Soviet PACKET OF 24 RUSSIAN MUSEUM POSTCARDS

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo Gentlemen

Just taking a well earned break from all the feasting and obligatory celebrations, (being a non-drinker I can only take so much merry-making when surrounded by those who do imbibe well thats my story and I am sticking to it. )

At the last meeting of the Hobby Club in Deva, (23rd December 2007) I came across this pack of 24 postcards, depicting a battle in days of yore.

Looking at the style of uniforms I would say Napoleon Bonaparte v. Mother Russia. (1700's?)

This is outside of my area of collecting, but I took them because the owner stated he was going to sell them as individual cards if nobody was interested in them as a packet.

The cards are postaly unused and appear to be a souvineer pack from the 1980 from some museum, the inside of the card holder has info printed on it but its all in Russian. They are 18cm X 12,5cm in size, all in good condition.

I will attach some pictures here, and when Identified I will probably put the item up for sale, in the relevant section.

If anybody is interested in larger pictures of the cards and folder please PM me your email address.

sorry for the quality of the pictures best I can do when I resize them.

Edited December 25, 2006 by Kev in Deva

[Kev in Deva]

Outside of the folder and a couple of scans of some of the postcards.

Kevin in Deva

Edited December 25, 2006 by Kev in Deva

[Christophe]

Kevin,

This is a postcards kit of the Borodino Panorama Museum, close to Moscow.

This Museum was inaugurated in 1962 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the battle fought between the French troops of Napoleon and the Russian soldiers under Field Marshal Kutuzov, which took place in August 1812 just 129 kilometers outside Moscow. The museum is built on the historic site of the village of Fili, where legend has it a council of war was held in a small peasant hut to decide the fate of Moscow and indeed the entire country. The statue is of Marshal Kutuzov.

Ths postcards are pictures from a 115-meter long circular painting by the Russian artist Franz Roubaud.

Ch.

[Christophe]

The first pic you posted is a text about Roubaud, and what I understand as the process of the painting.

Ch.

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo Christophe

Many thanks for taking time out from your Christmas to identify the postcards, I hope you and yours have a great Christmas & Happy New Year,

Kevin in Deva.

[Christophe]

Thanks Kevin . A nice Christmas, for sure!! I hopr the same for you and yours.

Cheers.

Ch.

[Bryan]

This is a postcards kit of the Borodino Panorama Museum, close to Moscow.

This is actually directly in Moscow near the Triumphal Arch and few minutes from the Victory museum.

[Christophe]

Do you mean in this area ? Moscow is so big....

Ch.

[Bryan]

The museum is around that area.

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo Gents,

thanks for your replies and help, I have posted the cards for sale at:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=13785

as they are outside my collecting scope, but I didnt want to see the original seller break the set up, and sell as individual cards.

Kevin in Deva.

[Christophe]

The museum is around that area.

Thanks Bryan. This was the best pic I had of this area .

Ch.