Propagandopolis
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Black is Beautiful, Communism is Not (American pamphlet, ca. 1985)
Text: Black is beautiful, communism is not. If you think that I am crazy, please ask Mexicans. Have you ever heard of any smart Mexican sneaking across the border into Cuba, Nicaragua, or the USSR? Boat people never swim to Red China for equality and justice. Black African brothers are not running from South Africa.…
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If you think the Soviet threat is a myth, just ask a Pole (British poster, ca. 1980)
Text: If you think the Soviet threat is a myth, just ask a Pole. Year: ca. 1980. Publisher: Federation of Conservative Students. Artist: NA. Additional information: Anticipating Soviet military intervention in Poland to quash the strikes and anti-government demonstrations (though the intervention never came).
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War or Peace, which do you prefer? (British poster, 1920s)
Text: War or Peace, which do you prefer? Join the Communist Party. Year: Undated, 1920s. Publisher: Communist Party of Great Britain. Artist: NA. Additional information: Contrasting the sinister ‘Menin Road’, leading to death and militarism, with the much brighter ‘Lenin Road’ leading to peace and communism. Menin Road here referring to the infamous road in…