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Chaldej, Jewgeni
(1916-1997)Planes over the Reichstag

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Auktionsdatum 6.6.2026

Planes over the Reichstag, Berlin. April 1945. Gelatin silver print, printed early 1990s. 30 x 40 cm. Signed 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. – Slightly buckled, some nicks in edges, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Ernst Volland and Heinz Krimmer, eds. Von Moskau nach Berlin: Bilder des russischen Fotografen Jewgeni Chaldej. Berlin: Parthas 1999, ill. p. 70.