Trumpeters of the First Mounted Army, M. Grekov, 1934 -- Daily Lift #135

Trumpeters of the First Mounted Army, M. Grekov, 1934 -- Daily Lift #135

One of Grekov's last works, a celebration of the Red Calvary during the civil war. Grekov, who died that year, was a very popular artist in the USSR who often painted military themed works. After the Second World War and the sacrifices of the Red Army in that conflict, an art award was named in his honour and a museum of his work was opened in his former house in Novocherkassk.