Grigoriy Bronza
Grigoriy Zakharovich Bronza[a] (30 April 1927 – 30 January 2010) was an artist of Transnistria (Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic). He was an art restorer and an honorary member of the Transnistria Union of Artists. Bronza was a designer of postage stamps of Transnistria and Moldova. He also helped create a number of museums in the former Soviet Union.[1]
| Grigoriy Zakharovich Bronza Григо́рий Заха́рович Бро́нза | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 April 1927 Vradiivka, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR |
| Died | 30 January 2010 (aged 82) Tiraspol, Transnistria |
| Nationality | USSR, Transnistria |
| Field | graphics, sculpture, painting |
| Works | stamps of Transnistria and Moldova |
World War II
During World War II, Grigoriy Bronza served in the Red Army and was awarded the following Soviet military decorations:
- Order of the Patriotic War,
- Medal for Battle Merit,
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945",
- Medal "For the Victory over Japan".
Postage stamps
Bronza is the author of the first stamps of Moldova issued in June 1991. He designed the first stamps of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic issued in December 1993. Bronza designed the third definitive stamp issue of Transnistria (1997). He also created a series of stamps for the 5th anniversary of the events in Bender (1997), a series of stamps "Historical and modern coats of arms of cities of Transnistria" (1999), and the 200th anniversary of Alexander Pushkin issue (1999).[2]
Notes
References
- ↑ Biography of Grigoriy Bronza. Inventory No. 1. Cases of permanent storage. Central State Archive of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, Fund No. 1002. (in Russian)
- ↑ "Виртуальная выставка. Почтовые марки ПМР". Виртуальные выставки (in Russian). Мир м@рок; Союз филателистов России. Chronological stamp collection of S. V. Rogutsky. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
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Other websites
- Moldavian postage stamps
- Moldova rare postage stamps Archived 2015-05-24 at the Wayback Machine