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Hungary 1956: revolution and Stalinist counter-revolution

Not so far back in the collective memory!

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On October 23, a large group of unarmed students gathered outside the Budapest radio station and demanded that their 17-point programme of democratic demands be broadcast. After the police opened fire the government dominated by Erno Gero, a Kremlin stooge, called on the Soviet leadership to send in troops.

On October 24, Russian tanks and artillery fired on demonstrators in Budapest killing and wounding hundreds of men, women and children. It was this which sparked the armed resistance.

This response was published in November 1956 by the the British “orthodox” Trotskyists. The fact that in all likelihood it was written by the proven political gangster, thug and rapist Gerry Healy does not detract from its value, or from the essential truths it contains (in the face of persisting Stalinist lies about the uprising being “fascist”). The “orthodox” Trotskyist view of the world is reflected in the article’s repeated and excessive insistence upon denouncing “world imperialism and its agents” and warning against…

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Seeking my shadow: adventures in Berlin

I have visited Berlin quite recently and find there is always masses more to explore. Your posting also shows some things I enjoyed and some things I evidently missed. Thanks

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I had to admit I had great expectations of Berlin before arriving, which is unusual for me. More generally my attitude to life (while positive) aligns to that of the insightful German political theorist Hannah Arendt who noted that she lived by the following mantra

‘prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes’.

So I packed a chunky parka alongside my favourite over-sized scarf for protection against inclement weather and stepped off the S-Bhan ready for what Berlin had to offer. I am glad to report that it didn’t disappoint. I have always had a soft spot for Germans and since heading to Hamburg last year have grown to greatly admire their culture and attitude.

I stayed with my friend,who has been to Berlin many times and is currently residing there for a few months. She cast a careful eye over my itinerary  that was hastily scribbled…

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DID YOU KNOW THAT ABOUT BERLIN: THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT POTSDAMER PLATZ

I have read and seen pictures of this in Jason Lutes’s Graphic Novel “Berlin Steinerne Stadt”. There is also a great description of Potsdamer Platz where Ludwig Kirschner painted in Florian Illes great read “1913”.

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The persistent rumour that the traffic light in Potsdamer Platz was the first such light in the world (or at least in Europe) is as unrelenting as it is incorrect. Despite what the guidebooks or travel pages may tell you, the light installed at the top of the original, over 10-metre tall traffic tower constructed on Potsdamer Platz on the night of October 20, 1924, was neither the first traffic light in Europe nor even in Germany.

Traffic in London at Ludgate Hill in 1872 (by Gustav Doree). Traffic in London at Ludgate Hill in 1872 (by Gustav Doree).

A gas traffic light designed by John Peake Knight, a railway engineer from Nottingham, appeared in London’s Westminster as early as 1868 (although the first tests go back to 1866); this light, meant to help contain the chaos that the area around the Westminster Bridge had become, had, however, the unfortunate tendency to explode, causing even more chaos on the roads and…

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FRANZ MARC

Lovely colours and great to see in Munich and other places!

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Franz Marc (1880-1916).

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Ein Gefühl von Ehrfurcht – chinesische Berge – Zeichnung von Susanne Haun

Interesting -especially about what you say about Klee!

Susanne Haun's avatarSusanne Haun

Den Chinesen wird von klein auf Ehrfurcht vor den Vorfahren beigebracht. So ist es selbst bei anerkannten Künstlern normal, dass sie berühmte Bilder kopieren und das sie glauben, viel von ihren Vorfahren lernen zu müssen. Sie erweisen ihren Meistern damit ihre Hochachtung.

In unserer westlichen Kultur ist das anders. In meinen Workshops halte ich meine Schülerinnen ebenfalls dazu an, alte Meister zu kopieren. Jedoch sage ich auch immer dazu, dass diese Kopien in die Schreibtischschublade verschwinden sollten. Sie dürfen nicht ausgestellt oder gar mit dem eigenen Namen signiert werden. Um Farben zu lernen habe ich viel von Klee kopiert. Um zeichnen zu lernen habe ich Dürer, Michelangelo und Schiele und viele chinesische Meister kopiert. Als meine Schubladen voll waren, habe ich die meisten dieser Kopien weggeschmissen. Nur einige Kopien liegen noch in einer Schublade und da mein Platz immer begrenzter wird, werde ich mich bald von ihnen trennen.

