I do not know how to describe these photos, stunning!

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After yesterday's post about the WW2 Bunkers, I went on a hunt to find some some modern photography of WW2 relics and came up with something even better.

This man by the name of Sergey Larenkov, a native of Leningrad who might not be that much older than me, photographed his city and superimposed images of WW2 that were taken from that very spot.

A quote from Sergey about his photography ~

Dear friends, if you're interested in travel into the past, I will try to help you. But be warned, the history often hides a very scary pages, and return to the present is much more pleasant than to travel into the past.
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Take a look at these amazing pics and enjoy!

Leningrad

Defense of Moscow

Berlin, Prague, Vienna

Berlin

Paris Occupation

St. Petersburg moving over time
 
wow, to think of what used to be there and now what those places of despair, and destruction, used to look like and now how they are beautiful city's and landscapes, is amazing.
 
He is supposedly working on a D-Day collection. Hopefully we see that come to fruition. Might have to shoot him an email to see and also to thank him on the work.
 
This was also a short video, kind of like a before and after, that he did for the State Museum of History of St. Petersburg.

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SilentDrifter85 said:
This was also a short video, kind of like a before and after, that he did for the State Museum of History of St. Petersburg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ9LGdamU20
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The ending song kicks ass. Requiem for a Dream.. One of the most horrific films I've ever seen (Drugz are scary kidz)


Good video. The music is way too fast paced at times for the mad slow fade-in transitions, but it is pretty cool how this dude or whoever went to the same spots where old pics were taken. I mean he obviously has way too much time on his hands, but it was pretty cool.
 
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kinda puts things in perspective doesnt it? when you stand in those places where death and destruction violence and hate were so prevalent,but now a days commuters go to work, walk down the street, and eat at restaurants ect. I find that kind of thing mind blowing.
 
Yeah, it's crazy to see such photos of areas that some people never think twice about when they go to work. Like the photos of the Paris occupation where Hitler is in front of the Eiffel Tower or leaning up against a bridge. In the same photo you have locals posing for pictures in the same spot that once stood one of the most important figures in world history. You said it right Rico, it puts everything in perspective, but an eerie type of perspective.
 
CragnockTheUncrunkable said:
For any mappers out there I'd really love to play a stalingrad map
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Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 would be more than appealing to you. Especially the new one that is coming out. (A stalingrad map for DoD:S would be dumb, since the americans played practically no role in russia).


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^ A screen of the stalingrad map.. one of a few maps that take place there. There's also a leningrad map.

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^ Berlin, Reichstag. This is easily the best online WW2 map that I've ever played. Just look at it.

These are only screens showing portions of the 2 maps. they're far larger, believe it or not.

(Not to mention the maps make DoD maps like like a playground, variety of usable vehicles, and a sense of realism that makes the game extremely fun after you get the learning curve down)

I for one hope that we host a few servers for the new RO: Heroes of stalingrad if it's popular... and it's looking like it will be.
 
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