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BRIEFMARKEN Weine (Stamps. Wines). Berlin.
"For dolce vita right on socialist-era Karl-Marx-Allee, head to this charmingly nostalgic Italian wine bar ensconced in a former stamp shop. The original wooden cabinets cradle a hand-picked selection of Italian bottles that complement a snack menu of yummy cheeses, prosciutto and salami, plus a pasta dish of the day. Best to book ahead." Lonely Planet.
Here is an interview with one of owners of the place:
ooohberlin.com/briefmarken-weine/
A picture of desire as the restaurant is closed like all the other nice places due to CoVid-19. I hope very much that I will sit right here during a beautiful night latest when the summer has arrived in the north-east of Germany. Which also means: it still exists after the end of lockdown.
The title is a quote form "The Spoils" by Massive Attack.
Russia, Moscow, The Government
Under Stalin architectural decisions were not taken at random, he needed to create a popular identity. It was a valuable tool for propaganda. The style imposed by Stalin , was called the "Socialist Realism movement." It aimed to make people and socialism, heroics. It has evolved over time, from the ornamental neo classicism, to architecture of symmetry. These two styles together in Moscow, struck me. They show as much the power of architecture than the architecture of power.
to the Homosexuals Persecuted under the National Socialist Regime (by Elmgreen and Dragset) Zoologischer Garten.
Karl-Marx-Allee - Berlin
De Karl-Marx-Allee is een boulevard die tussen 1952 en 1960 door Oost-Duitsland werd aangelegd in de wijken Friedrichshain en Mitte, Berlijn. Tegenwoordig is de boulevard vernoemd naar de Duitse filosoof Karl Marx.
De boulevard heette tussen 1949 en 1961 Stalinallee en was een belangrijk bouwproject in het wederopbouwprogramma van Oost-Duitsland na de Tweede Wereldoorlog. De boulevard werd ontworpen door de architecten Hermann Henselmann, Hartmann, Hopp, Leucht, Paulick en Souradny en bevatte ruime en luxe appartementen voor arbeiders, winkels, restaurants, cafés, een toeristisch hotel en een enorme bioscoop, Kino International.
De boulevard, die 90 meter breed en 2,3 kilometer lang is, wordt geflankeerd door monumentale gebouwen van acht verdiepingen, ontworpen in de bruidstaartstijl, het socialistische classicisme van de Sovjet-Unie. Aan beide uiteinden staan twee torens bij de Frankfurter Tor en de Strausberger Platz, ontworpen door Hermann Henselmann. De gebouwen verschillen in de bekleding van de gevels, die vaak eveneens traditionele Berlijnse motieven van Karl Friedrich Schinkel bevatten. De meeste gebouwen zijn bedekt met architectonisch keramiek.
Karl Marx Allee is a boulevard built by East Germany between 1952 and 1960 in the Friedrichshain and Mitte districts of Berlin. Today, the boulevard is named after the German philosopher Karl Marx.
The boulevard was called Stalinallee between 1949 and 1961 and was a major construction project in the reconstruction program of East Germany after World War II. The boulevard was designed by the architects Hermann Henselmann, Hartmann, Hopp, Leucht, Paulick and Souradny and featured spacious and luxurious apartments for workers, shops, restaurants, cafés, a tourist hotel and a huge cinema, Kino International.
The boulevard, which is 90 meters wide and 2.3 kilometers long, is flanked by monumental eight-story buildings designed in the wedding cake style, the socialist classicism of the Soviet Union. At either end are two towers at the Frankfurter Tor and the Strausberger Platz, designed by Hermann Henselmann. The buildings differ in the cladding of the facades, which often also contain traditional Berlin motifs by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. Most of the buildings are covered with architectural ceramics.
Eggs from the Cuba's socialist centrally planned economy are delivered in downtown Viñales. Inhabitants have been queuing for quite some time to obtain them.
Mural "Die vom Menschen beherrschten Kräfte von Natur und Technik", in Halle-Neustadt, Germany.
Design (1971/72): J. Renau
Made by L. Scholz (1974).
Imre Nagy, an ethnic Hungarian native of Targu Mures, was one of leading Romanian painters who embraced Socialist Realism. A collection of his paintings is exhibited at the Palace of Culture in Targu Mures.
Имре Надь, этнический венгр, живший в Тыргу-Муреше, был одним из самых известных художников в Румынии, писавших картины в стиле соцреализма. Коллекция его картин представлена во Дворце Культуры Тыргу-Муреша.
the intrepid camera mk IV
fujinon W 125mm f/5,6
kodak tri-x 320
pyrocat-hd 1+1+100, 11,5 min, 21'C
The second test shot from the batch of Kodak 320TXP that I rceived from patrickjoust, what a gift!
