Incidentally, the soldiers hoisting the flag are ethnic Bashkirs, from what I recollect. Just a little bit of trivia.
--- On Mon, 6/16/08, John E. Norem <jnorem at cox.net> wrote:
> From: John E. Norem <jnorem at cox.net>
> Subject: [lbo-talk] Reichstag photo
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Date: Monday, June 16, 2008, 8:47 AM
> http://tinyurl.com/3m7749
>
>
> Iconic WWII photo honored at Berlin exhibit
>
> By A.J. GOLDMANN – 20 hours ago
>
> BERLIN (AP) — It's an iconic image of World War II:
> Berlin has fallen
> and Soviet soldiers are hoisting the red flag over the
> Reichstag.
>
> What most people don't realize, however, is that the
> photograph isn't
> capturing the historic moment. Yevgeni Khaldei staged the
> scene on May
> 2, 1945 — three days after the Soviets captured
> Germany's parliament
> building.
>
>
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