01-28-2004, 04:30 PM
Remember that the most famous photo of them all- flying the flag over the reichstag - was a re-enactment; not unlike the American equivalent of raising the flag over Iwo Jima. Does that diminish its impact or mean that it is "fake"? That is certainly open to a broader discussion on the meanings of history and historical perspective.
I would actually not agree that Soviet wartime photos were of poor quality. check out the collection of Slava Katamidze on the Hulton Archive website. What seems to have happened is that many publishers used 2nd or 3rd generation photos w/o access to the original negatives.
The book referred to above is titled "The Commisar Vanishes."
I would actually not agree that Soviet wartime photos were of poor quality. check out the collection of Slava Katamidze on the Hulton Archive website. What seems to have happened is that many publishers used 2nd or 3rd generation photos w/o access to the original negatives.
The book referred to above is titled "The Commisar Vanishes."
