1952
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Europe from Moscow / Asia from Irkutsk (1952)
Text: Europe from Moscow / Asia from Irkutsk. Year: 10 March 1952. Publisher: Time magazine. Artist: R. M. Chapin. Additional information: The map illustrates Soviet expansion across Europe and Asia, originally accompanying an article on communist influence. It gained fame when reprinted in poster format for classroom use, likely influenced by the magazine’s owner Henry…
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Polite Yanks (Soviet cartoon, 1952)
Text: Polite Yanks. Top right text: ‘In the French town of Le Mans the supply of milk was reduced 50% because the American occupation troops are the first to get dairy products’ Bottom text: ‘ — This is to the health of your children, Madame!’ Bottles: ‘Milk’ and ‘cream’. Year: 1952. Publisher: Krokodil. Artist: Leonid…
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Into a new apartment (Soviet painting, 1952)
Text: NA. Year: 1952. Publisher: NA. Artist: Aleksandr Laktionov. Additional Information: Shows a mother entering her new apartment. The boy holds a portrait of Stalin and wears the scarf of the Young Pioneers while the mother wears a First Class Maternity Medal, awarded to women who had six or more children.
