I've heard several people on hexbear suggest it, but it seems to be widely accepted historical fact that he was removed, not added.
"Among art historians, he also has the nickname "The Vanishing Commissar" because after his execution, his likeness was retouched out of an official press photo; he is among the best-known examples of the Soviet press making someone who had fallen out of favour "disappear"."
EDIT: There's a famous Soviet WW2 retouched photo that added a soldier casualty instead of removing anything, are you thinking of that?
I've heard several people on hexbear suggest it, but it seems to be widely accepted historical fact that he was removed, not added.
"Among art historians, he also has the nickname "The Vanishing Commissar" because after his execution, his likeness was retouched out of an official press photo; he is among the best-known examples of the Soviet press making someone who had fallen out of favour "disappear"."
EDIT: There's a famous Soviet WW2 retouched photo that added a soldier casualty instead of removing anything, are you thinking of that?
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oh boy here we go
Who the fuck is screaming STOP ARMCHAIR POLICING OTHER NATIONS REVOLUTIONS
I will never stop being a leftcom
I think it's fair to say Stalin had a few quirks that made him do and order strange things.
You wildly overestimate my knowledge of historical photos haha. Nah I remember it was this pic, they were probs just making shit up.