For Russians, an Old Victory Lives On – Lens


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On Victory Day, celebrated May 9 each year, many veterans gather at Gorky Park in Moscow. James Hill, a contract photographer for The New York Times in Russia, attended the gathering in 2006, set up a canvas background and took portraits in this impromptu studio of field nurses, snipers, anti-aircraft gunners, wireless operators and partisans.

Link: For Russians, an Old Victory Lives On – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com

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