Russia

T received this postcard yesterday...from Russia.

It shows an image of Atlantes.

According to the dictionary:

• Atlas (capitalized) is a Titan who, for his part in the Titans' revolt against the gods, is forced by Zeus to support the heavens on his shoulders.
• Atlas (capitalized) is one who bears a heavy burden.
• Atlas (plural, Atlantes) is a male figure used like a caryatid as a supporting column or pilaster.

According to the dictionary:

• Caryatid is a draped female figure supporting an entablature.
• Caryatid is a supporting column sculpted in the form of a draped female figure.

The most celebrated example is the caryatid porch of the Erechtheum* (an Ionic temple), with six figures.

The Athens Acropolis is home to four edifices (large, massive, and usually impressive buildings):

• Propylaea
• Parthenon
• Erechtheum*
• Temple of Athena Nike

Caryatids sometimes are called korai ("maidens").  Their male counterpart is the atlas.

I took you on a rabbit trail...but the information was interesting!  ;-)

Russia

I received this postcard today...from Russia.

It is an ad postcard for Air France.  I think it's kind of a neat postcard; however, I was a bit disappointed that the sender didn't write a single word on the back of it.  :(

I was interested (slightly) in learning something about Air France.  This is some of what I learned about the airline.

• Air France is headquartered on the grounds of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport located north of Paris.
• Air France was formed in 1933 from a merger of several airlines.
• Air France served as France's primary national flag carrier for seven decades prior to its merger with KLM in 2003.  (A flag carrier is an airline or ship-line registered under the laws of a country whose government gives it partial or total monopoly over international routes.)
• In 2004, Air France ranked as the largest European airline with 25.5% total market share.
• In 2004, Air France was the largest airline in the world in terms of operating revenue.
• In 2011, Air France carried 59,513,000 passengers.
• As of 2013, Air France serves 36 destinations in France and operates worldwide scheduled passenger and cargo services to 168 destinations in 93 countries.

sources:
   Wikipedia
   Business Dictionary

Russia

Today, I received this postcard from Russia.

This is The Church of the Resurrection of Christ, also known as Our Saviour-on-the-Spilt-Blood.  It is located in St. Petersburg, Russia.

It was built from 1883-1907, on the site where Tsar Alexander II was assassinated in 1881.

source:  Wikipedia

Russia

I received two postcards last week.  The first one was from Russia.

The sender did not mention what this building is, where it is located, etc.  Also, there is no identifying information printed on the back of the postcard.  (Is it a building with a mural?  Is it a candy factory?)

I have requested some information from the sender.  Hopefully, she will respond!  :)

If you are reading this post and happen to know Russian, will you translate the words on this postcard?  :D

Update - Wednesday, July 2, 2014:

Thank you, dear reader, for providing some information about this building!  (See the "comments" section below.)