Sergey Larenkov has assembled a series of collages using WW2 pictures and pictures of Paris France today, seemlessly blending pictures in era juxtaposition. Considering the election results today, they are ironic and poignant. Please visit his site and enjoy.
VIVA LA FRANCE !
VIVA LA HOLLANDE !
VIVA KEYNESIAN ECONOMICS !
http://sergey-larenkov.livejournal.com/...
Sergey has many excellent 'collages", blending historic WW2 photos of Paris and the same streets and buildings as they look today. I only included one of Sergeys pictures because I want you to go to his site and honor him with your clicks.
Paris is Liberated 1944:
On August 25th 1944 the German garrison commander of Paris surrendered to the Allies after a week of fighting. Pictured above is a US Sherman tank parked in front of the Arc de Triomphe, one of the most famous Paris landmarks.
Paris is Liberated 2012:
François Hollande, a Socialist who ran on being mild, centrist, and “normal” – and who a year ago wasn’t a contender – won the presidency of France today, defeating incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in an election that looks to rebalance France's position in Europe.
And in an ironic blend of Dr Who's tardis and WW2 history....
Mr. Hollande said tonight in his victory speech that the austerity-only policy that has been dictated by Germany as the prescription for a spiraling euro debt crisis is "not inevitable." Berlin will be Hollande's first port of call, possibly as soon as this week.
Germany is blamed.