The Propaganda Archive

A project by Propagandopolis to create the internet’s largest archive of propaganda posters, postcards, pamphlets, stamps and other ephemera.

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Europe from Moscow / Asia from Irkutsk (1952)

Text: Europe from Moscow / Asia from Irkutsk.

Year: 10 March 1952.

Publisher: Time magazine.

Artist: R. M. Chapin.

Additional information: The map illustrates Soviet expansion across Europe and Asia, originally accompanying an article on communist influence. It gained fame when reprinted in poster format for classroom use, likely influenced by the magazine’s owner Henry Luce’s anti-communist stance.