Photos of Moscow and Surroundings by Marc Riboud, 1960s

Remem­ber the pho­to­graph of a young Amer­i­can girl with a flower who con­fronts the sol­diers with bay­o­nets, out­side the Pen­ta­gon dur­ing the 1967 anti-Vietnam march? This promi­nent image, which is said to help to turn pub­lic opin­ion against the war in Viet­nam, was taken by one of the most influ­en­tial pho­tog­ra­phers of our time, Marc Riboud. Marc Riboud, a cos­mopoli­tan French­man, had vis­ited exten­sively across the world and, in 1960 – 1963, vis­ited the Soviet Union. His pho­tos are very sim­ple yet thought pro­vok­ing, and in the course of events of the deceased coun­try, hold a very spe­cial mean­ing. The Soviet epoch is long gone, but the mem­o­ries are pre­served through his pho­tographs. Have a look.

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Moscow, 1960

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Moscow, 1960

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Moscow, 1960

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Moscow, 1960

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Moscow, 1960

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Moscow, 1960

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Moscow, 1960

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Moscow, 1960

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Moscow, 1960

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Moscow, 1960

This is the first series of Marc’s pho­tographs in our blog, please let us know how you like it. The pho­tos above are all from the win­ter 1960, more sum­mer times to come. If you would like to clar­ify what is on the pho­tos — do not hes­i­tate to ques­tion.  Click on the mag­ni­fy­ing glass icon for a more detailed view of the full sized images. Please retweet and stay tuned.

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