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The Venus of Hohle Fels figurine is believed to be world's oldest depiction of a human figure, near Schelklingen, Germany - May 2009
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The Venus of Hohle Fels figurine
Curvy 'Venus' May be Oldest Human Sculpture
CURVY 'VENUS' MAY BE OLDEST HUMAN SCULPTURE
A 35,000-year-old ivory carving of a curvaceous woman found in a German cave is believed to be the oldest known sculpture of the human form.
Archaeologists found the carving in six fragments in Germany's Hohle Fels cave, near Schelklingen. It depicts a woman with protruding breasts, a swollen belly and wide-set thighs.
"It's very sexually charged," said University of Tuebingen archaeologist Nicholas Conard, whose team discovered the figure in September.
Carbon dating suggests the 60-millimetre-long figurine - dubbed the Venus of Hohle Fels - was carved at least 35,000 years ago and suggests Palaeolithic art to be more complex than many had thought
According to the researchers' findings, which are being published in the scientific journal Nature, it may be the oldest piece of its kind yet discovered.
"It's the oldest known piece of figurative sculpture in the world," said Jill Cook, a curator of Paleolithic and Mesolithic material at the British Museum in London.
The discovery predates the well-known Venuses from the Gravettian culture by at least 5,000 years and radically changes our views of the context and meaning of the earliest Palaeolithic art," Conard wrote.
"Before this discovery ... female imagery was entirely unknown."
The figurine's enlarged breasts, bloated belly and thighs also make clear that sexual symbolism was alive and well tens of thousand of years ago, Paul Mellars of the University of Cambridge, wrote in a commentary.
"The feature of the newly discovered figure that will undoubtedly command most attention is its explicitly, almost aggressively, sexual nature, focussed on the sexual ...
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Ming: 50 Years That Changed China exhibition, The British Museum, London, Britain - 16 Sep 2014
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Figure of Zhenwu. Bronze with traces of paint, lacquer and gilding. About 1416-39, China.
Ming: 50 Years That Changed China exhibition, The British Museum, London, Britain - 16 Sep 2014
Major exhibition demonstrating how the Ming dynasty transformed China into the country we know today
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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Document recovered from a Soviet military base abandoned after the collapse of the USSR.
Instruction panel showing use of gas masks and clothes to protect against gas or chemical attack.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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Document recovered from a Soviet military base abandoned after the collapse of the USSR.
Soldiers' hand-made satirical newspaper, looking at daily life in the Soviet Army.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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MONGOLIA / Choirl / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. View from Division headquarters. None of the military buildings now remain. They have been demolished by local people and the materials reused or sold. The military housing that existed has been preserved and now provides accommodation for some 7,000 local people.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
MANDATORY CREDIT: Eric Lusito/Rex Features. Only for use in story about Eric Lusito's "After the Wall: Traces of the Soviet Empire" photo project. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
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LATVIA / Liepaja / 2007. Abandoned Soviet Navy base after the collapse of the USSR. The 14th submarine squadron and 16 submarines of the USSR Baltic Fleet were stationed here. During the Soviet era the military base housing in the region of 25,000.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
MANDATORY CREDIT: Eric Lusito/Rex Features. Only for use in story about Eric Lusito's "After the Wall: Traces of the Soviet Empire" photo project. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
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MONGOLIA / Bayantal / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Mig 21. This was the largest soviet air base in Mongolia. Built in the 1970s the base had a two mile long runway and was seen as a frontline for any possible conflict with China.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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MONGOLIA / Baganuur / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military housings after the collapse of the USSR. Abandoned residential area that housed officersand their families. Soviet military bases abroad tended to be isolated settlements, in restricted areas and at a distance from any town. They are a mirror of the Soviet state and its culture of secrecy.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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MONGOLIA / Bayantal / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Bayantal provided the longest and best surfaced runway in Mongolia. The aircraft shelters along side the runway are constructed of reinforced concrete and were designed to protect fighter jets from aerial bombardment.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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MONGOLIA / Bayantal / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Mural of Yuri Gagarin and rocket, empty housing. This was the largest soviet air base in Mongolia. Built in the 1970s the base had a two mile long runway and was seen as a frontline for any possible conflict with China.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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KAZAKHSTAN / Chagan / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Parade ground. Built in the 1950s Chagan (also known as Dolon and Semipalatinsk Dolon) was a long range air base facility in the Semipalatinsk region, Kazakhstan. It was a major base for heavy bomber aircraft which weretargeted at northern USA and Canada.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Eric Lusito/REX (4033703bb)
