15 humorous postcards about the vicissitudes of fate

Why the Soviet Ice Queen was not allowed abroad: Swedish love, a criminal husband and tragic vicissitudes in the fate of Inga Artamonova

The name of the skater Inga Artamonova is hardly heard by today's sports fans. Perhaps only sports historians will remember the outstanding speed skater, whose record has not been broken so far. She became world champion four times, but she never made it to the Olympics. At the age of 29, she was killed by her own husband, stabbing her heart

Asya's many faces: 6 personal belongings of Anastasia Tsvetaeva reveal the facets of the poet's personality and the vicissitudes of fate

Anastasia Tsvetaeva is not just the sister of the famous poet. Her long life - she passed away at 98 years old - can be called an illustration of the national history of the 20th century. “The many-faced Asya,” as Alexander Kovaldzhi called her, was touched by many key events of those years - the revolution, the civil war, the creation and disintegration of the USSR, the Stalinist repressions … Throughout her life, she carried a love of work, becoming the author of many books, a teacher of young writers. educator of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her many years of work to preserve

Why the icon painter created portraits of Soviet heroes and what he did not have time to do: The vicissitudes of fate of the artist Pavel Korin

The picturesque image of Alexander Nevsky is well known to us from childhood - he looks sternly from the pages of history textbooks. This painting is part of a triptych created during the Great Patriotic War by the artist Pavel Korin in support of Soviet soldiers. A former icon painter who had a chance to decorate the stations of the Soviet metro, he painted portraits of marshals and all his life dreamed of completing his own Requiem

20 truly humorous postcards about each of us

Life is dynamic, and people have to keep up with the rapid changes that take place in it. This is helped not only by grip, but also by a sense of humor. Without him, all the vicissitudes of life simply cannot be coped with

15 humorous and truthful postcards about women and relationships

Oh, those women! Sometimes they themselves cannot understand themselves, let alone the fact that for men their whims and moods are beyond comprehension. Perhaps a selection of our postcards will help someone understand each other better