Good Bye, Lenin!, a photo from Saint Petersburg, Northwest

Photographer's Note

Near Aurora cruiser, one can meet Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. After more than 100 years of the October Revolution, he looks quite fine.:) As usual, he wears a famous flat cloth cap. He bought this cap in Stockholm, earlier he wore a stylish black homburg. In changing his hat, he was making a clear political statement. The cap he adopted was, and remains, strongly associated with the working class in Europe, the Americas, and even Asia. On many monuments, he has this cap, on the head or in the hand. But once happened, that they unveiled a monument in Leningrad, and the astonished viewers saw that he had two caps, one in hand and another on the head. :).

deffra, pajaran, jemaflor, alvaraalto, ikeharel, holmertz, jhm, PaulVDV, ChrisJ, tedesse, dale54, sacimar, PiotrF, maloutim, mcmtanyel, cornejo heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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jmdias (115100) 2019-08-10 13:16

malgo

in fact the modern guy face remember something of the famous personage, but the original had a kind of evil mirrored in the eyes. nice flagrant of the actor and the area around.

take care

jorge

deffra (651) 2019-08-10 13:51

Hi Malgo,

A good Portrait
of this person resembling Lenin

TFS

Defra

lousat (139220) 2019-08-10 15:59

Ciao Malgo,nice meeting with this man,a bit too fat of Lenin but that reminds a lot one of the most famous russian man. Perfect capture close to the Aurora cruiser that i can see in a perfect way in your useful WS,well done! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

Tue (92322) 2019-08-10 22:18

Hello Malgo,
An excellent portrait of Lenin in the city which used to have his name as well. His red tie stands out well. Fine lighting and natural colours too.
Lars

jemaflor (147076) 2019-08-10 23:25

Hi Malgo,
Original meeting with famous man ... well framed, good quality for your view, color, sharpness and light, tfs.

alvaraalto (42804) 2019-08-11 0:08

Hello Malgo
I hope this man is a bit friendlier than the real Lenin, who for a good reason has disappeared from the streets and certainly hadn’t posed so nicely for your camera.
Excellent work.
Have a good Sunday, groet Rob

Nicou (193806) 2019-08-11 0:42

Hello

La cravate en rouge la rose rouge quelle ressemblance et image superbe portrait de cet homme en beau costumes avec une projection sur le sol, la main levée quelle scène et captage superbe
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

holmertz (102650) 2019-08-11 0:56

Hello Malgo,
A nicely different kind of portrait. How much did you have to pay him? I suppose he wasn't posing just for fun. I knew that Lenin bought a suit at the PUB department store at Hötorget (where Greta Garbo later worked), but I didn't know he got the cap too in Stockholm. It's a well taken photo, an amusing nothing special, and an interesting note.
Kind regards,
Gert

CLODO (45116) 2019-08-11 2:33

Hi Malgo

Eternal Lenin, still in life though the news told us he was dead. But he is now smiling, and maybe asking for some "roubles" to be taken in picture.
Cheers
CLODO

jhm (211736) 2019-08-11 5:03

Hello Malgo,

Not forbidden photographing the old navy boat.
Your main picture with the man with red tie, real old red Russian.
An excellent contrast picture too.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice Sunday,
John.

PaulVDV (62880) 2019-08-11 6:43

Hello Malgo,
Ill weeds grow apace :)
Did you explain him how the modern Russia looks like?
He would probably burst into tears.
Excellent sharp capture.
Didn't anyone ask if you had permission to photograph the Aurora Cruiser?
Best regards, Paul

ChrisJ (171822) 2019-08-11 8:05

Hi Malgo

All the statues I have seen have Lenin looking glum and dour, but this man is smiling, probably as it's good for business. For a short time St Petersburg was named Leningrad, but once the truth got out just what a conniving con artist and mass murderer he was, his popularity plummeted. Tfs!

rychem (72187) 2019-08-11 8:09

Lenin jak zywy! Sobowtor pierwszej klasy, super zdjecie
pozdrawiam Ryszard

tedesse (25147) 2019-08-11 10:29

Witaj! Interesuj±ce zdjêcie "Lenina" na tle raiffeisen bank :)
Pozdrawiam

dale54 (17768) 2019-08-11 10:39

malgo good evening and hello..ah a man with two hats! i have a hard time with one! but interesting note,wonderful shot! tfs dale

sacimar (38173) 2019-08-11 11:18

Hello Malgo,

interesting image with this man, I like his face expression, the cruiser of the WS is also impressive, there are two good images from Russia,

Best regards,

Sergio

GyurMaster (24818) 2019-08-11 13:24

Dear Malgo,

As far he makes a living on entertaining tourist instead of being involved in politics and trying to reform society according to his views, I don't have any problem with him. :) Joking apart, nice observation and realization.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

PiotrF (54602) 2019-08-11 14:27

Czesc Malgo
Pamietam tego pana:) Pracowal mimo, ze tego dnia wejsc na aurore nie można bylo to jednak znajdowali sie chetni na wspolna fotke.
Niedaleko tego miejsca jest slawny balkon z ktorego wodz rewolucji przemawial do robotnikow .
Coz mozna dodac, ze od nadmiaru czapek glowa nie boli
pozdrawiam
Piotr

maloutim (13617) 2019-08-12 1:13

This photo is quite intriguing. You wonder : Is it a statue ? or a real person ? But then I realised he was one of these live statues that we see in all big cities nowadays !
I agree with Jorge about the evil look in the face of real Lenin, whereas this guy looks quite good-natured.$A great shot !
Marie-Louise.

Miguel82 (47110) 2019-08-13 2:27

Malgorzata, this man is dressed as Lenin near Aurora cruiser. He is an important political personage in Russian history. It is a good alternative job. Good light, excellent framing

carlo62 (81265) 2019-08-13 5:43

Ciao Malgo
che incontro prestigioso!!!!
Simpatica foto e simpatica nota, non conoscevo questi dettagli.
Saluti
Carlo

mcmtanyel (68447) 2019-08-26 19:58

Hello Malgo,
Nice shot of this Lenin impersonator. I think he is more cheerful than the Lenin himself. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

cornejo (61504) 2019-09-20 10:13

Hi Malgo, very good photograph of the lively stamp of the historical character, very well captured in this interesting image with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing.

Good night and happy weekend.
Warm regards from southern Spain.
Angel.