MONGOLIA / Bayantal / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. The base was built in the 1970s and was seen as a forward placement for the Soviet Union in any possible conflict with China. In the 1990s, after it had been abandoned, the USA reputedly considered it as a potential site for their own military usage.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Eric Lusito/REX (4033703al)
LATVIA / Irbene / 2007. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Some 2,000 soldiers and scientists lived and worked in this secret army base, the former Soviet Space Communication Centre 'Zvezdoshka'. Its existence was not revealed until 1993. The base housed the radio telescopes RT-16 and RT-32 (known as 'Little Star') which, when it was built, was reputed to be one of the most advanced in the world. Soviet withdrawal led to sabotage but international pressure from the scientific world prevented its total destruction.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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Document recovered from a Soviet military base abandoned after the collapse of the USSR. Official portrait of Politburo member Alexander Vladimirovich Vlasov, Minister of Internal Affairs of the USSR 1986-1988.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
MANDATORY CREDIT: Eric Lusito/Rex Features. Only for use in story about Eric Lusito's "After the Wall: Traces of the Soviet Empire" photo project. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Eric Lusito/REX (4033703bd)
POLAND / Krzywa / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Krzywa is situated some 33 kilometres outsideLegnica in south west Poland, near to the Czechand German borders. Legnica was the headquartersof the Soviet Union's Northern Group of Forces,and Krzywa was the main air base for those forces.With its 2,500-metre airstrip, the airfield couldaccommodate any type of aircraft.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Eric Lusito/REX (4033703bu)
LATVIA / Liepaja / 2007.A bandoned Soviet navyy base after the collapse of the USSR. The text, front left, reads 'To our Fatherland'. The 14th submarine squadron and 16 submarines of the USSR Baltic Fleet were stationed here. During the Soviet era the military base housing in the region of 25,000.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Eric Lusito/REX (4033703bf)
GERMANY / Altes Lager / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Former theatre / cinema.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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ESTONIA / Rohu / 2005. Soviet military base abandonned after the collapse of the USSR housing nuclear missiles. Inside a shelter, detail of fresco showing Lenin, Soviet guards and R-12 / SS-4 nuclear missile.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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KAZAKHSTAN / Zhangiz-Tobe / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Inside the Palace of Culture on the military base. The painting is a reproduction of the original by P. Krivonogov "The Defenders of the Brest Fortress", 1951.Zhangiz-Tobe housed R-36 / SS-18 'Satan' intercontinental ballistic missiles, one of the most powerful of Soviet weapons. The former residential accommodation is now used as a correctional facility by the Kazakhstan government.
Eric Lusito - Traces of the Soviet Empire
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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GERMANY / Berlin / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Berlin-Karlshorst was Moscow's intelligence headquarters in East Germany. Situated on the eastern outskirts of East Berlin it extended over a 50 acre compound. Some 2000 staff were employed including 500 KGB officers. The fresco on the right is a reproduction of the original painting by P.Maltsev "Assault on the Sapun Mountain", 1958.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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MONGOLIA / Choibalsan / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. 'Whoever comes to us with a sword, will perish with a sword' ? from Eisenstein's film Alexander Nevsky. During the Soviet era, many militarypersonnel, support staff and their families werestationed in and around Choibalsan. The populationwas in excess of 300,000. Now it is around 39,000.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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MONGOLIA / Bayantal / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Chemical products. The withdrawal of the Soviet Army left behind a significant legacy of pollution caused by oil-based products and other waste products, as well as the damage caused to the landscape and the soil. Hundreds of contaminated sites have required environmenta linvestigation and cleanup. Major sources of pollution included transport, rocket and jet fuels, kerosene, lubricants, solvents, galvanic wastes, remnants of chemical weapons and decontamination substances.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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KAZAKHSTAN / Kurchatov / 2008.Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. The town was founded in 1947 and two years later the first nuclear tests took place at the nearby Semipalatinsk site. Around 700 bombs were tested duringthe 40 year period up to 1989. At least 100 of thesetests were carried out above ground. In some areasthe contamination is severe and whilst the formertesting site is officially closed people can enter with little difficulty.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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LATVIA / Irbene / 2007.Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Some 2,000 soldiers and scientists lived and worked in this secret army base, the former Soviet Space Communication Centre 'Zvezdoshka'. Its existence was not revealed until 1993. The base housed the radiotelescopes RT-16 and RT-32 (known as 'Little Star') which, when it was built, was reputed to be one of the most advanced in the world. Soviet withdrawal led to sabotage but international pressure from the scientific world prevented its total destruction.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Document recovered from a Soviet military base abandoned after the collapse of the USSR. Poster celebrating 60th anniversary of the USSR, 1922-1982. "By outstanding (military) service and by heroic labour let us increase the glory and might of the Homeland!"
