Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Keep some perspective here. First of all, the captive nations of Eastern and Central Europe are now free and democratic (maybe not flawless, but neither is the US) and members of the EU and Nato in most cases. Plus the Baltic states. And, let's not forget Russia itself. Yes, Putin is an SOB, but today's Russians have vastly more personal freedom than they did 25 years ago. The Stans are shit, yes. So what's new? But for the rest, you will not find many who want to go back to the days of the USSR. And I know what I am talking about, I was born and lived the first 11 years of my life on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Feb 15, 2014, at 10:03 PM, Chris Crawford wrote: > It has now been more than twenty years since the fall of the Soviet Union, > yet only a few of the states that emerged from the old Soviet empire are > free and democratic today. The three Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and > Lithuania), and possibly Armenia and Georgia. The rest are still > authoritarian states, and a few, such as Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, are > now less free than they were under communism. Uzbek dictator Islam Karimov > was the Communist boss of Uzbekistan in the last years of the Soviet > system, and since independence he's brought back medieval punishments, > like boiling people alive! > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > > > On 2/15/14 3:43 PM, "Jim Shulman" <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote: > >> For a minute I thought someone was demonstrating Kiev cameras. Unlike the >> cameras, I hope this demonstration works. >> On Feb 15, 2014 3:29 PM, "Peter Klein" <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote: >> >>> As you may have heard, Ukraine is in crisis, with the main square of >>> Kiev >>> occupied by demonstrators. A flickr friend of mine is there, and has >>> been >>> posting some pretty amazing pictures of the goings-on. >>> >>> This one is of a journalist who is covering the crisis with a >>> conventional >>> DSLR with telephoto, a Fuji X-Pro1, and what looks like a Speed Graphic! >>> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/estabrook/12540699383/> >>> >>> The entire series can be seen on his photostream: >>> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/estabrook/with/12541007393/> >>> >>> --Peter >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >