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Chaldej, Jewgeni
(1917-1997)Reichstag 2. Mai 1945

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Reichstag 2. Mai 1945. 1945. Gelatin silver print, printed 1990s. 30,5 x 41 cm. Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

Jewgeni Chaldej, a Soviet photojournalist, is renowned for his photographs documenting the capture of Berlin by Soviet troops on May 2, 1945, marking the end of World War II in Europe. His images, particularly the iconic scene of the Soviet flag being raised on the Reichstag building, have become crucial visual records of this historic moment. – Light surface scratch and handling crease in upper margin, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Volland, Ernst, and Heinz Krimmer, eds. Von Moskau nach Berlin: Bilder des russischen Fotografen Jewgeni Chaldej. Berlin: Nicolai Verlag, 1999. Illustrated p. 65.