Propagandopolis
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The Motherland gave us wings for heroic deeds and work! (Soviet poster, 1979)
Text: The Motherland gave us wings for heroic deeds and work! Year: 1979. Publisher: Plakat. Artist: Vladimir Zhabsky. Additional Information: Shows an aviator standing against the Soviet Air Forces’ flag while planes and helicopters fly across.
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Soviet anti-Mao cartoon, 1969
Text: NA. Year: 1969. Publisher: Krokodil magazine. Artist: Boris Efimov. Additional Information: Shows a gunman firing off rounds from Mao’s Little Red Book. Published at the height of the Sino-Soviet split, the cover is presumably attacking Chinese propaganda activities abroad. The issue seems to include a short article mocking Chinese propaganda.
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Peace is the will of the people! (Soviet poster, 1960)
Text: Peace is the will of the people! Year: 1960. Publisher: NA. Artist: Nikolai Denisov. Additional Information: Shows the ‘Let Us Beat Swords Into Ploughshares’ sculpture above the Soviet, American, British and French flags, and the word ‘peace’ appearing in several languages behind.
