Talk:Nicholas Roerich/Archive 1

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This site suggests that it was Secretary of Agriculture Wallace who suggested to FDR that the Great Seal be placed on the back of the US One Dollar Bill: [http://www.greatseal.com/levels/fdr1935.html Wallace's letter to Dal Lee, February 6, 1951]. Is there a citation to show how it is Roerich's suggestion? — Alex756 17:11, 28 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Sorry, you are absolutely right. I have corrected this error. I think. Please emend as needed of course! Wallace was a devotee of Roerich's. Google "Roerich Wallace Seal" for the connection. Caltrop 23:35, Feb 3, 2005 (UTC)

How could Roerich take his first painting classes in the same class with Shevchenko if Shevchenko died in 1861 and Roerich was born in 1874?

Also, I thought that Kobzar was Shevchenko's influential book of poems. Please correct me if Kostomarov has also written an influential book of poems under the same title.

Nazi-Soviet Pact

The quote from Roerich about invading Russia is dated 1940. Russia had not been invaded in 1940, as the Pact was still in force. So, when did he say it?

Also, what was Roerich's attitude toward the Nazis in the time of the Pact? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.191.135.66 (talk) 20:30, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Request

Please translate article from the Russian Wikipedia. http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Рерих,_Николай_Константинович --Deodarvostok (talk) 09:42, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Agni Yoga Society

It is usual to expand statements that are in the introduction of the article in the body of the article. Since Agni Yoga is mentioned in the introduction, there should be some explanation of the importance of AY in Roerich's life. Malcolm Schosha (talk) 13:41, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

I, too wonder what reason there can be for expunging all mention of theosophy in connection with Roerich. Obviously it takes little scrutiny of his life to discover how closely he and his wife were connected to many famous theosophists, Blavatsky for example, ... and with Agni Yoga (q.v.), which the Roerichs founded. Clearly this was a central part of NR's life, and essential to understanding him. It is not acceptable to omit such important features of a subject's biography, whether or not some editors find the facts either boring or embarrassing. Indeed, it's hard to understand the first half of the 20th century without understanding how important such alternative religious movements were, in culture and the arts, in psychology, in politics, etc. Such omissions serve as further examples of how often Wikipedia falls short of authenticity... let alone keen insight. Twang (talk) 06:35, 10 September 2009 (UTC)