Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

I live in Vienna, and am constantly on the lookout for signs of the old wars. Its a very sobering experience to walk down some street and then realize later that was the site of intense street fighting and massacre.


There are, I believe, buildings in Vienna where the bullet holes are left unplastered and the cyrillic graffiti left by Soviet soldiers can still be read. At least, there were when I lived there a decade or so ago.

And, of course, there is this

http://pics.livejournal.com/sergey_larenkov/pic/0005twp2


Yes, there are a few. The most recent one I saw was in the 5th district, by the Schlossquadrat, on a backstreet. It had a plaque.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: