The Two Rivers

I view the collapse of the Soviet Union as a disaster that entailed and still brings about negative consequences around the world. We got nothing good from this break-up.
~Alexander Lukashenko, dictator of Belarus

Time for Art Thursday! A painting by a Belarus-born artist Peter Blume. I love this painting and wish I could make it much bigger. You can click to embiggen.

The Two Rivers (1943)
Peter Blume

Links:
Belarus regime turns on artists and journalists
Freedom House's freedom score for Belarus

Free Belarus items on Etsy:
* Crocheted cat bed in the Free Belarus flag colors
* Flag colors friendship bracelets
* Flag t-shirt
* Knight t-shirt
* Country/flag cross stitch pattern
* Knight patch