Flames and Guns

The sculptural adjuncts surrounding Lenin are supposed to represent flames and guns. The sculptor did not intend this portrayal to be adulatory, but rather critical - he created it at the height of perestroika, just before the collapse of Communism, at a time when such expressions had become permissible.

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Filename:	Fremont-0073.jpg
Album name:	27telp / Fremont District, Seattle
Filesize:	348 KiB
Date added:	Sep 23, 2021
Dimensions:	427 x 640 pixels
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Customer Render:	0
DateTime Original:	2021:08:15 15:46:55
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Focal length:	28 mm
ISO:	500
Image Description:	The wonky-looking pieces surrounding Lenin are supposed to represent flames and guns. I wasn't aware of this at the time.
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IPTC Title:	Flames and Guns
IPTC Copyright:	J. L. Floyd 2021
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Flames and Guns