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Post by trescuinge on Nov 3, 2016 21:31:50 GMT -5
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