Nicholas Roerich. Maker of the Future

Nicholas Roerich (1874 1947), was a genial painter who produced 7000 paintings, a philosopher, writer, explorer, cultural leader and a great Russian patriot. The canvases of N. K. Roerich are a treasure trove of images, filled with spiritual beauty such as the mighty Himalayas, saints and ascetics of the East and West, as well as heroes of legends and epics. The painters wife and inspiration was Helena Ivanovna Roerich (1879 1955), a philosopher, writer and translator. She wrote fourteen books about the Teaching of Living Ethics (Agni Yoga), called by the academic A. L. Yanshin, The World Ethical System. An outstanding contribution to world culture, science and art was made by Roerichs two sons, Yuri (George) Nikolayevich (1902 1960), a prominent scientistorientalist and Svetoslav Nikolayevich (1904 1993), a distinguished artist and public figure. The Banner of Peace was proposed by the painter as the banner for the protection of cultural values. If all the world were covered with the Banner fo