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Wrinkle in time
12020-10-26T12:10:41-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f591visualization of the distance, in time and space, of locations from St. Petersburg in 1914 (data from the Baedeker Handbook)plain2020-10-26T12:10:41-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
The audacity of being so far off to the south and a single minute ahead. A symbolic gesture of sorts. Ancient city and imperial capital, dashing side by side toward an uncertain future.
