Grounded

The article describes the author's reactions to photographs by Angus Boulton. The photographs depict Berlin and describe in artistic terms the transition from the "hot war" of World War II, in which Berlin was the scene of the last stages of fighting between Germans and Soviets, to the Cold War, in which Berlin represented the division of Europe into western and eastern blocs. The photographs remind the viewer that the Cold War happened somewhere, and that it was not an abstraction. The author reminds the reader that outside of Europe the Cold War was anything but "cold," since there were many proxy wars fought across Latin America, Africa and Asia in which many people died. Adapted from the source document.