" THE PEN " by claude19

Fractal • Abstract • posted on Dec 16, 2008

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Toute sa vie Lydia a voulu danser. Même devant sa famille s'est déplacé en France de Pologne quand elle avait sept ans, elle allait déjà à l'école de ballet d'opéra de Varsovie. Dix ans après quand les nazis ont débordé la France, Lydia' dont le père Wladimir est devenu un chef de résistance pour l'underground' français, l'unité née à l'étranger "F-1", et à 17 ans Lydia est devenue un espion de valeur inestimable. Chaque jour elle a joué le rôle d'une écolière naïve et admirative observant les mouvements de troupe nazis ; la nuit, de son Appartement de Pigalle, "Cipine" a transmis par radio ses résultats à Londres. Maniable avec le stylo et la brosse, Lydia, jusqu'en 1941, était résistante . Quand la "femelle infâme de double agent ; La Chatte" a trahi le réseau, Lydia a commencé une excursion sinistre des prisons nazies, finissant dans le camp de concentration de Ravensbrueck, où, presque mort de la torture et de la maladie, ravies par ses gardes, elle enfin a été libérée en 1944 par la Croix-Rouge suédoise. All her life Lydia wanted to dance. Even before her family moved to France from Poland when she was seven, she was already attending the Warsaw Opera Ballet school. Ten years later when the Nazis overran France, Lydia's father Wladimir became a Resistance chief for the French underground's F-1 foreign-born unit, and the 17-year-old Lydia became an invaluable spy. Each day she played the role of an ingenuous, admiring schoolgirl watching Nazi troop movements; at night, from the Lipskis' Pigalle apartment, "Cipine" radioed her findings to London. Handy with pen and brush, Lydia, by 1941, was F-1's chief cartographer. When the infamous female double agent "La Chatte" betrayed the Fi, Lydia began a grim tour of Nazi prisons, ending in Ravensbrueck concentration camp, where, nearly dead from torture and disease, ravished by her guards, she was at last freed in 1944 by the Swedish Red Cross. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,894331,00.html

Comments (25)

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Richardphotos

5:31AM | Tue, 16 December 2008

easy on the eyes to view and explore

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mansco

7:01AM | Tue, 16 December 2008

Claude, this is really lovely ;O)

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NekhbetSun

7:08AM | Tue, 16 December 2008

Another awesome one !

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A_Sunbeam

7:23AM | Tue, 16 December 2008

Mightier than the sword ... Great image.

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MrsRatbag

8:32AM | Tue, 16 December 2008

Very lovely creation!

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lyron

8:43AM | Tue, 16 December 2008

Wonderful composition!!

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3x3

9:22AM | Tue, 16 December 2008

lovely work Claude...Very creative concept!

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furuta

9:40AM | Tue, 16 December 2008

Fantastic design. excellent image!!

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fractalbeke

9:42AM | Tue, 16 December 2008

L'histoire de "Cipine" m'a fort interessé. Malheureusement je n'ai rien trouvé sur l'Internet. Cette histoire me fesait irésistiblement penser à une autre mémorable jeune fille (Juive) Hollandaise pendant la guerre...Anna Frank. Que Lydia danse sur les vagues élégantes de ce cette belle composition!

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luvjoyjoy

10:04AM | Tue, 16 December 2008

Claude-- nice effect-- I enjoyed the contrast between the dark and the yellow.

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Janiss

11:53AM | Tue, 16 December 2008

Superbe travail pour accompagner ce texte si poignant!

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carlx

12:28PM | Tue, 16 December 2008

Stylish beauty, Claude!!!

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farmerC

1:15PM | Tue, 16 December 2008

This a fine plate to look atto. Shining work.

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pops

4:38PM | Tue, 16 December 2008

Always a pleasure to view your work

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jccj56

4:54PM | Tue, 16 December 2008

Beautiful Artwork!!

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MagikUnicorn

5:44PM | Tue, 16 December 2008

Touchante histoire mon ami...Heureusement que le Canada est arriver aussi...sinon jamais la croix rouge suedoise aurait arriver attend. Bravo pour ta création aussi spectaculaire que la lecture Merci

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bpclarke

6:02PM | Tue, 16 December 2008

What a splendid work of art and tribute story! Excellent work. Bunny

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LivingPixels

8:06PM | Tue, 16 December 2008

Claude I went through all my favs but kept you till last only because I love your work and I just dont know what kind of rabbit your gonna pull out of the hat. I am never dissapointed. You did great with this one a really cool image one of class and distinction my dear friend well done!!

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jocko500

9:02PM | Tue, 16 December 2008

love the colors and flow of the imaGE

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saretta

3:37AM | Wed, 17 December 2008

Wonderful design and composition,splendid Art!!:-)

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three_grrr

8:32PM | Wed, 17 December 2008

Thank you Claude, for the very interesting history. I had to go and read the whole article. She was a very brave and courageous young woman. The image you've made to commemorate her brave deeds and her loyalty to France is magnifecent. In the end, the pen is mightier then the sword, your rendition of the pen is marvelous, and has the flair of a dancer too!

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amota99517

9:52PM | Wed, 17 December 2008

What a wonderful story to add to your pen image. Both compliment each other so well.

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afugatt

8:50PM | Thu, 25 December 2008

Wonderful!

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mtc

3:12PM | Mon, 29 December 2008

Une histoire extraordinaire comme finalement, on s'en rend compte, il y en a eu pas mal durant cette période redoutable. Cett plume est d'une grande élégance, elle me semble danser dans un beau et subtil équilibre. Un travail superbe.

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