@history_pathways: Lydia Spivak was a young soldier of the Soviet Red Army who became a symbol of victory and reconstruction in the aftermath of World War II. Serving as a traffic controller in ruined Berlin after the fall of Germany, she was photographed directing military and civilian vehicles near the Brandenburg Gate amid the shattered remains of the city. Her calm authority and striking presence earned her the nickname “Mistress of the Brandenburg Gate.” #8May #WW2 #History #Berlin #War

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