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Ani Postcards, Late 19th, Early 20th Centuries Item Info

Postcards 1

Ani Postcards, image 1 of 8
1. The main gate.
Ani Postcards, image 2 of 8
2. The ramparts from inside.
Ani Postcards, image 3 of 8
3. The peninsula with the ruins of the Aghjkaberd.
Ani Postcards, image 4 of 8
4. The repaired church of the citadel.
Ani Postcards, image 5 of 8
5. Citadel, view from the north.
Ani Postcards, image 6 of 8
6. The Convent of the Virgins on the banks of Akhurian.
Ani Postcards, image 7 of 8
7. The Church of the Holy Savior.
Ani Postcards, image 8 of 8
8. The view of the Ani Cathedral from the north.
Ani Postcards 1, Petőfi Museum of Literature, Budapest, March-April, 2026, exhibition poster.
Ani Postcards 1, Petőfi Museum of Literature, Budapest, March-April, 2026, exhibition poster.

Postcards 2

Ani Postcards, image 1 of 8
1. The Church of St. Gregory of the Abughamir’s.
Ani Postcards, image 2 of 8
2. The Church of the Shepherd.
Ani Postcards, image 3 of 8
3. The view of the Ani Cathedral from the southwest. / The altar apse...
Ani Postcards, image 4 of 8
4. The Georgian Church.
Ani Postcards, image 5 of 8
5. The chequered gate.
Ani Postcards, image 6 of 8
6. The Church of St. Gregory, built by King Gagik I.
Ani Postcards, image 7 of 8
7. The ‘Marr street’ with an aqueduct.
Ani Postcards, image 8 of 8
8. Ani / St. Illuminator / Cathedral (based on Charles Texier engravings) 2025, photograph...
Ani Postcards 2, Petőfi Museum of Literature, Budapest, March-April, 2026, exhibition poster.
Ani Postcards 2, Petőfi Museum of Literature, Budapest, March-April, 2026, exhibition poster.
Description:
In addition to publishing the Ani Series and lecturing within and beyond the Russian Empire, Nikolai Marr and his colleagues issued bilingual postcards, which popularized the discoveries made during the excavations in Ani and helped raise funds for them. With these postcards, images of the ruined city started circulating even more easily. They allowed senders to scribble personal notes, thereby embedding the postcards’ visual and textual content within varied yet singular social contexts. Taken by the Vruyrs in many cases, the photographs of these postcards strive to capture detail with precision, in the spirit of scholarship. Being meticulously staged, and including people, they also exude entertaining qualities crucial in captivating their senders and receivers. Designed to travel far and wide thanks to the modern postal service, these postcards, carrying layered indexical value, helped generate a highly personalized global memory of the ruins of Ani.
Subjects:
Nikolai Marr Postcards Ani (Turkey)
Citation:

"Ani Postcards, Late 19th, Early 20th Centuries", Ani, Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO), /items/ani_022.html

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