jsoldatova

Hello! My name is Julia. I live near St Petersburg in a small town with low-level houses, surrounded by tall pines and silence. I studied theory and history of art, now I'm working at university. I keen on art, culture, history, cross-stitch, movies and space, I like to draw, read books and ice skating. As for me, postcrossing is a good way to discover the world, to learn more about tratitions and cultures, to travel around the world without leaving home. Also it unites very different people, all of us living on Earth.

I would like to receive:
✽ art: stained glass, Middle ages, Renaissance, Dutch landscapes, Impressionism and 19-th century art, early 20-th century art, Eastern (Japanese, Chinese and Korean) paintings;
✽ architecture: ancient and middle ages buildings, gothic cathedrals, Art Nouveau, Japanese, Chinese, Korean traditional buildings, modernism in achitecture, different doors and windows;
✽ applied arts: Eastern porcelain, mosaic, jewerly, sculpture, fabrics, items from your local museums, folk crafts;
✽ ornament, calligraphy and art patterns;
✽ black and white cards (with any subject!);
✽ retro style;
✽ early (1900-1950) fine art photography;
✽ old-fashioned trains, trams and cars;
✽ zeppelins, airships, dirigible, air balloons (aerostats);
✽ birds;
✽ flowers, succulents;
✽ trees (high and majestic);
✽ beautiful constructions/streets of your city/town;
✽ sea and everything connected with;
✽ mountains;
✽ fog;
✽ space (especially Yuri Gagarin);
✽ food (particularly national meals);
✽ greeting cards (I do love Christmas cards in December-January);
✽ teddy bear;
✽ hygge, warm, cozy cards;
✽ My Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro)
✽ Twin Peaks (my favorite TV show);
✽ or something like this https://www.postcrossing.com/user/jsoldatova/gallery/favourites

Except:
✗ cards about modern politics, wars - including modern military aviation, weapons, bombs and other;
✗ helicopters (word is quite funny, but it's form is not);
✗ cards with ads;
✗ please, NO MULTIPICTURE(!!!);
✗ rococo porcelain (especially Meissen porcelain);
✗ celebrities and politicians, who are popular and influential nowadays.

I'll be happy to get your card! It'll be wonderful if you write something about your life in general, about your city or country, hobby. Reading about stranger's life and interests is very interesting! Also I do like interesting, unusual stamps.

Sorry for possible mistakes.

Happy postcrossing!