Crack Two hat ein prima Posting mit Fotos von Sci-Fi-artigen Mahnmalen, die unter Tito in den 60ern und 70ern im ehemaligen Jugoslawien erbaut worden sind. Das da oben erinnert vermutlich nicht nur mich an einen bruchgelandeten TIE Fighter. Die Aufnahmen stammen aus einem Bildband des belgischen Fotografen Jan Kempenaers:
"These structures were commissioned by former Yugoslavian president Josip Broz Tito in the 1960s and 70s to commemorate sites where WWII battles took place (like Tjentište, Kozara and Kadinjača), or where concentration camps stood (like Jasenovac and Niš). They were designed by different sculptors (Dušan Džamonja, Vojin Bakić, Miodrag Živković, Jordan and Iskra Grabul, to name a few) and architects (Bogdan Bogdanović, Gradimir Medaković...), conveying powerful visual impact to show the confidence and strength of the Socialist Republic. In the 1980s, these monuments attracted millions of visitors per year, especially young pioneers for their "patriotic education." After the Republic dissolved in early 1990s, they were completely abandoned, and their symbolic meanings were forever lost ..."
