132 - [RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN EXILE]

[RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN EXILE] LOT: 1) Russian Orthodox calendar for the year 1931. Russian Ecclesiastical Press, Vladimirova na Slovensku, 1930. 80 pp., in-8, paperback, publisher’s cover. As is. 2) Collection of postcards depicting Russian Orthodox churches in exile. Set of 161 postcards illustrating Orthodox churches and monasteries, their interiors, and icons. Australia, Austria, Belgium (including Chevetogne), Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Denmark (Copenhagen), Israel, Italy (Bari, Florence, San Remo), Norway, Poland, the United States, France (Nice, Cannes, Étretat, Menton, Paris, Saint-Raphaël), and Switzerland. Some of the postcards bear handwritten annotations, addresses, and postmarks, allowing us to trace their circulation and postal use. [CHURCHES ABROAD] LOT: 1) Russian Orthodox Calendar for 1931. Russian Church Printing House, Vladimirova Street in Slovensko, 1930. 80 pp., 22.8 × 15.6 cm, hardcover, in condition (stains, partial loss of spine, creases and tears on the cover, missing corners on several pages and the cover). 2) Collection of postcards depicting Orthodox churches. 161 postcards. Images of churches and monasteries, their interiors, and icons; Russian Orthodox churches are featured in Australia, Austria, Belgium (including Sheveton), Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Denmark (Copenhagen), Israel, Italy (Bari, Florence, San Remo), Norway, Poland, the United States, France (Nice, Cannes, Étretat, Menton, Paris, Saint-Raphaël), and Switzerland. Some of the postcards bear handwritten signatures, addresses, and postmarks, which make it possible to trace their history and postal journey. The collection is of interest both as a compilation of visual evidence regarding Orthodox churches and communities outside Russia and in the context of the history of the spread and reception of Orthodox culture within the Russian émigré community.