Christophe Posted May 1, 2007 Author Posted May 1, 2007 (...)I have the German Khaldei-book (1st editon), which you can buy now as a special editon for a bargain-price:http://www.parthasverlag.de/berlin/?bid=83Best regards ChristianI have also this book. It helped me a lot for the victory... Cheers.Ch.
Christian Zulus Posted May 1, 2007 Posted May 1, 2007 Dear Christophe,thanks a lot for the other cover with the photograph .The "Reichstag-pictures" got expensive .... Well, I think that the others for just USD 800,- are still in a very, very moderate price range in comparison to other famous photographs of let me say French or US photographers.Best regards Christian
Christophe Posted May 1, 2007 Author Posted May 1, 2007 Question #109Let's stay with photographers...Who am I ?I'm a Chinese photojournalist who captured some of the most telling images from the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, better known as the Chinese Cultural Revolution. I worked for a Daily where only postitive pics were allowed to be published. I have seen and photographied many of the atrocities that occurred during the Cultural Revolution. My other photos (those of atrocities) have only recently been published.Attached is a pic I have taken in Beijing (Pekin) on 18 October 1966. It shows a young Red Guard dancing the Loyalty Dance, waiting for Mao to arrive on Tienanmen Square.Who am I ?Good hunt and good luck!!!! Cheers.Ch.
Bryan Posted May 1, 2007 Posted May 1, 2007 Please could you sent me via e-mail a good scan of the cover I can't because I do not have the book.
Christian Zulus Posted May 1, 2007 Posted May 1, 2007 I can't because I do not have the book.Dear Bryan,bad news .... .Christophe has also only the German book.Best regards Christian
Christophe Posted May 2, 2007 Author Posted May 2, 2007 Congratulations Belaruski. You are the winner!!! Not easy, as there were not so many clues...The photographer is indeed Li Zhensheng.Here is how he is decribed in Wikipedia :"Li Zhensheng (born September 22, 1940) is a Chinese photojournalist who captured some of the most telling images from the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, better known as the Chinese Cultural Revolution.His employment at the Heilongjiang Daily, a turned-propaganda newspaper during the revolution, and his decision to wear a red arm band indicating an alliance with Chairman Mao Zedong, allowed him a rare access to scenes which have since been only described in written and verbal accounts.His recent publication of the book, "Red-Color News Soldier" exhibits in vivid detail both the prolific nature of revolutionary ideals in China and, more notably, many of the atrocities that occurred during the Cultural Revolution. The Heilongjiang Daily newspaper had a strict policy in accordance with a government dictate that only "positive" images could be published, which consisted mostly of smiling revolutionaries offering praise for Chairman Mao. The "negative" images, which depicted the atrocities of the time, were hidden beneath a floorboard in his house where they sat for over 40-years before he would bring them to public light at a photo exhibit in 1988."See more here :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_ZhenshengHere is also his official website :http://red-colornewssoldier.com/toc.htmlBravo, Belaruski, Your turn, now!!!! Cheers.Ch.
Christian Zulus Posted May 2, 2007 Posted May 2, 2007 Dear Belaruski,congratulations to your victory .Li Zhensheng has done great photographic documents, but from the mere artistic viewpoint his work is no match to the Soviet photographers of the 1930s & 1940s, I think.Best regards Christian
Belaruski Posted May 3, 2007 Posted May 3, 2007 OK, next question:1) Who was described thus: "If nails were made of them, they'd be the toughest nails in the world".2) The leader of these men had a town named after him, with a tragic and ironic legacy. What was it?More clues available if need be!!
