Sergei Larenkov His photographs of the siege of Leningrad and St. Petersburg really got lots of name on internet and are famous too. so we present some really nice photographs by sergei, where past and present meet in Moscow, Berlin, Vienna, Prague..
1. Vienna. 1945/2010. Soviet soldiers in the Imperial Palace Hoffburg.
2. Moscow is preparing for oborone.1941/2009, Gorkogo / Tverskaya Street.
3. Berlin 1945 / 2010. Destroyed tank “Tiger” in the park Tiergarten.
4. Moscow, 1941/2009. Trolleybuses.
5. Vienna. 1945/2010. Senior Lieutenant Vladimir making a sketch of the fountain with a statue of Athena in front of Parliament.
6. Berlin 1945/2010. The soldier-winner.
7. Leningrad / St Petersburg 1942/2010 Borovaya 26. Now there are mini-hotels in Saint Petersburg.
8. Moscow, Mayakovsky Square, 1941/2010, the Triumphal Square
9. Storming the Reichstag.
10. Beetles on the steps of the Reichstag.
11. Victory Banner before sending it to Moscow.
12. Berlin, Soviet artillery on the corner.
13. Prague. Powder Tower. Population meets tanks liberators.
14. Vienna, Infantry units moving to the city center.
15. An area near the Brandenburg Gate.
Amazing work my friend. We disconnect ourselves from the past. This is a sharp reminder of what our world and people had to endure.
… I see dead people…
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thats really cool and inspirational!
It inspires you to start another world war???
Beautifully done.
Love it. These are haunting.
amazing work..very nice
Wow. These are amazing!
Remarkable stuff.
So so powerful. Amazing how time changes things in some ways but not others.
AWESOME !!!
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That is brilliant!
This is haunting. Kind of unsettling, and sort of awesome.
…very unsettling, especially in those photos where the modern day inhabitants seem to be taking notice of the soldiery..!
Agreed. This was particularly striking, I thought, in the case of the lieutenant sketching the statue of Athena, where the woman on the left appears to be looking directly at him.
As we looked at this, my wife noticed this fact, and I added that only one more element is needed to complete the effect: to find that woman in the lieutenant’s sketch.
that is well done.. a bit freaky but really good
I think this is an interesting concept that was poorly executed. The older images should have been integrated better into the more modern scenes, rather than quickly masked in. In the cases where there are people, they should be carefully masked around rather than cutting half their torso off, making them look like ghosts. It would have been much more interesting had the historical photos not simply been pasted-in with a few mouse clicks, but made to appear as if the two worlds existed simultaneously.
Agreed completely. Looks like someone just took two layers in photoshop and erased a bit of the top layer and called it good. It's half-assed at best.
Half assed!! – Dave (and jfp)- I would like to see you do a better job. I have no doubt this series of images took umpteen hours of work in research in identifying locations, reproducing camera angles and indeed photoshopping. This chap has produced incredibly thought provoking work and is to be applauded. And as for jfp's comment re making the older image look like ghosts I can well imagine that is EXACTLY what was in mind. We are all entitled to an opinion – and I (and at least 15 others) disagree with yours.
Well said! And make that 16.
I think you didn't get it.
I disagree – the method you suggest would have looked misleading, faked. Like this it conjures up the ghost-like presence which is true to the real situation; the mere lingering of a faint memory . . . Some images could even have. been more ephemeral to express this.
I find it hard to favor either, I agree with jfp's point but that only applies to particular photos. Regardless, this is a unique and educational concept.
As the title of the peace indicates its an ECHO of war, it shows the artist meant for the older images to appear as ghosts. Not to clash the past with the present as I could imagine your idea doing.
I cannot believe that you are actually claiming that there is only one way to deal with such subject matter. Your tone is that of an accountant.or a technical retoucher. I do not understand how you could decide what needed to be done technically without knowing exactly what the artist was aiming at… Moreover, whatever it is he was aiming at, I have no doubt that the artist was aware of the many different that he could have executed his vision and that he made many conscious choices to that end. See, for example the response by Seige below.
Exactly!! Never apologize for your art. I feel this could of been critiqued in a more kind manner, not in the “I-am-someone-hiding-behind-a-computer-and-feel-uncomfortable-this-person-produced-a-working-piece-of-art-thus-I-must-them-in-for-it”. We all too often critique a piece before even giving it compliments though. I don’t even have a critique for all but one of the pictures. It was a beautifully executed concept, that deserves much respect. The only picture that throws me off is the woman with the stop signs, and that is most likely because the area had probably changed much in the 50 something years between this era. Still, a bit of a rough photo to look at, I will not bash you in for it unlike others will. Well done.
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no no, this didn't really happen!
yes it did! pics show it!
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Brilliant concept. Mostly well executed
I AGREE WITH JFP THESE ARE "GHOST FROM THE PAST".
