Photos that shocked the world

Homestretch. The first three are located at the links:

1. vev.ru/blogs/fotografii-kotorye-potryasli-mir-chast-1.html
2. vev.ru/blogs/fotografii-kotorye-potryasli-mir-chast-2.html
3. vev.ru/blogs/fotografii-kotorye-potryasli-mir-chast-3.html

I hope that you will be interested and learn something new for yourself)

1. The consequences of war can be simply heartbreaking. The man, who recently returned from the war in Iraq to his beloved, remained the same at heart, but his face was disfigured. The girl who was expecting a guy agreed to marry him no matter what, because love is stronger than anything in the world. 20-year-old Renee Klein and 24-year-old Ti Siegel dated before the wedding for about 5 years and their love turned out to be so unshakable that even the mutilated body of a young guy did not embarrass the young girl in love. Later, Ti Siegel said that if she had answered "no" to the marriage proposal, then he would have understood her, but she answered "yes" and it became simply unbelievable, both for him and for the whole world, which closely followed the story of the two lovers. I don't know if they're still together, because I've heard that Renée wanted to part with Siegel less than a year after the wedding. If this is so, then it can be understood in any case. And I feel sorry for the guy, very sorry...











Photo before Ti Siegel was injured in the war:



2. The world's first photograph, taken by the Frenchman Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826 using a camera obscura, is called "View from the Window". For the first picture in the world, this photo is quite good, but what progress has come to... Now such a photo is almost impossible to take even with the cheapest camera on a cell phone.



3. Criminals in the UK never give up just like that. These are the turns a few years ago organized by hijackers and policemen on an ordinary field. For some who were unaware of this fact, these inexplicable footprints turned out to be the aftermath of the presence of alien beings.



4. The collapse of a pipe that reaches a height of 210 meters occurred at a power plant in Sichuan Province, China. In order to protect the environment, the provincial authorities decided to completely eliminate the power plant and move it to another location. Such photos are always memorable because they are taken a second before something significant.



5. And again a photo from China. Chinese acrobat Saimayti Aishan walks on a thin rope stretched at a height of 30 meters to set a new world record. The man succeeded, because in just 3 minutes and 38 seconds he covered a distance of 15 meters. As you can see, the man has insurance, but this is still an extremely dangerous idea, although acrobats are used to it.



6. Such touching photographs, full of maternal care, are rarely seen, especially in the animal world. At the Samut Prakan Zoo in Bangkok, this touching picture can be seen almost every day, because a young chimpanzee mother named Do Do and her tiger cub Aorn live there. It's amazing, but the chimpanzee really became a wonderful adoptive mother for the tiger cub, because she is happy to take care of Aorna, like a real mother.



7. These freshwater are endangered, so those rare moments when new Filipino crocodiles are born are a real blessing for the workers of the crocodile farm in Manila, Philippines. These crocodiles are also called mindorenian crocodiles in honor of the island of Mindoro.



8. The last lifetime portrait of one of the most famous people of the XX century, the preacher Gandhi. This man did not like to be photographed and spent most of his life at the spinning wheel, but in 1946, Life newspaper employee Margaret Bork-White managed to capture Mahatma Gandhi at his favorite work. In order to photograph Gandhi, Margaret had to work hard, because he had the so-called "day of silence" (he did not talk to anyone), he asked her to learn how to use a spinning wheel and, finally, he was allowed to take only three pictures, two of which turned out to be blurry. This photograph shaped the image of Gandhi for millions of people. A few years later, he was killed by three bullets, but before he died, he forgave his killer, showing an appropriate gesture in his direction.



9. This photo taken by Edward Weston is considered a true classic in the beauty genre, because it depicts the perfect silhouette of a girl. It is a kind of Venus for the ancient people and Queen Cleopatra for the ancient Egyptians, although in reality it is just a girl named Margaret Hamel. Many photographers consider this shot to be a reference.



10. Barack Obama's eternally happy face was incredibly blissful on the day of his inauguration on January 20, 2009, when one of the photographers took this symbolic picture. Obama is the 44th president of the United States of America and it is clear that he is indescribably happy about this.



11. November 1960. John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline celebrate their election victory. Since that day, John has been considered the 35th President of the United States.



12. World War II, 1943. Soldiers of the UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army) created so-called "wreaths" from innocent Polish children and added banners with the inscription "Road to independent Ukraine" to this. The goal of the "Ukrainian executioners" was the ethnic cleansing of the Polish population. The organization of Ukrainian nationalists also wanted to liberate Ukraine from the Poles, which also acted sharply and harshly, killing civilians. Strangely, in 2010, just before his resignation from the post of president of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to the leader of the organization of Ukrainian nationalists Stepan Bandera. It is clear that it is a war, but small children are not to blame for anything...