Christian Zulus Posted May 3, 2007 Posted May 3, 2007 OK, next question:1) Who was described thus: "If nails were made of them, they'd be the toughest nails in the world".2) The leader of these men had a town named after him, with a tragic and ironic legacy. What was it?More clues available if need be!!Dear Belaruski,1) The defenders of Tsaritsyn, the later Stalingrad, during the Civil War ?2a) Kliment Voroshilov had been the CO of these men and Luhanks was named Voroshilovgrad ?2b) Iosif Stalin had been the supreme commander and Traritsyn was named Stalingrad ?Best regards Christian
Christian Zulus Posted May 3, 2007 Posted May 3, 2007 No, although a good guess, further north...But I don't think it's Leningrad ...Best regards Christian
Christophe Posted May 4, 2007 Author Posted May 4, 2007 Hi Belaruski,Did this happen in Belarus ? Cheers.Ch.
Christian Zulus Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 Hi Belaruski,Did this happen in Belarus ? Cheers.Ch.Well, but I can't remember a town in Belarus, which is (or: had been) named after a Soviet military leader ?Best regards Christian
Christian Zulus Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 Not in Belarus, Northern Russia. Think naval!Dear Belaruski,I couldn't find any town at the northern coast of the RF, which is (or had been named) after a prominent Soviet military or political leader .Best regards Christian
Christian Zulus Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 Ok, next clue, think submarines!Dear Belaruski,the Soviet submariners had been heroic people - no doubt about that fact -, but I can't remember a town, which is named after a sub-commander .Best regards Christian
Belaruski Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 The clue is in part 2 of the question, to drop a big hint what is the conection between a Russian submarine and the greatest tank battle of WW2?
Christian Zulus Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 (edited) K U R S K Dear Belaruski,but the heros of submarine "Kursk" are all dead .http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_K-141_KurskBest regards ChristianThe clue is in part 2 of the question, to drop a big hint what is the conection between a Russian submarine and the greatest tank battle of WW2? Edited May 5, 2007 by Christian Zulus
Christophe Posted May 5, 2007 Author Posted May 5, 2007 Kursk, of course, but... I thought about it , but...Ch.
Christian Zulus Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 (edited) Dear Belaruski,o.k., if you take the submarine "Kursk" as "the leader of the men", then question & answer are correct .A comprehensive link about the Kursk-desaster: http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/kursk.htmlJane's about the "desaster" in the Russian Navy just before the Kursk-desaster: http://www.wonderland.org.nz/Status_russian_navy.htmBest regards Christian Edited May 6, 2007 by Christian Zulus
Belaruski Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 (edited) Incorrect, but the clue is indeed a hint to the Kursk.Vidayevo (particularly the Ara Bay) was the home base of the now lost K-141 Kursk, In 2000 the Kursk's crew's families gathered in the naval base of Vidayevo near Murmansk waiting for news of their missing. The town is a closed one with a big naval base.It is also named after submarine commander Fyodor Vidayev, who's submarine the P-422 was lost with all hands in 1943.It is Vidayev and his men who would have been the toughest nails in the world..Quick passage about Vidayevo:"The town was named after Fyodor Vidyaev, an impoverished trawlerman from the Volga region who became a legend during the Second World War as a fearless submarine captain. On April 8, 1942, his boat was severely damaged by a German destroyer, and Vidyaev attempted to limp home on the surface. With no power, he ordered the crew to stitch together a sail, tying it between the deck and the raised periscope. Unable to reach land, just as the crew was preparing to scuttle the submarine, they were rescued by another Soviet ship. After further combat patrols, each of them notching up successes against German shipping, in the summer of 1943 Vidyaev's Shch-422 submarine was lost with all hands. In the skilled words of Stalin's propagandists, Vidyaev made for a potent legend: the young fisherman from the south whose cunning and courage swung the battle in the Arctic against the Nazis".Not sure if his sub was a P or Ssch I've seen both used, but definately number 422! Also depending on translation Vidyaev or Vidayev. Edited May 6, 2007 by Belaruski
Christophe Posted May 6, 2007 Author Posted May 6, 2007 Hi Belaruski,Well done!!! A very subtile question... We all lost, no victory there... But,as Christian was the 1st one to bring the "Kursk" clue, is it his turn now ? Or do you want to ask us another challenge ?Cheers.Ch.
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