Ahead of the celebrations of the 65th anniversary...
honest."These emotions are very "iskrennie" (sincere), this is a word in Russian," Hill said. "They are very deep and very true. And I think wherever you find deep and true emotions, you find very powerful photographs," he continued.
Russia suffered the greatest losses in the WWII, around 24 million Russians died in the war, and strongly opposes attempts from foreign countries to falsify history.
However, Hill"s photographs reflect the history of WWII and modern Russia.
There are different ways in Russia and in the West to pay a tribute to those who brought peace to the world, which also sparked Hill"s interest to work on the project.
"In the West we also have a very strong consciousness of what was the Second World War," Hill said. "We don"t exactly celebrate the end of the war like in Russia. We celebrate the end of the First World War and that celebration is a different kind of celebration. It is more like a remembrance. It is called the
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