Hehe, as opposed to ghosts from the future?
this is genius
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As brasilians we have never been in this kind of war situation. It is probably more impressive for the people of Europe/Asia who passes day by day by some of these cenes and don't even think about all that took place there half century ago. The idea was brillant. Congratulations ! Moacir Baia Lacerda/Belém/Pará/Amazon/Brazil
nay sayers?! critics? do it your damn self, oh cause you cant! very well done indeed!I
can see the beauty of it all, you negative lil ninny's
cant see past your noses!
Its kind of like the past is happening right now in a different dimension
really freaky pictures
Stunning.
Ive been seeing a lot of this lately …really cool
Perhaps you should link this back to the blog from which it was removed? http://sergey-larenkov.livejournal.com/ Fantastic concept and well executed.
These are really cool! Good work.
for those who have learned history of World War ll from american texbooks, it gives a different perspective on the role of Soviets in the war , doesn't it?
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Wow, this is brilliant. I love it. Thank you for sharing!
This is amazing. The photos are fabulous and the IDEA alone was…wow.. I Can't think of one bad thing to say. Amazing mind to create this.
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Very cool images
Haunting….
a reminder to our generation….
….we must work towards peace!
Great work!
like it was said, we are all entitled to our own opinions. just because someone does not agree with your opinion does not mean you have to start an argument about it. they don't start arguments under your positive opinion. let it go – there were negatives and there were positives. all in all, very good work.
Really Amazing..very nostalgic..
This needs to be part of a History Book. Awesome work!
It is too bad we never remember….. or maybe our leaders and politicians never really learn the human toll of war. Of course they are looking to take care of all munitions makers…. who benefit so much from war!
Very clever and well executed. The older images are well integrated into the images of today's world as an Echo of the past, ghost of a generation most these day don't appreciate. loved it.
We do forget, over and over.
Perhaps Sting expressed it best:
“Corpulent generals, safe behind lines,
History’s lessons drowned in red wine.”
(from “A Children’s Crusade” on The Dream of the Blue Turtles)
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Above that, however, is another and perhaps more still more sobering consideration: Those most apt to gain control of a given society are generally those who ought least to be trusted with it. They are very clever at promoting themselves, but they either are psychopaths or have learnt to think like them. Moral intelligence is missing, and without that what remains is pathological and must ultimately march us all from disaster to avoidable disaster until, however unwittingly, we pass a tipping point from which there is no return.
Those are very eye-opening pictures about war where we may live.
excellent
Beautiful work. We take for granted what has occurred on the earth beneath our feet before we have stepped there. This definitely puts it into perspective. Thank you.
Hauntingly beautiful! Love your work. Compliments my friend.
Absolutely monumental.
the true definition of capturing moments in time..great work
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I've been on the Internet for so very long that I've become jaded and cynical about most everything I see. However, every once in a while I run across something truly beautiful and moving, that touches a part of my soul. These photos do that. I salute Mr. Larenkov. Very well done. You sir, are an artist.
I’ve often tried to conjure up images of past events taking place where I’m standing. This is a great way of making the past more real and in the context of place.
Posted in historic districts using local events – would be awesome for residents and tourists!
Thank you for this eye-opener
Thank you so much for these photos! It's great to see these in Western media, outside of Eastern Europe
Each photo inspires analysis of today and yesterday and the universe incompassed in each photographic instance.
I loved this work. It’s very intense and, though most of us didn’t live at that time, it makes a difference to how we may look at the places now when we go out to the streets.
I loved this work so much that I’m going to do a similar thing.
I’m a Photography student and I’ll be developing a personal project inside this genre. I’ll be using picture of the city of Oporto, here in Portugal. I hope you don’t mind, you’ll be in the credits, of course, because you are the main inspiration for this work, of course
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loved it , thank you for sharing
Wow,I have no words
superb!
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that was very interesting how they blended the past with the present.
Very nicely done! Good way to show before and after as well as give you the history behind each place.
These are phenomenal. Absolutely love your editing and your brilliant idea. Made my day. Thank you.
These are damn amazing.
This is not only really clever photoshopping but it really shows us the difference between times of war and nowadays in stark reality. Great idea Iove it.
I actually think that the first one, in Vienna is the best one because the old picture fades so perfectly into the new one, maybe because the building looks a big grey anyway?
this is the type of history they need to start teaching our youth today. merely reading the texts and watching hollywood movies recreate events, usually flawed events, does little. Seeing present day locations, with historical photos as the one above brings it home to everyone.
Ghosts within a landscape…around us all of the time …our feet echo alongside those who have gone before us…always. A reminder that we should strive never to create such destruction again..
It is outstanding I like it. I show it to my pop
We must learn from the past, and move on, the sooner we realize that we are all alone on this rock in the endless cold vastness of space and that we are all on the same fucking side the better.
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