American Photographs: The Road

sam_spade 1 Jan 2005 21:49:01 15,745 posts
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In 1935, two Russians on assignment from Pravda buy a car and go cruising across America.

The results
sam_spade 1 Jan 2005 23:26:20 15,745 posts
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It's really nice about the Americans and pokes some gentle fun at them as well.

Notice that the Russians are already interested in Roswell

CHAKA 1 Jan 2005 23:28:36 245 posts
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"This type of road has its own special designation—scenic road—painterly road. Such roads are laid out with a special aim: to show nature to the traveler, so that it will not fall to his lot to scramble up cliffs in search of a proper observation point, so that the necessary quantity of emotion may be obtained without getting out of the automobile."

=)

pjmaybe 2 Jan 2005 12:16:05 70,666 posts
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Fantastic pics and site, Sam!

Peej
otto Moderator 28 May 2007 11:16:19 49,322 posts
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That's not at all how you'd imagine Pravda to do a story on the US in 1935.
otto Moderator 28 May 2007 11:16:19 49,322 posts
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It's also amazingly spot on. The last photo and comment really does summarise the place.

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