Statues and battleships. And Indie mags.

[victoriavandal.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know if any photographs exist of the statue of Robespierre erected in Moscow in 1918? It didn't last very long - 'the concrete cracked in a frost' say some accounts, 'it was blown up' say others (ah, historical controversy, it's never far away...). They had a battleship 'Marat', too (the French had a battleship class of 'Dantons'!). Btw, the French music magazine, the awkwardly named Les Inrockuptibles (does it still exist?) - is that meant as some sort of peculiar 'tribute'?

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[hanriotfran.livejournal.com]

What a great thing that there still is a beer named "La Robespierre", since Robespierre's maternal family worked in brewery bussiness.

And yes; I think that if I have a beer with my family name in it, I shuld be happier than if I could have a monument named after me! :D

HanriotFran (Vanesa)