Monatsarchive: Juli 2018

This room is on the early 20th Century, and is hung with banners „1917“ and „2017“. The latest date I see on the political posters which ring the ceiling is 1921. The Revolution had triumphed, there was no New Economic … Weiterlesen →

Bunker entrance for the 1942 city defense committee. Obelisk is in memory of the Red Tsaritsyn deaths at the hands of the White Guard, 1919. The eternal flame and plaque are dedicated to those who fought 1942-43. This memorializes the … Weiterlesen →

Livadia Palace

This statue has a lot of raw power for me. One woman stands erect, futilely raising her hands to shield herself and the child who hides behind her. A man stretches out his bound wrists, looking directly towards his executioners … Weiterlesen →

Sitting in a bar/restaurant in Rostov-on-Don waiting for the Skoda’s oil to be changed. Bar has THT music videos on. I’m finding them bizarre, and wondering if they are any more bizarre than American music videos. Young men, lonely and … Weiterlesen →

Lenin’s statue dominates his square. He seems at home here, as he did in Vitebsk. At Chornobyl he was a visitor who had overstayed his welcome. I walked to Voronezh’s Lenin Square from a hotel which blasted the „70s and … Weiterlesen →

The eyes of each of these figures were haunting.

Memorial to the men who died defending the base when the Luftwaffe attacked the American bombers here Rotary launcher for nuclear missiles

Suspended in the museum’s stairwell are munitions. A glance shows that these are quite modern, not from either of the world wars. Looking down you can see where the bombs and missiles are falling: on eastern Ukraine. Ukraine is a … Weiterlesen →

Last night I spent about two hours having dinner in the Hotel Ukraine restaurant, enjoying the Lvivske beer and the view of the Maidan. During that time it seemed that nearly the only artist diners heard was Sade. Now, I … Weiterlesen →