In Syria’s Struggle, Memories of the Soviet Union – The New York Times

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In Syria’s Struggle, Memories of the Soviet Union

Sergey Ponomarev’s trips to Syria remind him of his native Soviet Union: from the government security forces that kept track of his movements to destroyed areas that looked like something from the Battle of Stalingrad.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/04/in-syrias-struggle-memories-of-the-soviet-union/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog

He returned twice to Syria in 2014 on assignment for The New York Times, again in government-controlled territory, and working with the Beirut bureau chief, Anne Barnard. Sergey Ponomarev’s photos from Syria have been on exhibit this week at the Visa pour l’Image photography festival here.