[1st Trip] Belltower bas-reliefs
So, time to see bas-reliefs. Let's go!
Let's begin with this bas-relief pic:
U can see there plot about St. George the Victorious wich is patron of our country.
This is view a bit lower St. George:
U can see here: under St. George various orthodox saints, under saints there is soldiers swearing the oath (?) or kissing the cross before going to war (?), under them soldiers is standing at parade and the lowest bas-relief is Marshal Zhukov at Victory Parade in Moscow may 1945.
Also u can see that swallows didn't gave a chance to Marshal - they live under his horse:
On this bas-relief u can see probably plot about people that looking to troops marching to war:
Here u can see people that was working in home front: grain grower, partisan, steel maker:
Here u can also see women, children and old men that waiting their family members from war:
Above them u see a number of orthodox saints
In upper side of this side of belltower we can see (Holy) Trinity - common plot in orthodox culture - it symbolize three instances of god in orthodox church - Father, Son and the Holy Ghost:
On this part of bas-relief u can see people listening to report of Sovinformbyuro (main 'mass-media' at Great Patriotic War) about advances of soviet troops:
On this shot u can see three figures of persons at war: women - military nurse, soldier (?) and its commander. Above them u can see soviet troops in attack, they r probably shouting "Uraaaah!"
, above them at upper side is also orthodox plot with saints and probably another image of Holy Trinity:
On this bas-relief u can see german troops invading our country:
to be continued..