13. One of the captured photos that were seized from captured and killed Wehrmacht soldiers. A photograph taken in 1944 shows a Soviet prisoner of war returning from a camp infirmary. In this terrible time, even brave and brave men, at times, found themselves in a hopeless situation.



14. May 1945, Germany. After the end of the war, Soviet soldiers often saw such a picture. The photograph shows human remains in the crematorium oven of the Stutthof concentration camp.



15. May 9, 1945, Moscow. Festive fireworks in honor of the victory over Nazi Germany. Several terribly bloody years, a sea of human lives taken away, but the victory remained with us.



16. "The legacy of Chernobyl". The accident that occurred on April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant not only claimed many lives, but also crippled many people and their children. Children born to people exposed to radiation are practically doomed.







17. This is one of the most famous works of photographer Diane Arbus, which made her famous all over the world. A skinny boy with a toy grenade in his hands was supposed to just stand and pose, but Diana took so long to choose a good shooting angle that the son of tennis player Sidney Wood, Colin Wood, could not stand it and shouted "Take it off already!" As a result, the boy's face changed somewhat, and Diana, as a real talented photographer, caught this moment. A ridiculous, but such an emotional picture was sold in 2005 for a decent amount of money - $408,000.



18. Sudan, 1993. The victim of hunger in the nutritional center cannot get on his feet, there is no strength left...



19. 2008, Germany. Residents of a residential building throw a little 9-month-old boy from the fourth floor of the house in which the fire started. Downstairs are rescuers who are already ready to catch the baby. People were lured into a trap, because the fire started on the first floor, and they have no other ways to escape.



20. The war in Afghanistan, which began on October 7, 2001 and continues to this day, is an event that cannot be forgotten, because more and more new conflicts take lives and make people disabled for many, many years. Here is just a small part of what can be seen there:







21. Sergeant Jose Pecueno is one of those who were lucky enough to survive after a grenade explosion, receiving such a serious injury. Pecueno is almost half of his head, but he is alive. For the mother hugging him in the picture, this is the most important thing.



22. Terry and Thomson decide who will start dinner. And for dinner tonight, Jim the hamster, who probably did not think that he would be a delicious snack. Naturally, the photo is staged and no one is going to eat anyone, because all three are the favorite pets of photographer Mark Andrew. The photo turned out to be so lively and spontaneous due to the fact that outside the camera, the trio gets along well with each other. At least, that's what the photographer says.



And I end the post, like last time, with posthumous pictures of famous people. I ask those who are particularly sensitive not to read the publication to the end.

Sergey Yesenin

The greatest poet, who, I hope, will always be remembered, died on December 28, 1925 in the Angleterre Hotel (Leningrad, now St. Petersburg). The 30-year-old poet was found hanging from a steam heating pipe, so a terrible dent formed on his forehead, and his facial expression was somewhat distorted. According to the official version, Sergei Yesenin committed suicide, being in a state of protracted depression, which was accompanied by unrestrained drinking. But no one will know whether this is really so, since there is a version of the murder of the poet with a staged suicide. He could be killed on any ground, because he was handsome, talented and always told the truth. In the very hotel room where Sergei Yesenin was found, his last poem was found, written in blood (on that day he complained about the lack of ink). The farewell poem of the brilliant poet sounds like this:

Good-bye, my friend, good-bye.
My dear, you are in my chest.
Destined parting
He promises a meeting ahead.
Goodbye, my friend, without a hand, without a word,
Don't be sad or sad with your eyebrows,
In this life, dying is not new,
But life, of course, is not newer.


John F. Kennedy

The 35th President of the United States was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas by a certain Lee Harvey Oswald. It happened during the movement of the presidential motorcade through the streets of the city. John F. Kennedy, who was in the car next to his wife Jacqueline, was killed by several bullets to the head and neck, after which most of the head was damaged and amputated (if I can say so). Naturally, the execution of John F. Kennedy was a real shock for all Americans, and for his wife, who was sitting next to him at that moment, it was a tragedy for many years. He was 46 years old.

