Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Obviously, the people who put up the statue do not know much about the early history of the Russian revolution. Putting up a statue of Karl Marx would be one thing--he just wrote stuff--but putting up one of Lenin is only slightly less outrageous than if it had been one of the other big butchers of the 20th century: Stalin, Hitler, Mao. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Jun 5, 2013, at 7:42 AM, Jay Burleson wrote: > That neighborhood is probably the left-most leaning place on the USA. > The statue was shipped from Russia after the collapse and given prominent > placement along the main street here. > Makes a nice background for the annual naked bicycle ride. > http://www.solsticecyclist.org/ > :-) > > On Jun 4, 2013, at 10:32 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > >> They actually put up a statue of that murderous SOB in Washington state? >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> On Jun 2, 2013, at 3:42 AM, Jay Burleson wrote: >> >>> Every city has its own quirky neighborhoods, and here is one in >>> Seattle... >>> Both taken with Monochrom, 35 mm 'cron Asph, iso 320 >>> >>> To the Moon, Alice! >>> http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/fremont/L1000475 >>> >>> Lenin >>> http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/fremont/L1000478 >>> >>> Please click on the images to view larger. >>> >>> Thanks for looking and all comments welcome! >>> -- >>> Jay, >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >