PHOTO ANALYSIS OF GIRL ON A STATUE
A Lithuanian girl sits on a toppled statue of Vladimir Lenin on September 1, 1991 in Vilnius
QUESTIONS
1.1 Use your own knowledge to briefly explain the series of political events that led to what is shown in the photograph. Your
answer should include THREE comprehensive points. (6)
1.2 What do you think the photographer was trying to show about communism in this photograph? Refer to the main focus of
the photograph to support your answer. (4)
1.3 Do you think the photograph has succeeded in capturing the atmosphere in the USSR in 1991? Explain your answer by
using your own knowledge and a visual clue from the photograph. (4)
1.4 Provide an appropriate, biased headline to accompany this photograph if it had appeared in:
1.4.1 A conservative Russian newspaper in 1991 (2)
1.4.2 A patriotic American newspaper in 1991 (2)
1.5 Write down ONE limitation of photographs as historical sources. (2)
Total : 20 marks
1.1 Use your own knowledge to briefly explain the series of political events that led to what is shown in the photograph. Your
answer should include THREE comprehensive points. (6)
1.2 What do you think the photographer was trying to show about communism in this photograph? Refer to the main focus of
the photograph to support your answer. (4)
1.3 Do you think the photograph has succeeded in capturing the atmosphere in the USSR in 1991? Explain your answer by
using your own knowledge and a visual clue from the photograph. (4)
1.4 Provide an appropriate, biased headline to accompany this photograph if it had appeared in:
1.4.1 A conservative Russian newspaper in 1991 (2)
1.4.2 A patriotic American newspaper in 1991 (2)
1.5 Write down ONE limitation of photographs as historical sources. (2)
Total : 20 marks