Examples of Socialist Realism in Stalinist Era (Soviet Union) and in Rákosi Era (Hungary), 1950-1953.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_realism
hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szocialista_realizmus
Oszkar Glatz: An Urban Pioneer Visiting her Village Companions (Embroidering Girls) Hungary, 1953.
Glatz Oszkár:: Városi úttörő látogatása falusi pajtásainál (Hímző leányok) 1953.
With These Hands . US Capitol Police / Riot Gear . National Socialist Movement (NSM) March on Washington . www.nsm88.org . Police Assemblace . US Capitol Grounds . Washington DC . Saturday afternoon, 19 April 2008 . Elvert Xavier Barnes Protest Photography
Die 2004 aufgestellte bronzene Skulpturengruppe besteht aus 14 Kaiserpinguinen. Der Boden zu ihren Füßen ist mit den Umrissen der Antarktis und der Stadt Chemnitz bemalt. Zudem ist der Längengrad 12°55´11" östlicher Länge eingezeichnet. Dieser verläuft über die Innere Klosterstraße zur Antarktis und trifft dort in 15.000 Kilometer Entfernung auf eine der größten Kolonien von Kaiserpinguinen
www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/skulpturen/pmwiki.php?n=M....
The bronze sculpture group, erected in 2004, consists of 14 emperor penguins. The ground beneath their feet is painted with the outlines of Antarctica and the city of Chemnitz. The longitude 12°55´11" east is also marked. This runs along Innere Klosterstraße to Antarctica, where it meets one of the largest colonies of emperor penguins 15,000 kilometres away.
www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/skulpturen/pmwiki.php?n=M...
The imperial city of Chemnitz was founded in the 12th century, emerging from a Benedictine monastery. Its rise as an important trading centre in the foothills of the Ore Mountains was followed by the establishment of the city as a commercial and later industrial location in the wake of the emerging mining industry in the Ore Mountains in the 16th century. Supported primarily by coal mining in western Saxony, Chemnitz developed into one of the most important centres of German mechanical engineering and the textile industry in the 19th century. During this period, Chemnitz was also known as Little Manchester or Rußchemnitz. In the 1920, it was a leading city in the European textile market. Auto Union (today Audi) was founded 1932 in Chemnitz. In the 1930s, the three busiest squares in the Greater German Reich were Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Stachus in Munich and Johannisplatz in Chemnitz, of which nothing remains today except the name. Its economic importance made Chemnitz a primary target for Allied air forces during the Second World War, resulting in the city being almost completely destroyed in February 1945. Even after the Second World War and the reconstruction of the destroyed industrial plants, Chemnitz remained one of the most important industrial centres in the GDR, the East German state founded in 1949.. On 10 May 1953, the city was renamed by decision of the East German government to Karl-Marx-Stadt (Karl Marx City) after Karl Marx, in recognition of its industrial heritage and the Karl Marx Year marking the 135th anniversary of his birth and the 70th anniversary of his death.After the city centre was destroyed in World War II, the East German authorities attempted to rebuild it to symbolise the conceptions of urban development of a socialist city. The historic layout of the city centre at that time was rejected in favour of a new road network. However, the original plans were not completed.. After the peaceful revolution of 1989 in the GDR, but still before the German reunification, a referendum on the future name of the city was held on 23 April 1990, : 76% of the voters voted for the old name "Chemnitz". On 1 June 1990, the city was officially renamed. After the reunification of Germany on 3 October 1990, the city of Chemnitz faced several difficult tasks. Many inhabitants migrated to the former West Germany and unemployment in the region increased sharply..Since than, the layout of the city centre has been changed fundamentally with the collaboration of renowned international architects Most of its industry is now gone and the core of the city has been rebuilt with many shops as well as huge shopping centres. . Chemnitz has had to reinvent itself, like so many times before in its long history. This process has led to ithe election of the city as one of the two Capitals of European Culture in 2025.
Sources:
wikitravel.org/de/Chemnitz and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemnitz
Vlorë, Albania 2024
And here is the second chapter of my Albanian series.
Vlorë, a seaside resort ideally located on the Adriatic coast, facing Italy, is home to the country's second port after Durrës.
After the violence of the socialist dictatorship, crushed today by an equally brutal savage capitalism, she dreams of a greatness that she cannot assume.
Welcome to a paradise that sometimes takes on post-apocalyptic looks.
Vlorë, Albania 2024
And here is the second chapter of my Albanian series.
Vlorë, a seaside resort ideally located on the Adriatic coast, facing Italy, is home to the country's second port after Durrës.
After the violence of the socialist dictatorship, crushed today by an equally brutal savage capitalism, she dreams of a greatness that she cannot assume.
Welcome to a paradise that sometimes takes on post-apocalyptic looks.