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| Above, a section of the Urakami Cathedral that remained standing following the a-bombing of Nagasaki. It was later moved to the Hypocenter Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The Mainichi has posted an article and photographs of devastated Nagasaki taken by Soviet intelligence in northern Nakasaki one year after the atomic bombing of the city.
According to the article:
MOSCOW -- Pictures of Nagasaki taken by the Soviet military one year after the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city have been found in Russia together with relevant reports, it has been learned.
The Mainichi has obtained a total of 13 photos of Nagasaki that were taken by the then Soviet Union's military intelligence in September 1946. The photos -- which were found among collections at the Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation -- capture images such as the hypocenter of the Aug. 9, 1945 atomic bombing, as well as the devastated Urakami Cathedral.
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| Above, the marker at the Urakami Cathedral remnant. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
A portion of the Urakami Cathedral was later moved to the Nagasaki Peace Park's Hypocenter Park. When I visited Nagasaki in 2007, I photographed this portion in the park (top photo).
To read the article, go here.
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