Soviet Union
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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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O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree… (Soviet Christmas leaflet, 1941)
Text: ‘O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree…’ Year: 1941. Publisher: NA. Artist: NA. Additional information: Soviet “Christmas card” from the Second World War depicting a dead German soldier lying beneath a Christmas tree on the Eastern Front. Dropped over German positions ahead of Christmas. Reverse text urges German soldiers to end the war and blames…
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Long Live the Red Army (Soviet poster, 1942)
Text: Long Live the Red Army. The sons of all the peoples of the Soviet Union go into battle for the Soviet motherland. Long live the Red Army – the army of brotherhood and friendship of the peoples of the USSR! Year: 1942. Publisher: TASS (Soviet state news agency). Artist: Pavel Petrovich Sokolov-Skalia. Additional information:…