A few seconds before death:



Post mortem:



Mother Teresa

She helped the poor and sick, but she herself suffered from many diseases. Mother Teresa, who was beatified, had serious heart problems, she had malaria and suffered from left ventricular failure, but she never complained about her problems, but tried her best to help others. She had a premonition of her death and on March 13, 1997, she resigned from the duties of the head of the Order of Mercy. Mother Teresa died a few months later, on September 5, 1997. Most priests were sure that the woman's health problems were the pranks of the Devil, so they insisted on the rite of his exorcism. Mother Teresa did not agree with this, because God had already granted her a long life. Although, according to the assurance of the Archbishop of Calcutta Henry D'Souza, the rite of exorcism still took place. She left this world quietly and peacefully.



Vladimir Vysotsky

The Soviet poet, bard and actor died on July 25, 1980 while sleeping in his Moscow apartment. There are two versions of death that have not been confirmed, as relatives insisted that no autopsy be performed. According to the first version, Vladimir Vysotsky died of asphyxia, which was a consequence of taking painkillers, and according to the second version, Vysotsky had a heart attack. Until the end of his days, Vladimir Vysotsky behaved cheerfully: he starred in programs and gave concerts. But at 4:10 a.m. on July 25, 1980, his heart stopped.

An excerpt from the song by V. Vysotsky "My funeral":

Here are goosebumps creeping down the spine of mortals,
And all I had to do was wake up.
What can I say, what am I afraid of? And dreams drag on,
Until I wake up, and they stay.

And what if they are already standing, and the sting is ready,
And that they strive to drink a glass of blood.
I'd rather sleep longer, it's not the only way,
But I will endure in a dream, I am warlike in a dream.


Princess Diana

Lady Di, who is ranked 3rd on the BBC's list of the 100 Greatest Britons, died on August 31, 1997. She died in a car accident, which, according to the results of the investigation, was provoked by the alcoholic intoxication of the driver (he also died) and the carelessness of Princess Diana and the son of the Egyptian billionaire Dodi Al-Fayed (he died on the spot), because they did not fasten their seat belts. A few hours after the accident, Diana was alive, she was taken to the hospital, but she still did not manage to get out. The only survivor was Lady Diana's bodyguard, but he remembered absolutely nothing of what had happened.



Anna Nicole Smith

The real name of this model, who became a sex symbol of the 90s for all Americans, is Vicki Lynn Hogan. She began her career at the age of 20, but died about the same time later. It happened on February 8, 2007 in the Bahamas. 39-year-old Anna Nicole, who devoted her whole life to creating the perfect image of a luxurious and vicious blonde, tried to save doctors who came on the call of her husband, but everything turned out to be unsuccessful. She died of an overdose of analgesics and antidepressants, reinforced by an advanced form of pneumonia. At that time, she was not even 40, but she managed to be married three times and give birth to two children (the son also died in the Bahamas, and the daughter was born there). After her death, Anna Nicole's body remained in the morgue for a long time, as her mother and husband decided where to bury their daughter and, accordingly, her wife. The decision was made less than 30 days later, and Anna Nicole was laid to rest on March 2, 2007, next to her son Daniel in the Bahamas. The woman was buried in a closed coffin, as her body had already begun to decompose.



Vladimir Mayakovsky

Soviet poet, playwright, screenwriter, film director, film actor and true revolutionary V.V. Mayakovsky committed suicide on April 14, 1930. Many still think that it was a murder, but judging by the examination, Mayakovsky decided to say goodbye to his life himself and shot himself. There were no witnesses to this event, but as his good friends said, right that day the OGPU officers decided to remove Mayakovsky's brain and send him to the Brain Institute to establish the biological nature of his genius. They did so, so it makes sense to think about the deliberate murder of a genius. He was 36 years old.



Vladimir Lenin

The body of this man, about whom opinions differ, can be seen when you come to Moscow, because it has been in the Mausoleum for more than 80 years. Vladimir Ulyanov (pseudonym "Lenin") was a Soviet politician and statesman of a global scale, so he was known all over the world. He was loved and hated, but there were almost no indifferent people. He was a cult personality. At the time of his death, Vladimir Lenin was 53 years old, he died on January 21, 1924 at 18:50 Moscow time. His death was not murder, as his health had deteriorated dramatically in recent years. The causes of death were increased circulatory disorders in the brain and hemorrhage in the soft meninge in the area of the quadricollius. He died, but his embalmed body remained. At present, there are rumors that Lenin is alive, because American scientists have confirmed the fact that the video in which Vladimir Ilyich rises a little from his "coffin" is not a fake, but a real world sensation! As V.V. Mayakovsky wrote: "Lenin lived, Lenin is alive, Lenin will live")))

A year before his death:



The body of Vladimir Lenin in the Mausoleum:



And here is the same video: