Europe
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The Panhellenic Dream (Greek poster, undated)
Text: The Panhellenic Dream. Year: Undated, possibly 1912-13. Publisher: NA. Artist: Sotiris Christidis. Additional information: The poster depicts King Constantine I receiving the key to Constantinople while an angel places a cross on the Hagia Sophia, and Greek and double-headed eagle flags fly around it. Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos is also depicted at the…
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On your knees, my children! (Soviet cartoon, 1973)
Text: On your knees, my children! The executions in Mozambique, recently reported in the press, were carried out by Portuguese executioners with the blessing of the local bishop. Year: August 1973. Publisher: NA. Artist: Andrey Krylov. Additional information: The cartoon depicts a bishop blessing Portuguese soldiers before they massacre a village in Mozambique. It references…
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It is only Russian blood! (White Russian leaflet, 1928)
Text: It is only Russian blood! Never mind, we get the dollars; they only cost Russian blood! American profits are obtained by prolonging Russian oppression. Partial transcription of the third leaflet: ‘Politics have nothing to do with morals. Europe is bold enough to say so. But we address ourselves to citizens of America, where, it…
