I assume this was the final point for tourists and Berliners before the wall came down. Or could one walk up to the border line without travel papers?
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I assume this was the final point for tourists and Berliners before the wall came down. Or could one walk up to the border line without travel papers?
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Whether by intention or not, this scene looks very Russian to me.
Certainly a heavy element of 'realpolitik' (propaganda).
This is an artwork, and for me the only part of the whole spot that is giving me something to think.
http://www.berlin.de/mauer/grenzuebergaenge/friedrichstrasse/index.en.php?objekt=3
(Cool site about the wall btw )
I hadn't realized that the soldiers were different nationalities, and
thought the American soldier was to do with a more recent conflict.
So of course this looks Russian - it is photo of a real Russian soldier.
Once again a reminder about the dangers of assumptions (Ass-u-Me).