#françois mitterrand

[fidjiefidjie]

“La liberté de la presse présente des inconvénients. Mais moins que l'absence de liberté." 🚲 📰

François Mitterrand

gif Tenor/ Nigel Sylvester

#gif animé #tenor #nigel sylvester #vélo #journal #newspaper #news #quotes #françois mitterrand #fidjie fidjie

[culturefrancaise]

Quand j'étais en Terminale, mon prof d'histoire était fréquemment absent. Je ne sais même plus son nom. Je me souviens surtout que nous n'avons pas eu d'histoire géo pendant un bon moment et quand nous avons enfin eu un remplaçant, il a été effaré de voir le retard accumulé dans le programme, l'année du bac. On n'a jamais fini le programme.

Bref me voilà en train de regarder un documentaire sur Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, parce que j'ai l'impression de ne pas assez bien connaître l'histoire de mon propre pays au 20ème siècle. Si vous avez MyCanal, c'est sur Toute l'histoire, et ça s'appelle "VGE, le théâtre du pouvoir".

#valéry giscard d'estaing #vge #françois mitterrand #politique française #french politics #french history #histoire de france #politics #Youtube

[dadaisme]

Quand Chirac vient me voir, il monte avec ses idées et il redescend avec les miennes.

#François Mitterrand #Jacques Chirac #Chirac #Mitterrand #Pun #Bon mot #vacherie #Fun #Politique #France

[homocausticus]

Desculpe o transtorno, mas estou fazendo uma revolução....

Em 2004, um grupo de missionários foi falar com a nossa turma do instituto. A diretora sempre tinha essas ideias de chamar pessoas para conversar com a gente. Um missionário estava falando sobre a vida, mas como eu não tinha uma voz potente o chamei para um canto que queria mudar o mundo. Ele me citou e fez uma mágica na minha frente desatando os nós de uma corda de uma vez diante dos meus…

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#Diretas Já #François Mitterrand #Revolução dos Cravos

[krautjunker]

Der Showdown des Monarchen

Der Showdown des Monarchen

von Vincent Klink Hinter dem Haus vor der Küchentür war die Jagdstrecke aufgereiht. Zwölf prächtige Ortolane lagen auf einem groben Tisch in Reih und Glied, als warteten sie auf die Abnahme einer Parade. Ortolanen verdankte Beethoven einst den genialen Funken zur fünften Symphonie. Diese hier hatten ausgesungen. Die Tiere waren tot und mehr als doppelt so dick wie normal. Jäger hatten die…

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#Ammern in Armagnac #Delikatesse Ortolan #Fettammer #François Mitterrand #Georges-Marc Benamou #Häuptling Eigener Herd Heft 37 #Häuptling Eigener Herd Heft Nr. 37 #Jagdblog #Leo roi #Letzte Mahlzeit Mitterand #Mitterand le roi #Monsieur le Président #Ortolan #Ortolan Fettammer #Ortolans braisés #Ortolans en casserole. #Vincent Klink

[travelella]

Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand, Paris, France

Bastien Nvs

#François-Mitterrand Library #Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand #Paris #France #Library #Europe #FranceArchitecture #Architecture #Interior

[docwormie]

Wenta!Sadia quick drabble bc she's so mother !! couldn't resist giving her actual blue hair but now I understand why they went with black in this version

#too lazy to clean this up sorry! #does she look too nice here ? #starmania #wenta #sadia #starmania iv #fanart #she's such a disney villain #françois mitterrand i understand your struggle!! #michel berger #luc plamondon #not shadowbanned anymore apparently !! #starmania 1988 #Starmania 1989

[maburito]

Me : Man the American secret services are so fucked up, they did so many awful stuff throughout the world with no consequences

My dad : You think that's just an American thing? Look up Rainbow Warriors New Zealand

Me later : Nevermind, all secret services sucks

#French things #I didn't even know we had secret services #Prop to my dad for keeping me in check whenever I criticize something American #And he proves me that we are absolutely no better and it's not about country and more about institutions #Man I thought François Mitterrand was a cool president since it's thanks to him that in France we got 35h week for minimum wage #But nevermind

[xtruss]

The Spy Who Wrote the News: Philippe Grumbach's Double Life as a KGB Agent and French Media Icon

Philippe Grumbach, once a respected figure in French Journalism, hid a secret double life as a KGB agent. His espionage activities, spanning 35 years, from 1946 to 1981, have cast a shadow over his career and the annals of journalistic history.

