Ken MacLeod's comments.
The title comes from two quotes:
“Work as if you lived in the early days of a better nation.”—Alasdair Gray.
“If these are the early days of a better nation, there must be hope, and a hope of peace is as good as any, and far better than a hollow hoarding greed or the dry lies of an aweless god.”—Graydon Saunders
Pages
▼
Sunday, August 01, 2010
Ghosts
Scenes from the Great Patriotic War superimposed on recent colour photos from the exact places where the original photographs were taken. Sometimes subtle, sometimes less so, always haunting. (Via.)
Very interesting and haunting indeed. Not always subtle, but neither is Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony. You just encouraged me to play it this evening.
Very interesting and haunting indeed. Not always subtle, but neither is Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony. You just encouraged me to play it this evening.
ReplyDeleteFascinating images. Why so fascinated with Russia and Russian culture, though, Ken?
ReplyDeleteWhy so Russious?
ReplyDeleterandolph - ha ha ha!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely amazing shots. Thanks for posting that.
ReplyDelete