Grigoriy Zakharovich Bronza (russian: link=no, Григо́рий Заха́рович Бро́нза; 30 April 192730 January 2010) was a prominent artist of

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(Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic). He was an

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and an honorary member of the Transnistria Union of Artists. Bronza was a designer of

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of Transnistria and

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. He also helped create a number of museums in the former

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World War II

During

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, Grigoriy Bronza served in the

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and was awarded the following Soviet military decorations: *

Order of the Patriotic War The Order of the Patriotic War (russian: Орден Отечественной войны, Orden Otechestvennoy voiny) is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisa ...

, *

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, *

Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" The Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (russian: Медаль «За победу над Германией в Великой Отечественной войне 1941—1945 гг.») was a military de ...

, *

Medal "For the Victory over Japan" The Medal "For the Victory over Japan" (russian: Медаль «За победу над Японией») was a campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on September 30, 1945 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Sovie ...

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 Bendery (1997), a series of stamps "Historical and modern coats of arms of cities of Transnistria" (1999), the 200th anniversary of

Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...

issue (1999), etc. (Chronological stamp collection of S. V. Rogutsky).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bronza, Grigoriy 1927 births 2010 deaths Moldovan artists Russian stamp designers Philately of Moldova Philately of Transnistria Conservator-restorers

World War II

Postage stamps

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