The index page of the archive now features a new collage of images from Zoya’s life and beyond.  Also featured on the page is a banner ad for the book Red Youth, which is still on sale from Erythrós Press and Media.  It’s also worth mentioning that Red Youth recently received a very favorable review from The Marxist-Leninist, which is one of the better political blogs on the Internet.  You can read the review here.

We have added a few images to our Post Card Gallery of single-issue cards and selections from sets.  The new images in this gallery include:

-   A Soviet-era card from around 1943, likely one of the earliest post cards featuring Zoya’s image.

-   A  card from the 1950’s which features both a black-and-white portrait of Zoya and an artist’s depiction of her speech before her execution at Petrischchevo.

-    An undated color print of what appears to be an oil painting of Zoya, dated 1953.

Tanya Solomakha

Also in this image gallery is a new favorite of mine, a 1964 artist’s depiction of Young Pioneers laying flowers at the base of a statue of Zoya.  I happened upon this by complete accident on eBay one evening.  Although the card was not specifically listed as being related to Zoya, I noticed the Russian inscription of her name at the base of the statue and thought this would be a great piece for our collection. 

Finally, we’ve posted a series of photographs taken by our friend Nina Lebed during her trip to the Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya Museum in Moscow earlier this year.  The pictures show some fantastic exhibits of property, documents and literature related to the Kosmodemyanskie.  Of particular interest to me was the picture of Tatiana "Tanya" Solomakha, the heroine of the Russian Civil War whose story was especially important to young Zoya both in childhood and as a young partisan.All in all, these are great photos of a place that I very much hope to visit someday.  Many thanks to you, Nina!