— By Mahnoor Jahangir | February 15, 2024

The Spy Who Wrote the News: Philippe Grumbach's Double Life as a KGB Agent and French Media Icon

In an era where transparency and integrity are heralded as pillars of journalism, the revelation that Philippe Grumbach, a luminary in French media, moonlighted as a KGB agent for 35 years, casts a long shadow over the annals of journalistic history. Grumbach, once the director of the esteemed L'Express Magazine and a figure interwoven with the fabric of French political and media landscapes, was exposed by the very publication he led. Operating under the codename 'Brok', he engaged in espionage from 1946 to 1981, funneling sensitive information about prominent political figures like François Mitterrand and Jacques Chirac to the Soviet Union. Despite the magnitude of his duplicity being unveiled in 1995, Grumbach faced no legal repercussions, taking his clandestine past to the grave in 2003.

L’Express is one of France’s leading political news magazines Photograph: Hadrian/Shutterstock

The Spy Who Wrote the News

Grumbach's career in journalism and his clandestine operations ran parallel, intertwining his public persona with a covert identity known only to his handlers in Moscow. Beginning his espionage activities at the tender age of 22, Grumbach was not just a passive informant but an active participant in intelligence missions aimed at political destabilization. His involvement in the staged assassination attempt on François Mitterrand in 1959 speaks volumes of the lengths to which he went to secure Soviet interests. As the editorial secretary of the French Press Agency before joining L'Express in 1954 and eventually becoming its director in 1974, Grumbach utilized his positions to influence public opinion and political narratives, all while being handsomely compensated by the KGB.

Philippe Grumbach (2nd right) depicted on a picture taken in the newsroom of l'Express in 1973, with Françoise Giroud, who co-founded the magazine and later became Minister of Culture, and journalists Hugues Néel, Marc Ullmann, Jean-Jacques Faust and Roger Thérond. © L'Express/J.R Roustang

Unraveling a Web of Deceit

The shocking revelations about Grumbach's double life came from an unlikely source - the very magazine he once helmed. L'Express, in a bold move, disclosed the espionage activities of its former director, unraveling a complex web of deceit that spanned over three decades. Documents from the KGB archives, brought to light by KGB Colonel Vasiliy Mitrokhin, exposed Grumbach as one of post-war France's most significant spies. These documents detailed the intricate operations Grumbach was involved in, including the dissemination of disinformation and the manipulation of political landscapes to favor Soviet interests. His espionage career was not merely a footnote in his life but a defining aspect of his legacy, challenging the perception of him as a dedicated journalist.

This undated file picture shows Soviet policemen standing guard in front of the KGB building in Moscow, with a portrait of Vladimir Lenin on it. © AFP

A Legacy Under Scrutiny

The revelation of Philippe Grumbach's espionage activities has cast a pall over his contributions to French journalism and media. Grumbach, who was also a film producer and held various influential positions in commissions responsible for the quality of radio and television programs, is now seen through the prism of his duplicity. The hundreds of thousands of euros he received from the KGB for his services underscore the magnitude of his betrayal, not just to his country but to the very ethos of journalism. Grumbach's story is a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities inherent in the media landscape, susceptible to manipulation by those with ulterior motives.

Philippe Grumbach as a Young Journalist

In the aftermath of Grumbach's unmasking, questions linger about the extent of his influence and the ramifications of his actions on French politics and media. While Grumbach may have taken his secrets to the grave, the legacy of his espionage activities continues to evoke intrigue and caution. The narrative of Philippe Grumbach, once celebrated for his contributions to French journalism, now serves as a cautionary tale about the fine line between influence and manipulation, reminding us of the need for vigilance in an ever-complex world.

#Politics #France 🇫🇷 #BNN Breaking #French Media Icon #KGB Agent #Philippe Grumbach #French Journalism #Mahnoor Jahangir #L'Express Magazine #Soviet Union #President ​François Mitterrand | President Jacques Chirac #Moscow

[texturesvero]

#4 (fin) La gare dans les années 50

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#1946-2000 /// #Esplanade François Mitterrand /// #Gare ///

[loeilenchambre]

Noir & Blanc : une esthétique de la photographie à la BNF

jusqu'au 21 jan. 2024

#expos #bnf françois mitterrand #photographie noir et blanc

[i-love-this-art]

Manuel Orazi / “Black mass” (from “L’Assiette au beurre”, 141, 12 December 1903) / Bibliothèque Nationale de France (François-Mitterrand Library)

#Manuel Orazi #1900s #1900s art #20th century art #20th century #italian art #art nouveau #art nouveau art

[unsubconscious]

Office chair made for French President François Mitterrand by Pierre Paulin, ca. 1983 - 1985.

#chair

[sgiandubh]

Dear 'Hi, darling' Anon

You are so polite and I am so sorry. But I am not going to publish your ask here. The question has been asked before, in many different ways, which tells me a lot about this fandom's - maybe understandable - impatience. The reason I will not answer it in here is simple: as tempted as I might be, I will not write the damn script.

