Sunday, March 8, 2009

The Political Work of Monuments: The Holocaust


Holocaust Memorial: Miami
Holocaust memorial in Budapest
Holocaust Memorial: Budapest








Holocaust Memorial:  Boston







Holocaust Memorial: Berlin








The Political Work of Monuments: the Gulag

Courtesy of the Memorial Museum of Political Repression History:

Perm-36 camp buildings before and after the restoration. Courtesy of the Gulag Museum at Perm-36.
Perm-36 camp buildings before and after the restoration. Courtesy of the Gulag Museum at Perm-36.

Perm-36 camp buildings before and after the restoration. Courtesy of the Gulag Museum at Perm-36.


Location of small monuments erected to commemorate the victims of totalitarianism:




Monuments in honor of political repression victims:

Monuments in honor of political repression victims.Monuments in honor of political repression victims.Monuments in honor of political repression victims.Monuments in honor of political repression victims.Monuments in honor of political repression victims.








Monuments in honor of political repression victims.Monuments in honor of political repression victims.Monuments in honor of political repression victims.Monuments in honor of political repression victims.Monuments in honor of political repression victims.Monuments in honor of political repression victims.




Plato's Cave and Sun Image

Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Plato's Allegory of the Cave