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Church altarpiece 1897 - Which Russian lutheran church?
I am interested in finding a church in Russia with an altarpiece that was painted in 1897 by a young Finnish artist Olga Gummerus. The altarpiece was send to Russia, to some lutheran church. The topic of the piece is "Jesus talks to children".
This is a rather strange question, but hopefully someone can guide me atleast to a discussion forum somewhere else. Where could I ask about altarpieces in lutheran churces (in English as I don't speak any Russian)?
My guess is that it's in St Petersburg area because of Gummerus' contacts there.
And yes, I'm aware there are rather many churces.. but I'm not going to find it unless I try.. :)
Re: Church altarpiece 1897 - Which Russian lutheran church?
Hi!
I couldn’t find anything in Russian Internet – try to write to mission of Evangelical Luteran Church in Moscow: 10/7, Kolpachny pereulok (lane), Moscow, Russia, 101000 (In Russian: 101000, Ìîñêâà, Êîëïà÷íûé ïåð., ä. 10/7, Åâàíãåëè÷åñêî-ëþòåðàíñêàÿ öåðêîâü â Ìîñêâå),
Or
to ik-lehti@elci.ru, fedor.tulinin@elci.ru, church@elci.ru (e-mails of Ingriya church and their magazine (which published in Russian and Finnish languages))
http://www.elci.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=256
8, Bolshaya Konyushennaya str., Sankt Petersburg, Russia, 191186 (In Russian: 191186, Ñàíêò-Ïåòåðáóðã, óë. Á. Êîíþøåííàÿ, ä.8
Good Luck!
Re: Church altarpiece 1897 - Which Russian lutheran church?
There is a Finnish Lutheran church in the city - St Mary's, Bolshaya Konyushennaya Ulitsa 8
I would suggest you write to them to see if they can help you in your search
There are only 4 Lutheran churches in St Petersburg. The chances are your altarpiece did not survive the Revolution but someone may be able to help you. Good luck - I'd love to hear if you've been successful.
Re: Church altarpiece 1897 - Which Russian lutheran church?
Hi. I typed "Olga Gummerus" into my search window (Google) and there were about 10 entries. Unfortunately for me they were all in Finnish and I couldn't read any of it except names. I'm assuming you can read Finnish so you might want to start by typing the name into your search window. Yahoo.com also has a very good search engine.
http://www.about.com allows you to ask questions in normal sentences. There is also Wikipedia that I tried and it has very little, again in Finnish.
Good luck and let us know how your search fares.
Travel Tips for Saint Petersburg
Style Moderne Architecture
Examples of Style Moderne architecture can be found all over St. Petersburg ~ this type of art and decoration became popular in Europe in the late 1800's as "Art Nouveau."
The lines of this style are unmistakable ~ curved and rippling. The wall surfaces are smooth and rounded. . .you'll find lots of asymmetrical facades, large windows, iron and metal-work, tiles and mosaics. . .sometimes all of these items combined in a way that should work, but does.
The best way to appreciate it ~ keep your eyes open and explore the city by foot.
You must be ready to know all...
You must be ready to know all the names of the city. St. Petersburg is an official name of the city since its foundation. In 1918, just after the communist takeover also known as October Revolution, name of the city was changed to Petrograd (City of Peter), due to anti-religiuos policy of bolsheviks and due to general simlification of Russian spelling that took place that time. After Lenin died in 1924, city was renamed to Leningrad for his honour. Historical name of the city was restored in early 1990s, however many people continue call it Leningrad, mostly because of a habit. When any of these names comes too long, a short name Piter is used. You can also here Peterburg - slightly simplified version of official name spoken in Russian manner.
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Anglotourismo Walking Tour dedicated to the Siege of the city during World War II. Learn about "the Troy of the 20th century". When the Nazy crossed the Soviet border on June 22nd 1941, Leningrad had a population of about 3,2 million people. By January 1944, less than 550 thousand were left in the city...
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