I found this work inside the German Russian Museum in Berlin; it is modeled after the Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park. I don't know where this stained glass window was originally installed, but I find it interesting how each side has their own view on the events after WWII ended. Most accounts agree that the Soviets were quite brutal to the Germans who remained in Berlin when they "freed" the city at the end of the war. I guess it's up to us now as to which side we want to believe.
Here is the description from the museum:
Stained Glass Picture showing the Treptow Hero (1977-78)
Artisit Jurij Nesterenko
This picture from the Soviet Surrender Museum symbolizes friendship between East Germany and the Soviet Union. The statue at the Soviet Memorial in Treptow is said to be based on an actual occurrence and features the rescue of a German child by a Soviet soldier during the Battle of Berlin to illustrate the liberation of the German people from Naziism.
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looks really a "hero" :-)
ReplyDeleteciao , have a nice week !
You could say ther were brutal becasue of how the Germans treated the Russians when they invaded. From what I saw of East Germany when Iwas there just after the wall came down was was a country that had been istituionalised. I even spoke to some German airmen who were at an Airshow in the UK and at the tiem they were usure about things. One thing I did notice was all the signs were in Russian so they had to learn to speak & read it. Great piece of stained glass you have shown there.
ReplyDeleteLooks very dynamic, that much is true!
ReplyDeleteImpressive art.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful mural- would love to visit that museum too.
ReplyDeleteIn a war the first victim is always the truth. But of course its on both sides so the truth is in the middle somewhere.
ReplyDeleteWar is hell no matter who wins.
ReplyDeletethat is quite an impressive memorial!
ReplyDeleteImpressive mural.
ReplyDeleteI think that there has been enough historical evidence to support the stories of brutal behavior on the part of the Russians. We live with myths and half-truths yet I believe that there must have been some humane behavior.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing!
ReplyDeletegood looking stained glass. always two sides to every story, i suppose.
ReplyDeleteThe wavy look is interesting. Tom The Backroads Traveller
ReplyDeleteHow fascinating! This is illustrate that saying about two sides to every story, although I think the first one you mentioned if probably the more accurate one.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great piece! There are always 2 sides to the story , as they say.
ReplyDeleteThis piece is very well done.
ReplyDeleteTruth be told, I think the history of every country is coloured by whoever wrote it down. Truth can be quite elusive.
It's an interesting piece and like others have said, there are certainly at least two sides to this story.
ReplyDeleteIt definitely does have a very Soviet feel to it. Quite striking.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure all Russians didn't rape... But then shhhht, between you and me, it seems that GIs also raped in France...
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, come and talk to my grandmother about 'liberation' by the Russians...
In war everyone comes away with blood on their hands. Then the victors become the historians.
ReplyDeleteThe lighting on this piece is interesting. It makes the glass look rippled.
"What you see depends on where you stand."
ReplyDeleteInteresting glass work....There are always two sides to the story .But as Germany started the war and the way they treated civilians in the former Soviet Union it came as no surprise when the Russians answered with brutality. Part of my family survived the bombing and the occupation of Berlin, they had a lot to tell. The saying was: " Enjoy the war because the end of it will be even more horrible".
ReplyDeleteA little revisionist history, I think. Interesting design!
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