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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LATVIA / Irbene / 2007. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Some 2,000 soldiers and scientists lived and worked in this secret army base, the former Soviet Space Communication Centre 'Zvezdoshka'. Its existence was not revealed until 1993.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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RUSSIA / Moscow / 2006. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Lecture theatre, KGB base. In the background is a portrait of Felix Dzerzhinsky, regarded by Lenin as a revolutionary hero. He was founder of the Bolshevik secret police ? the Cheka ?the forerunners of the KGB.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Poster of the Soviet Army recovered from a Soviet military base abandoned after the collapse of the USSR.
Representatives of the Navy, Army and Airforce.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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GERMANY / Altes Lager / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Metal shelves. At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union had some 400,000 soldiers stationed in what was then East Germany. The Group of Soviet Forces inGermany was the Warsaw Pact's most potent military force outside the Soviet Union. Completed in 1994, the withdrawal of more than half a million Russian troops, relatives and children of officers, civil employees and dependants is described by historians as the biggest withdrawal ever by an army not defeated in battle.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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POLAND / Krzywa / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Krzywa is situated some 33 kilometres outside Legnica in south west Poland, near to the Czech and German borders. Legnica was the headquarters of the Soviet Union's Northern Group of Forces, and Krzywa was the main air base for those forces. With its 2,500-metre airstrip, the airfield could accommodate any type of aircraft.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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LATVIA / Irbene. Document recovered from a Soviet military base abandoned after the collapse of the USSR. Photograph printed from black and white roll film found at Irbene, Latvia. Some 2,000 soldiers and scientists lived and worked in this secret army base, the former Soviet Space Communication Centre 'Zvezdoshka'. Its existence
was not revealed until 1993. The base housed the
radio telescopes RT-16 and RT-32 (known as 'Little Star') which, when it was built, was reputed to be one of the most advanced in the world. Soviet withdrawal led to sabotage but international pressure from the scientific world prevented its total destruction.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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LATVIA / Irbene. Document recovered from a Soviet military base abandoned after the collapse of the USSR. Photograph printed from black and white roll film found at Irbene, Latvia. Some 2,000 soldiers and scientists lived and worked in this secret army base, the former Soviet Space Communication Centre 'Zvezdoshka'. Its existence
was not revealed until 1993. The base housed the
radiotelescopes RT-16 and RT-32 (known as 'Little Star') which, when it was built, was reputed to be one of the most advanced in the world. Soviet withdrawal led to sabotage but international pressure from the scientific world prevented its total destruction.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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ESTONIA / Rohu / 2007. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Shelter for R-12 / SS-4 nuclear missiles. Built deep in the forest, local people did not knowthat this was a nuclear missile base. The R-12 rocketprovided a capability to attack strategic targets atmedium range and could deliver a megaton-classnuclear warhead. This system constituted the bulk ofthe Soviet offensive missile threat to Western Europe.The missiles had a range of 2,000 kilometres.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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MONGOLIA / Choibalsan / 2008. Soviet air base building constructed 1982, abandoned after the collapse of the USSR. The slogan reads: Glory to Communist Party of Soviet Union. After 1955 when Khruschev condemned the 'excesses'of Stalin's Empire style, Soviet architecture becamecharacterised by geometrical austerity. Military buildings,faced typically with white silicate bricks, werebuilt as economically as possible using simple standarddesigns. Choibalsan is the capital city of Dornodprovince, situated along the north bank of the KherlinRiver, 650 km east of the capital Ulaanbaatar.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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KAZAKHSTAN / Zhangiz-Tobe / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Inside the Palace of Culture on the military base. The painting is a reproduction of the original by P. Krivonogov "Capitulation", 1946. Zhangiz-Tobe housed R-36 / SS-18 'Satan' intercontinental ballistic missiles, one of the most powerful of Soviet weapons. The end of World War II saw the USSR emerge as one of the world's two superpowers. Celebration of victory over Nazi Germany replaced the cult of Revolution and gave a legitimacy to the regime. The painful realities of the war often found expression in allegorical semi-religious images of mothers holding dead children in their arms. Honouring the immense sacrifices of the war was at least one thing which the government and the people could agree about.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourfu
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ESTONIA / Rohu / 2005. Soviet military base abandonned after the collapse of the USSR housing nuclear missiles. Inside a shelter, detail of fresco showing Lenin, Soviet guards and R-12 / SS-4 nuclear missile.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Document recovered from a Soviet military base abandoned after the collapse of the USSR.
