Comments | daveamongus: Ghosts of World War II

daveamongus

Ghosts of World War II

Aug 03, 2010 07:31

Russian photographer Sergei Larenkov has done a rather interesting thing, taking pictures shot from the same angle as photos shot during WWII and photoshopping in elements of the older photos. Soviet troops marching in Germany, a “victory garden” outside a cathedral, and bomb damage, bomb damage, bomb damage.

The “huh” moment for me came when I ( Read more... )

history, russia, military

Comments 7

hominysnark August 3 2010, 13:14:13 UTC

Wow, those are stunning.

birdhousefrog August 3 2010, 14:10:19 UTC

Her photos are seriously cool. Thanks for the link.

Oz

daveamongus August 3 2010, 14:37:10 UTC

Actually, Sergei is a he, but yes. They are extremely cool.

merriehaskell August 3 2010, 14:14:24 UTC

Amazing.

iuliamentis August 3 2010, 18:49:23 UTC

Eerie. I'm looking forward to looking at more of these when I get home from work.

dr_phil_physics August 4 2010, 02:28:40 UTC

One time we were driving through Chicago south on I-94. As we approached the Loop, we realized it was the Air and Water show, and the USAF F-16 Thunderbirds were coming in from four compass points in high speed descents. I think this was just about the time of the NATO mission into Kosovo -- and for the first time I could imagine what it would be like to be in a modern city under attack. Like these photographs, a real disconnect with the normal and the mundane.

Dr. Phil