[decimon]

There is nothing new under the silver halide.

[max americana]

Ernst Volland, one of the exhibit’s curators, calls the Reichstag photo “120 percent propaganda” — especially since it was made to order according to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s specifications.
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Took the words out of my mouth.

[elhombrelibre]

We see a lot of the same dishonest reporting today in the MSM.

[realdifferent1]

Isn’t the well know Iwo Jima photo also staged, or is that another rumor?

[Red_Devil 232]

Sometimes it helps to post the photo.

[Incorrigible]

You can't have a thread about photos with photos!

In this May 2, 1945 file photo, Soviet soldiers hoist the red flag over the Reichstag in Berlin. It's one of the iconic images of World War II: Soviet soldiers hoisting a red flag on top of the Reichstag after the fall of Berlin. What most people don't realize, however, is that the photograph isn't capturing the historical moment. Yevgeni Khaldei staged the scene on May 2, 1945 — three days after the Soviets had captured the key seat of Nazi power. (AP Photo/ ITAR-TASS, Yevgeny Khaldei,FILE)	In this May 2, 1945 file photo, Soviet soldiers hoist the red flag over the Reichstag in Berlin. It's one of the iconic images of World War II: Soviet soldiers hoisting a red flag on top of the Reichstag after the fall of Berlin. What most people don't realize, however, is that the photograph isn't capturing the historical moment. Yevgeni Khaldei staged the scene on May 2, 1945 — three days after the Soviets had captured the key seat of Nazi power. (AP Photo/ITAR-TASS, Yevgeny Khaldei, FILE)	In this Feb. 1990 file photo veteran photographer Yevgeny Khaldei is shown. It's one of the iconic images of World War II: Soviet soldiers hoisting a red flag on top of the Reichstag after the fall of Berlin. What most people don't realize, however, is that the photograph isn't capturing the historical moment. Yevgeni Khaldei staged the scene on May 2, 1945 — three days after the Soviets had captured the key seat of Nazi power. (AP Photo/ITAR-TASS, file)

[VOA]

Faked photos from the Soviet Union?
Now there’s something we’ve never heard about (/SARC)

The Commissar Vanishes:
The Falsification of Photographs and Art in Stalin’s Russia
by David King
http://www.amazon.com/Commissar-Vanishes-Falsification-Photographs-Stalins/dp/080505295X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213566971&sr=1-1

[Revolting cat!]

Iconic? You don't know iconic!