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Herbst – Zeichnungen von Susanne Haun

Nice seasonal sketches and photos!

Susanne Haun's avatarSusanne Haun

Das Herbstwetter hat seinen Einzug gehalten.

Morgens ist es trüb und regnerisch und die Blätter und Blüten erhalten beim Welken immer mehr Linien, die ich zeichnen kann. Es ist die beste Zeit, im Bett zu bleiben, zu lesen oder Blätter und Kastanien zu sammeln und zu zeichnen. Das draußen Zeichnen wird langsam kalt und nass. Mit dem Sammeln von Herbstfloralien hält die Natur Einzug in mein Atelier.

Gesammelter Herbst (c) Foto von Susanne HaunGesammelter Herbst (c) Foto von Susanne Haun

Nicht nur das Zeichnen sondern auch das Fotografieren der einzelnen Bucheckern und Tannenzapfen hat mir große Freude bereitet.

Buchecker - 17 x 22 cm - Tusche auf Aquarellkarton (c) Zeichnung von Susanne Haun Buchecker – 17 x 22 cm – Tusche auf Aquarellkarton (c) Zeichnung von Susanne Haun

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Top 5 des choses à voir à Vienne

Lovely photographs of Vienna in the autumn.

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Pardon. J’ai eu des problèmes d’Internet à mon appartement, j’ai été malade à cause de la météo déjà hivernale ici, j’ai pris du temps pour m’intégrer dans ma nouvelle école, j’ai rencontré beaucoup de personne. J’avais besoin de temps pour moi.

Maintenant que tout va bien ici, je vous livre mon Top 5 de cette magnifique ville. J’ai eu un réel coup de coeur pour Vienne, j’y suis allée en ne sachant pas trop à quoi m’attendre, et j’ai été bien plus que surprise. Ses façades magnifiques et son atmosphère royale m’ont beaucoup rappelé Paris. Il faut savoir que Vienne est une très grande ville du coup on a opté pour le bus Hop On Hop Off, ça nous a permit d’avoir un réel aperçu de la ville et d’en apprendre d’avantage avec l’audioguide. On a logé au Wombats Lounge Hostel que je vous recommande vivement, il…

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PROFESSOR VIRCHOW AND THE DAY OF THE TRICHINES

Interesting -these early medics worked very hard -am reading about Brauer and his relationship with Nietzsche -in Yalom’s book.

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Portrait of Rudolf Virchow, 1885 (author unknown). Portrait of Rudolf Virchow, 1885 (author unknown).

Prof. Rudolf Virchow, who was born on October 13, 1821 in Schivelbein (today Świdwin in Poland), was a renowned physician, pathologist, biologist, anthropologist, writer as well as a highly respected member of the Prussian Parliament and later of the Reichstag (Imperial Diet), whose list of achievements is simply too long to give here in detail.

Suffice to say that Prof. Virchow was not only the first person to precisely describe and name leukaemia, embolism, thrombosis and chordoma (among others) but he was also the first to both notice AND prove the existence of animal infectious diseases which could be passed onto humans. His work on Trichinella spiralis, or “pork worm”, showed without any doubt that the parasite causing trichinosis in both animals and humans was originally carried by the former and passed onto the latter. Virchow´s recommendation that meat, before eating, should…

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Hungary photo gallery

Great photographs of Hungary and Budapest!

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Herbst sammeln – Skizzen von Susanne Haun

Seasonal sketches outside the Hauptstadt!

Susanne Haun's avatarSusanne Haun

Während die Urlauber am Meer Muscheln sammeln, können sie in den Außenbezirken von Berlin den Herbst sammeln.

Herbst - Foto von Susanne Haun

Ich habe heute einiges gefunden und in meinem Hahnemühle Skizzenbuch festgehalten.

Nach getaner Arbeit habe ich die Modelle vor meinem Atelierfenster wieder ausgesetzt.

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