Vladimir Iljitš Lenin

Alles, was ich über Lenin weiß, stammt aus dem Geschichtsunterricht in der Schule. Dein heutiger Beitrag hat mich dazu gebracht, mein Wissen noch einmal aufzufrischen und nachzulesen. Die Collage finde ich übrigens sehr stimmig und gelungen. Die richtigen Bilder in den richtigen Ecken.

Danke schön, Chrissy.

Well, there are different opinions on why especially Lenin was favorable to give independence to Estonia, Finland and other small countries. One opinion is that he was just practical, thinking of resources, and hoped the revolution would then start within all of those countries anyway. Like the small countries would follow the example of progress in Russia.

Anyway, the picture we give of historical characters often changes when we read or hear some more personal detail about them. Although, even that can be used as a tool of propaganda ;-) History is a difficult subject. So much uncertainty... There are of course cold facts, but then there are tiniest details like personal letters and diaries, which may give some light on historical events, but they still are very subjective and maybe not entirely true.

Never been to this museum, the story about the "mustamakkara" is new to me. Nice collage. Mustamakkara I once ate, but not very impressed :))

Actually the museum is not very impressive either ;-) But worth to pay a visit still. Fun at least.

Fantastic collage, Sami !!! A great job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you, Marie-claire.

An impressive collage, Sami !

Thank you, Ulrich.

In the 90ies a Dutch businessman from the eastern part of the province Groningen bought a statue of Lenin and put this near his company. Now it is standing at the thermal baths in Nieuweschans, also in the east of Groningen.
This is also the region where the Dutch communist party had a stronghold and even an absolute majority in one of the municipalities.

Those statues have become a rarity as well ;-)

Thats really interesting Sami and I also love your collage. Extremely unusual

Thank you, Janano.

colourful and nicely put together collage, works well

Thank you, Amaz.

he was both famous and infamous

True and true =)

Today he almost looks like a mythical creature =D

Nicely put together Sami and I found the information interesting. You're right one does often get a different sense of a person from the little details that don't get mentioned in the history books but then those books are written by the victors especially when covering historical conflicts. ( at least that's what one professor of World History said in class one day)

It's like Robert E. Lee, many here only see his actions/accomplishments as a General in our Civil War. I have found that I am far more interested in his accomplishments after the Civil War, especially while he was President of the Washington & Lee University here in Lexington.

I have heard the same. At that can be applied to archiving and museums. We tend to keep and save only what the majority and those in power finds interesting and worth to save.

Another option is to build something so massive that the next generations finds it too troublesome to remove ;-) Unfortunately also means to remove things have become more effective...

a lot of Lenins ;-)

There was also other things to see, fortunately =D So, today it is more like a museum of Soviet era. One funny thing was an ancient computer with ascii tetris.

Based on your example, it is easy to see that the challenge is not just about photographing for given topics, but also encourages you to immerse yourself in certain subject areas and to inform yourself.
I find your attractive collage very successful and interesting!

Thank you for very nice compliment, Stevia. That indeed is what I am trying to do these days. to go out from my comfort zone. And it indeed is what I can recommend to everyone else: try to learn and know your subject.

Excellent collage and information !

Thank you, Pam.