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Post 26 Oct 2010, 03:24
Does anyone here know where I can find a larger picture of the proposed Palace of the Soviets? I know there were a few proposals, but I'm talking about the most famous one:
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I'd like to have something large enough that I can use for my desktop background and won't appear all stretchy or compressed (my desktop is set at 1280X800, but even if it's a bit smaller, it shouldn't matter too much). If it could be a larger, color version of that picture above, so that one can see clearly the parade with the red flags at the bottom and all the details on the building, that would be even better, but I'd be happy as long as I have something that shows the scale and magnitude of the project, and that I can also use for my desktop background.

Edit: I did find one here. It's black and white and a bit worn, but it should work. If anyone can find a better one, though, that would be greatly appreciated.
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Post 26 Oct 2010, 07:30
"The thing about capitalism is that it sounds awful on paper and is horrendous in practice. Communism sounds wonderful on paper and when it was put into practice it was done pretty well for what they had to work with." -MiG
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Post 26 Oct 2010, 18:00
Cool. Thanks for the links.

soviet78 wrote:
Kirov presented what it would look like today if it were built:

http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?t=41280


That is the best post from Kirov that I've seen. No offense intended.
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Post 26 Oct 2010, 18:08
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That is the best post from Kirov that I've seen. No offense intended


This. Sadly, none of the pictures would really work as a wall paper - the best one is in a banner ratio.
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Post 26 Oct 2010, 19:45
Can't you crop it?
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Post 26 Oct 2010, 19:52
Still too small.
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Post 26 Oct 2010, 19:58
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Post 26 Oct 2010, 20:02
praxicoide wrote:
I'm more of a fan of the proposed building for the International. It's like the product of a madman.

What is it?
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Post 26 Oct 2010, 20:15
Are there any good pictures of it except that stamp?
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Post 26 Oct 2010, 20:22
Mabool wrote:
Are there any good pictures of it except that stamp?

I found a couple on here: http://4rts.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/le ... 1917-1930/
I was linked to that from one of the first Google image search results for "Tatlin's Tower." I'm sure there's even more.
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