A presentation of the next unique exhibit was held within the framework of the project “Exhibit of the Month” on December 25, 2019.
A congratulatory card “Happy New Year 1946!” released to celebrate the first post-war New Year was presented to the visitors.
This card was sent in 1945 from Leningrad (St. Petersburg) to the Samarkand village, Kolesov family.
The text of the departure is written in the pre-reform Cyrillic alphabet, canceled in 1917. This means that the older generation of citizens of the USSR, educated before the October Revolution, still used this alphabet.
The recipient's address is Samarkand, by the time the postcard was delivered, it was already renamed in Temirtau (October 1, 1945). Probably, this news was not yet known to Leningraders.
In addition to wishes, the congratulatory text of the postcard contains news of the return from the front a man- the most joyful for those living in 1945.
The cost of the postcard is 1 ruble. The same cost was a loaf of rye bread made of wallpaper flour. However, a New Year's card was purchased and sent despite the difficulties of the post-war period.
And this is not all historical facts that can be found out by studying a small postal item - a New Year's card.
