POSTCARD N.171 - RUSSIA 

Postcrossing Postcard sent on the 30th June, received on the 3rd December 2024

Postcard image: Lost Town

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It took more than 5 months for this card to travel from Moscow to my place, but it eventually got here, большое спасибо, Olga.

Without a single drop of criticism, since I'm sure Olga sent me her postcard in all good will and the best of intentions, I have to confess that postcards with fantasy images are not my preferred type of postcards. I tend to appreciate more the simpler, more traditional type: a nice view of a nice place or landmark, in the sender's neck of the woods, is all that takes to make me happy (although I also confess to be partial to aviation themed cards....)

I also am  very pleased to acknowledge the fact that Olga used some pretty interesting stamps, one of them  aviation related, a touch of care for which I also thank her a lot.

The 40 Ruble stamp was issued on 10MAR2020, celebrating the life of Hero of the Soviet Union - Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub (1920-1991), fighter pilot and triple Hero of the Soviet Union. the highest scoring WW2 pilot with more than 60 victories to his credit.

The stamp is illustrated with his effigy and one of the Lavochkin La-5 fighters he used during WW2, in which he downed 64 enemy aircraft.

The 45 Ruble stamp,  commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Konstantin Ushinsky (1823-1871) , a Russian educator who is considered to be the founder of scientific pedagogy in Russia, and the  the author of "The Human As a Subject of Education: Pedagogical Anthropology".

I'll quote direct from wikipedia for I think this paragraph does convey the importance of his work quite well: "...the subject of education is a person, so it is impossible to achieve results in education without using the results of the "anthropological sciences": philosophy, political economy, history, literature, psychology, anatomy, physiology. According to Ushinsky, "Pedagogical experience without science is equivalent to witchcraft in medicine."

The stamp was issued on 10MAR2023 and it is illustrated with the effigy of Ushinsky with an image of (presumably) him teaching in a classroom.

Te postmark was issued at Moscow, Russia's capital.