I am an optimist and I believe these two are good people. It is as simple as that.

However, what I can and will do for you, is to tell you a real French story I will try to sum up as best as possible. You take out of it whatever you want. I am just the narrator, here.

I suppose you are not very familiar with this guy, are you?

His name was François Mitterrand, and from 1981 to 1995 he was the President of the French Republic. A cunning, even ruthless politician, he managed the feat of uniting a French Left in shambles and leading it back to power after more than twenty years on the opposition benches. He truly was the master of all combinations, with an almost diabolic sense of human nature and a cult for secrecy and privacy. So much so, that even in a country like France (where people are rather fond of gossip and backstage gaming, provided all of this is masterfully executed) he was nicknamed both 'The Florentine', in an expected parallel to Machiavelli, by politicos & pundits, and 'Tonton' (Uncle), by all the rest of the nation.

His only weakness was to have led a double life for 30 years.

A scion of a deeply Catholic bourgeois family of vinegar distillers from Jarnac, Mitterrand married the atheist and radical Danielle Gouze in 1944. They met in harsh times, while he was one of the chiefs of the French Résistance, after being an underling of Marshal Pétain's Nazi collaborating puppet regime, based in Vichy. They never divorced, even if the couple became increasingly estranged after the birth of three sons, in rapid succession. She found solace in the arms of a Corsican sports instructor and he, by now a rising star of French politics, went his merry way with probably hundreds of affairs. I bet you couldn't tell, by simply looking at his official portrait, but hey - never judge a book by its cover.

By the autumn of 1965, Mitterrand started his lifelong affair with Anne Pingeot, an Art History student at the fabulous Ecole du Louvre, hailing from a well-heeled family in Clermont-Ferrand. She met him in 1957, while vacationing with her parents in Hossegor, a posh summer resort on the Atlantic coast. Both families stroke up a polite holiday friendship, so when Anne went to study in Paris, Madame Pingeot naturally asked 'François' to keep an eye on her daughter. It took him two years to seduce her, with flowers, daily letters, books, midnight walks, art exhibitions, concerts, lies, stories, restaurants and drama - Frenchmen really, really are unparalleled at this cat and mouse game. They never broke up and if Mitterrand never was exclusively attached to her, she remained the love of his life until his very last day on Earth.

The only real crisis moment in this stars aligned story came in 1973, when Anne really wanted out of the whole charade. She wanted a younger partner, an easier plot and (of course) a child. He relented. Mazarine was born in December 1974, in the deepest possible secrecy, somewhere in Southern France (this is a well-known plot device in any good French Nineteenth century novel, by the way). Her father legally recognized her only in 1984, via a simple notary statement. From 1981 to 1995, the second family shared an apartment in a building reserved for the Elysée Palace top level public servants, on Quai Branly, in Paris. At the same time, Mitterrand kept his usual home on rue de Bièvre, steps away from Notre Dame cathedral, on the Left Bank and made sure he was regularly seen there by the press, the paparazzi and the odd passerby. Anne and Mazarine were always monitored by the President's security detail, of course.

Did people know? Many did and at least as many didn't have a clue. Mitterrand was a master at separating his social life into concentric zones, but even as such, lots of people in his intimate circle had no idea he was a new father to that little girl whose toys they sometimes saw in the trunk of his official car, or who happened to be around at political gatherings. They simply assumed the toys belonged to his grand-daughters, the fugitive appearance was a relative and in general, they knew better than asking questions. Sometimes, he joked in interviews, as in 1986, when he told, on a very relaxed tone, to French TV star journalist Yves Mourousi "a certain little miss of my acquaintance told me I have to be more chébran (slang for also slang branché - trendy) and as you see, I am doing my best". Nobody batted an eyelid. When Mazarine dutifully wrote on her first day at school, sometime around 1983, "President of the French Republic" under the Father's job entry on the yearly data sheet every pupil must fill in, the headmistress thought she was joking and never brought it up again. Some of her school friends were even invited for pajama parties at Souzy-la-Briche, at the time the week-end residence of the French President, and even met Mitterrand. Nobody ever spoke.

But some people did know and could not exactly remain silent. When Françoise Giroud, a legend of French journalism, published, in 1983, at the Mazarine publishing house (!), her roman à clef (novel with a key), Le bon plaisir (As He Saw Fit), heavily alluding to the Mitterrand situation, she was forced by her editor to write a very clear frontpage disclaimer. She also had to tinker a bit with details: it was a boy, not a girl, etc. But when venomous polemist Jean-Edern Hallier, disgruntled that his support efforts were left unrewarded, wrote a tell-all pamphlet  L'Honneur perdu de François Mitterrand (François Mitterrand's Lost Honor), in 1984, the manuscript mysteriously vanished without a trace (the book appeared, however, after Mitterand's death, in 1996).

