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This statue park is just outside of Budapest, Hungary.  The Hungarians saved the statues from the old Communist era, and put a few of them in this park.  In the Summer of 1998 the number one selling CD in Hungary was The Best of Communism which was a fund raiser for this park.  The CD has digitally re-mastered songs, popular for the older folks as they were the songs they sang in camp, and with the younger folks for being so camp.

 

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This stainless steel sculpture fits in somehow with the industrial power lines.

 

A reverse statue, the negative shape is the form.

 

 

 

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The entrance to this park is interesting.  The gate is locked (between these two shots).  But a side door is open.  Just like Communism the booklet says the obvious way is blocked but there is always a side entrance.

 

 

 

 

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The Hungarians seem to be one of the few Newly Independent States that has a sense of humor, and the past.  The others for the most part, haven't chosen to remember their Communist past.  This park is a delight, and worth visiting.

 

 

 

 

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Lenin.  Someone, I think either Brian or Kevin McClear, pointed out that Lenin always has his hand out.  A T-Shirt at the part says "Marx is dead, Lenin, is Dead, Stalin is Dead, and I'm not feeling so good either."

 

 

 

 

Updated:  12/30/03

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