Hailed as a brilliant, indispensable record of an era, this book offers a unique and chilling look at how Joseph Stalin manipulated the science of photography to advance his own political career and erase the memory of his victims. Illustrations, many in color.
The Commissar Vanishes offers a chilling look at how one man - Joseph Stalin - manipulated the science of photography to advance his own political career and to erase the memory of his victims. On Stalin's orders, purged rivals were airbrushed from group portraits, and crowd sce…
"This book is devoted to the phenomenon of removal of people declared "public enemies" from group photographs in Stalin's Russia. The book is based on long-term empirical research in Russian archives and includes 57 photographs that are exceptional in terms of historical interes…
"This book is devoted to the phenomenon of removal of people declared "public enemies" from group photographs in Stalin's Russia. The book is based on long-term empirical research in Russian archives and includes 57 photographs that are exceptional in terms of historical interes…
"This book is devoted to the phenomenon of removal of people declared "public enemies" from group photographs in Stalin's Russia. The book is based on long-term empirical research in Russian archives and includes 57 photographs that are exceptional in terms of historical interes…
"This book is devoted to the phenomenon of removal of people declared "public enemies" from group photographs in Stalin's Russia. The book is based on long-term empirical research in Russian archives and includes 57 photographs that are exceptional in terms of historical interes…
Bilder, die lügen: Begleitbuch zur Ausstellung der Stiftung Haus der…
by Hütter, Hans Walter, Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Ausstellung. Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, Ausstellung. Stiftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig, Leipzig