All was revealed in 1995, by a paparazzi photograph being published by the reliable people's magazine Paris Match, with no intervention of the French Presidency administration to stop it. On its cover, a by now terminally ill with cancer Mitterrand was seen standing with Mazarine in front of the (wonderful) fish restaurant Le Divellec, in Paris, under the caption (I will never forget it): La fille cachée du Président (The President's Hidden Daughter). Body language was very clear (another caption: The tender gesture of a father):

And the good people of France could finally see Anne and Mazarine mourning him, on January 11, 1996, after he let himself die upon finding out that the disease attacked his brain:

First row, near the official family.

As I said, draw your own conclusions, Anon. I am not implying anything and I do not think, by any means, this is a copycat scenario. Two fifi la plume (= scoundrel, but also naïve) B-listers are not a powerful French politician, with a decisive influence on the country's society, media and secret services. The UK or the US are not France, never will be. The Eighties had no Facebook, no Twitter, no Internet and no cell phones, able and willing to turn just about anybody into a paparazzo. Mitterrand's fandom, if you want, was the Socialist Party and its army of ambitious technocrats, not the considerable mess that is the OL circus.

What I am implying, is that no secret, no matter how deeply buried, stays forever in the shadows. Have a little more patience and, damn it, faith.

I rest my case.

PS: Anne Pingeot is a Taurus. Don't mind me. I am just babbling, as usually. ;)

#Anon

[ryunumber]

Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein appear in the PS2 game "Fugitive Hunter: War on Terror" (released as "America's 10 Most Wanted" in the EU). Do either of them have a Ryu number?

Osama bin Laden has a Ryu Number of 4.

(bonus below)

Really, just about any game in the above route bar Street Fighter II is worth taking a peek at for novelty's sake, be it Spitting Image's trademark grotesque caricatures (except Pope John Paul II, who kinda just looks like Jack Nicholson/dril),

or America's 10 Most Wanted/Fugitive Hunter: War on Terror's decision to cap off first person shooter levels with... a 2.5D fighter?

But I, personally, would like to draw specific attention to Hello! Mr. President a.k.a. YS는 잘맞춰 (lit. YS Fits Well), a 1995 Korean DOS game starring then-heads of state Kim Young-sam (the titular YS), Morihiro Hosokawa, Bill Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, François Mitterrand, Saddam Hussein, Boris Yeltsin, and Deng Xiaoping.

Which, despite having what I can only describe as an ArmJoe-esque freeware stank, was in fact sold for money.

About $28, apparently.

#ryu number

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Une bibliothèque, c'est le carrefour de tous les rêves de l'humanité.

- Julien Green

In the heart of Paris lies a treasure trove of precious books and cultural artefacts known as the Bibliothèque Nationale de France - Richelieu. The royal library complex, once reserved for scholars and researchers, is now accessible to the general public who can visit its magnificently restored reading rooms, garden and brand new museum

The site is a stone’s throw from the Palais Royal and the Comédie-Française theatre, all once belonging to Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642), close advisor and foreign secretary to King Louis XIII. A patron of the arts, Richelieu was also the founder of the Académie Française for the protection of the French language. The Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF) has over 40 million documents across four sites, the main ones being BnF François-Mitterrand on the left bank of the Seine for printed works and audiovisual documents, and the Richelieu branch for “specialist” collections - manuscripts, drawings, antiques and precious items.

The stunning centre piece of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France - Richelieu is the Oval Room which is the majestic reading room. Its construction started in 1897 with architect Jean-Louis Pascal and it was inaugurated only in 1936. Nicknamed the ‘Oval Heaven’, it boasts impressive volumes: 44 metres in length, 33 metres in width and 18 metres in height. It features enchanting mosaics, gilding, ornamental paintings, painted decor and unique pieces of furniture.

Among its priceless acquisitions include, the Great Cameo of France, Dagobert’s throne and Charlemagne’s chess set. Manuscripts such as the ‘Psalter of Saint Louis’, Victor Hugo’s ‘Notre Dame de Paris’, and a score by Mozart can be seen alongside prints by artists from Rembrandt to Picasso. Perhaps the star acquisition amongst its many priceless holdings include one of the first copies of the Gutenberg Bible.

From September 2022 the Oval Room was no longer restricted to accredited academics and scholars but to general members of the public too.

I recently went there to do some scholarly research for a side project and I was enthralled by the heavenly spectacle of the Oval Room.

#green #julien green #quote #french #library #national library #books #reading #learning #bibliotheque nationale de france - richelieu #richelieu #oval room #paris #france #arts #culture #architecture #design #aesthetics #beauty