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Re: Russia

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:23 pm
by dazzleguts
Here is a comparison between the Black Palekh 1937 and 1967 court cards - King of Spades. The original is much finer detailed work since Pashkov simplified the art to make it work for the 1967 offset printing. The border added to the 1967 version also made the figure smaller.
Palekh K of S compare.jpg

Re: Russia

Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 3:49 pm
by Mike Ratledge
Vladaslav Erko "Korchma Taras Bulba" first printing from 2005. The 2011 printing has Anglicized indices, different back & tuck and gold metallic inks, prettier overall, I suppose - but this one is harder to find.

It's obviously a contemporary deck, but you should expect to pay $45-$65 in mint / unopened condition. It's a Ukrainian artist with Ukrainian court illustrations, but the "Taras Bulba" is a Ukrainian restaurant in Moscow, so it actually belongs here. The other two suits are posted in the "J R #46" (New Era restoration) thread.

Re: Russia

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 7:41 pm
by Jock1971
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Re: Russia

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 7:51 pm
by Jock1971
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 7:55 pm
by Jock1971
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Re: Russia

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 1:28 pm
by Jock1971
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Re: Russia

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:21 am
by dazzleguts
Space
Anti-Fascist
Originally c. 1942/43
This facsimile 2010


This deck is a facsimile of a Russian deck designed by artist Vasiliy Andrianovich Vlasov. The publisher of this printing of the deck is the "Peterhof Museum of Playing Cards". It was printed from a deck in their collection by “Diton”, in 2010 as a limited edition of 500 decks. There are small differences in color between the cards suggesting the pip and information cards were printed separately from the more colourful courts and aces.
Anti-Fascist spades small.jpg
These cards have a connection to the the Siege of Leningrad which went from 1941 - 1944. Towards the end of 1941 Stalin gave orders that playing card production was to be resumed at "The Colour Printing Plant" in Leningrad. A pack of ‘anti-fascist’ playing cards was designed by the artist V. A. Vlasov.
Anti-Fascist hearts small.jpg
There was only a handful of map specialists present in the beseiged city to make the cards. Hungry, working under difficult conditions and with no electricity, the pack was eventually finished as an edition of about 700 copies. Dates I was able to find online differ and only list the year as either 1942 or 1943. Considering the difficulty in it's manufacture I lean towards 1943.
Anti-Fascist clubs small.jpg
The cards were apparently loaded into an aircraft and thrown, with leaflets, in the vicinity of enemy units as a gesture of defiance.
Anti-Fascist diamonds small.jpg
The characters portrayed are from the countries that had attacked Russia in 1941: Germany, Romania, Italy and Finland. The Queens and Aces are allegories of the times and the Joker shows Goebbels.
Anti-Fascist aces_back_joker small.jpg
Anti-Fascist pips_box_EC small.jpg
The deck was also apparently redrawn from old photographs by the artist Elena Petrova in 2003. It was published as a reproduction at that time by an A. Lutovskiy. [/color]

Some sources:
http://www.wopc.co.uk/russia/siege
http://www.21king.ru/en/museum/?country ... ry=politic

Re: Russia

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 4:43 pm
by Jock1971
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Re: Russia

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 4:47 pm
by Jock1971
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Re: Russia

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 11:36 am
by Jock1971
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Re: Russia

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 11:39 am
by Jock1971
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Re: Russia

Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2016 2:48 am
by flashcards
Jase, I really like the "Eastern" deck. I also looked up the Buryat-Mongolian deck and I think I like that one even better. I will definitely keep my eyes open for either of these decks- at a price I can afford, of course. It reminds me of how disappointed I was when the Mongol Empire deck on KS didn't fund.

On another note, do you ever get the chance to add some of your decks to the P52 database? Your vast collection would be an incredible contribution and honestly, I don't think P52 could ever be considered complete with out it.

Thanks for showing us your cards.

Re: Russia

Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 5:23 am
by Jock1971
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Re: Russia

Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 12:50 pm
by Jock1971
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Re: Russia

Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 12:57 pm
by Jock1971
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Re: Russia

Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 1:03 pm
by Jock1971
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Re: Russia

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 1:24 pm
by Jock1971
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Re: Russia

Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 11:03 am
by Jock1971
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Re: Russia

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 3:03 pm
by Jock1971
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Re: Russia

Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 1:40 pm
by Jock1971
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Re: Russia

Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 1:56 pm
by Jock1971
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