Europe
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It has come to pass (Soviet painting, 1960)
Text: NA. Year: 1960. Publisher: NA. Artist: Sergei Lukin. Additional information: The painting depicts a Bolshevik revolutionary standing next to the Tsar’s throne in the Winter Palace, symbolizing the triumph of the October Revolution. Created by Lukin to commemorate the anniversary of the revolution, currently housed in the V. I. Lenin Museum.
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Solidarity with the people of Chile (East German stamp, 1973)
Text: Solidarity with the people of Chile – We Will Win. Year: 1973. Publisher: NA. Artist: NA. Additional information: The stamp shows Salvador Allende and was issued shortly after Pinochet’s coup. Another stamp issued at the same time shows prominent Chilean communist Luis Corvalán, who was arrested by the junta.
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All united against communism! (Belgian cartoon, 1936)
Text: All united against communism! … for the struggle is hopeless on our own. Year: September 1936. Publisher: Elckerlyc (Catholic weekly magazine). Artist: Frans van Immerseel. Additional information: The cartoon depicts a man holding a door against a mob of communists led by Stalin, with the man’s family cowering to the left.
