“Death to fascism, freedom to the people!” was a Yugoslav Partisan motto, later the official slogan of the entire Resistance movement.
The slogan became popular after death of Croatian Partisan Stjepan Filipović. As he was about to be hanged on May 22, 1942, he defiantly thrust his hands upward and denounced the Germans and their Axis allies as murderers. A subsequently-famous photograph was taken from which a statue was cast.
These busts stand in Kalemegdan Park.
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A nice photograph, Bibi, and an interesting and uplifting narrative.
Looks like those guys have been put in the cooler -:)
I was kind of thinking what Chuck is thinking. And I love the way you framed this shot.
Excellent Bibi!
Lovely composition here Bibi.
V
Here's the old photo:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Stjepan_Filipovic.jpg
And the statue:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Stjepan_Filipovi%C4%87.JPG/800px-Stjepan_Filipovi%C4%87.JPG
de belles statues en hommage aux hommes qui se sont battus contre le fascisme
interesting post for today Bibi.
I also like your divine lamp from yesterday as well as the clever way you worked in the word 'desire'.
I always admire freedom fighters. It was a time in history when the world went insane.
Great picture and slogan, heroes are indispensable for mankind. In our days there is a need for one or two.
I second that sentiment!
who are these men? do you know their names?
men buried here are, from left to right:
Moša Pijade - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo%C5%A1a_Pijade
Ivo Lola Ribar - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivo_Lola_Ribar
Đuro Đaković - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90uro_%C4%90akovi%C4%87
and
Ivan Milutinović - http://sr.wikipedia.org/sr/%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%9B
«Louis» is always moved to read of those who participated in the various resistance movements across Europe in the dark days of World War II.
British writer Antony Beevor paints one of the most chilling portraits of Hitler's lust for blood, even the blood of the German people, in his "Berlin- The Downfall - 1945".
Comme quoi les actes sont bien plus difficiles a realiser que les mots a ecrire!
Its sad one must fight for freedom
@mir
Moša Pijadе, Ivо Lоlа Ribаr,
Đurо Đаkоvić and Ivan Мilutinović
@anonymous
thanks a lot.
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