Kapuścinski in the Empire [gallery]

1991 - Democracy triumphs in Moscow and the city gears up for a celebration., Photo: Ryszard Kapuściński

Moscow in 1991. Demonstration, banners call for writer Solzhenitsyn for President., Photo: Ryszard Kapuściński

Moscow in 1990, Zubowski Square. One of the biggest pro-demoracy activists of the time. In the background a banner declares "The ones who are afraid of us are the ones sucking our blood"., Photo: Ryszard Kapuściński

Photo-journalists attempting to capture the crowd of activits in 1990, Moscow., Photo: Ryszard Kapuściński

The "Hot Winter" of 1990, a portrait of a pro-democracy protester in Moscow., Photo: Ryszard Kapuściński

Moscow in 1990 or 1991. Start of demonstration in front of Gorky Park., Photo: Ryszard Kapuściński

Moscow in 1990. An activist holds up a sign saying "Communism for the communists, life for the nation"., Photo: Ryszard Kapuściński

Moscow in 1991, demonsrators carry a portrait of one of the casualties of the August 1991 revolution., Photo: Ryszard Kapuściński

Moscow in 1990. The police are on alert as the protests continue., Photo: Ryszard Kapuściński

Opis

Ryszard Kapuściński was not only known for his insightful reportages on the dark worlds of civil war and political strife across Latin America, Africa and the far reaches of the Russian Empire, he took photographs as well. "Empire", an exhibition of photographs displayed at the Zachęta National Gallery of Art in early 2011, is a voyage through Moscows fight against socialism in the 1990s.

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