Russia in photos: 1941-1945
May 11, 2007 8:52 PM Subscribe
Fantastic. Thanks, stav.
posted by Ufez Jones at 9:13 PM on May 11, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by Ufez Jones at 9:13 PM on May 11, 2007 [1 favorite]
Thanks
posted by koshka at 9:14 PM on May 11, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by koshka at 9:14 PM on May 11, 2007 [1 favorite]
Oh holy crap are those amazing.
Thank you so much for posting this.
>click-swipe-blog<
posted by squidfartz at 9:27 PM on May 11, 2007
Thank you so much for posting this.
>click-swipe-blog<
posted by squidfartz at 9:27 PM on May 11, 2007
Awesome, thank you!
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:28 PM on May 11, 2007
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:28 PM on May 11, 2007
Good, stav.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 10:29 PM on May 11, 2007
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 10:29 PM on May 11, 2007
Wowzer. Some of these are incredibly cinematic: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Also, I'M IN UR RED ARMY SNUGGLIN UR DOODZ
posted by taz at 12:57 AM on May 12, 2007
Also, I'M IN UR RED ARMY SNUGGLIN UR DOODZ
posted by taz at 12:57 AM on May 12, 2007
Fantastic photos, thanks.
That said, they forgot Poland...
posted by senor biggles at 2:42 AM on May 12, 2007
That said, they forgot Poland...
posted by senor biggles at 2:42 AM on May 12, 2007
Great.
posted by MarshallPoe at 5:04 AM on May 12, 2007
posted by MarshallPoe at 5:04 AM on May 12, 2007
soviet ipod of the era
Leningrad, 1943
I find this one interesting. The labor and sacrifice 1942-1945 of the United Nations that was required to effect this meeting was, quite probably, the greatest single human collective endeavor, ever.
posted by Heywood Mogroot at 5:09 AM on May 12, 2007
Leningrad, 1943
I find this one interesting. The labor and sacrifice 1942-1945 of the United Nations that was required to effect this meeting was, quite probably, the greatest single human collective endeavor, ever.
posted by Heywood Mogroot at 5:09 AM on May 12, 2007
Cheers for that; I love this sort of link.
posted by chuckdarwin at 5:45 AM on May 12, 2007
posted by chuckdarwin at 5:45 AM on May 12, 2007
The Russian losses in WWII challenge the imagination, Heywood, particularly Leningrad. It's hard to imagine that kind of sacrifice today.
Great post, by the way.
posted by tommasz at 6:22 AM on May 12, 2007
Great post, by the way.
posted by tommasz at 6:22 AM on May 12, 2007
Best post in a long time—incredibly effective and moving images. I can see myself as the guy in the foreground reading Novyi mir (the "thick" literary journal) in this one. Spasibo, comrade Stav!
posted by languagehat at 10:34 AM on May 12, 2007
posted by languagehat at 10:34 AM on May 12, 2007
Elegaic, filmic, dense with mysteries, this is incredibly moving for depicting a truly lost world. Superb post.
posted by Haruspex at 10:49 AM on May 12, 2007
posted by Haruspex at 10:49 AM on May 12, 2007
For all the failures, CCCP had some incredibly powerful commemorative stamp designs back in that time, too.
Sometimes I wonder if those heroic poses inspired some of our superhero comix.
posted by Twang at 11:09 AM on May 12, 2007
Sometimes I wonder if those heroic poses inspired some of our superhero comix.
posted by Twang at 11:09 AM on May 12, 2007
I've always had a thing for Soviet era Russia stuff. Thanks for the find!
posted by Captain_Science at 11:47 AM on May 12, 2007
posted by Captain_Science at 11:47 AM on May 12, 2007
superb post - thanks mr. wonderchicken!
posted by madamjujujive at 4:01 PM on May 12, 2007
posted by madamjujujive at 4:01 PM on May 12, 2007
Drools some more - this site is amazing. Perfect photo after perfect photo. Just wow.
posted by vronsky at 10:12 PM on May 12, 2007
posted by vronsky at 10:12 PM on May 12, 2007
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