Images Dated 11th April 2008

Wolf Messing, German psychic

Wolf Grigorevich Messing (1899-1974), German psychic. Messing, born to a Jewish family in Germany, fled to the USSR before World War II. His claims of psychic abilities came to the attention of Stalin. This led to the most famous story about Messing, that he managed to reach Stalin, walking past armed guards surrounding Stalin's house, by broadcasting the suggestion that he was Beria, the head of the secret police. Photographed in 1965, in Russia

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France. Paris. Triumphal Arch. Depart of 1792. La Marseillai

France. Paris. Triumphal Arch. Depart of 1792. La Marseillaise personified on the Arc de Triomphe. by Francois Rude. The sculptural group celebrates the cause of the French First Republic during the 10 August uprising. Above the volunteers is the winged personification of LIberty

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

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France. Par?=?s. Notre Dame cathedral. Portal of St. Anne. S

France. Par?=?s. Notre Dame cathedral. Portal of St. Anne. Synagogue. AllegorycaI statue depicted with his eyes covered, her crown falling on the floor, the tables of the law reversed, falling from his hand, and holds a banner of Judaism, which is broken. The dejected pose try to suggest defeat

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