Instruction panel showing procedure for presenting arms.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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MONGOLIA / Baganuur / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Baganuur was base for the 12th Motor Rifle Division. Officers' housing.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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LATVIA / Dobele / 2007. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Immediately after the October Revolution, the Soviet regime sought to create its own heroic universe.It was a way to control and shape visions of the world and to establish exemplary models of conduct.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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MONGOLIA / Choir / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. By the early 1970s, monuments to the Great Patriotic War became ubiquitous features of the Soviet landscape. A soldier named Alexei served as a model for one of the first, since then these monuments are affectionately nicknamed 'Alyosha', its affectionate name form. At the base of the statue an inscription reads 'All that was built by the people, must be imperatively defended'. The area in front of the statue was used for military parades. Around 10-15,000 soldiers, personnel and their families were based here.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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LATVIA/ Skrunda / 2007. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Sports hall. On the right is written 'Victory starts here!' whilst at the back it reads 'Glory to the military sport'. Skrunda was the site of two Hen House radars built in the 1960s and a Pechora radar built in the mid 1980s. The station was responsible for scanning for incoming ballistic weapons from a westerly direction. Russia completed its Baltic withdrawal in 1994, with the exception of Skrunda, Russia's most westerly radar installation and a main link in its air defence network. Latvia grudgingly agreed that Russia could maintain the Skrunda facility, allowing time for the construction of a new radar in Belarus. Russia handed back the territory of the Skrunda radar station in October 1999, and the last Russian military facility in Latvia ceased to exist.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and
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Document recovered from a Soviet military base abandoned after the collapse of the USSR. Official portrait of Politburo member Vadim Andreievich Medvedev, Party secretary in charge of Ideology 1988-1990.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Document recovered from a Soviet military base abandoned after the collapse of the USSR. Official portrait of Politburo member Viktor Mikhailovich Chebrikov, chairman of the KGB 1982-1988.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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POLAND / Krzywa / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Krzywa is situated some 33 kilometres outsideLegnica in south west Poland, near to the Czechand German borders. Legnica was the headquartersof the Soviet Union's Northern Group of Forces,and Krzywa was the main air base for those forces.With its 2,500-metre airstrip, the airfield couldaccommodate any type of aircraft.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Document recovered from a Soviet military base abandoned after the collapse of the USSR. WW2 Victory parade held in 1990, Red Square, Moscow, Russia. Soldiers in World War Two uniforms carry 150 battle banners of the units and companies, that were most distinguished in the years of the Great Patriotic War as WW2 was known.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Document recovered from a Soviet military base abandoned after the collapse of the USSR.
Soviet propaganda leaflets 'vigilant soldier - master of his work'.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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Document recovered from a Soviet military base abandoned after the collapse of the USSR. Soviet propaganda leaflet to be of fighting service with the greatest vigilance'.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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LATVIA / Irbene / 2007. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Gas masks, sabotaged to avoid reuse.Some 2,000 soldiers and scientists lived and worked in this secret army base, the former Soviet Space Communication Centre 'Zvezdoshka'. Its existence was not revealed until 1993. The base housed the radiotelescopes RT-16 and RT-32 (known as 'Little Star') which, when it was built, was reputed to be one of the most advanced in the world. Soviet withdrawal led to sabotage but international pressure from the scientific world prevented its total destruction.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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MONGOLIA / Bayantal / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military housings after the collapse of the USSR. The Soviet influence in Mongolia stretched back to the days of Tsarist Russia and developed in strength after the Revolution and was significant until the end of the Cold War. Between 1987 and 1992, however, the Soviets withdrew their troops as well as the technical and financial assistance that they had given to the country.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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GERMANY / Vogelsang / 2008. Abandoned Soviet military base after the collapse of the USSR. Fresco in the military base school. The fresco describes typical Russian fairy tale characters. On the left is a red flag with the date 1917, the year of the Bolshevik revolution. On the right are other soviet symbols including the numberseventy. The fresco may have been painted in 1987 to celebrate what was the 70th anniversary of the Revolution.
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These haunting photographs show the remnants of the once all-powerful Soviet empire.
They are the work of Eric Lusito, who spent six years travelling throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia, from Poland to Kazakhstan to seek out remains of the military installations that embodied the ambition and the might of the USSR.
Describing himself as working like an archaeologist, the French photographer says his project "Traces of the Soviet Empire" is a photographic record of the land and architecture - haunted by the symbols and history of a once powerful Empire.
The on-going project takes the form of three series: exteriors, interiors, and found photographs "images from another time, another space and another world".
What he found was colourful propaganda wall art, faded frescos of Lenin, discarded gas masks, and huge monuments, including those in the shapes of a soldier and a sword.
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