The Propaganda Archive

A project by Propagandopolis to create the internet’s largest archive of propaganda posters, postcards, pamphlets, stamps and other ephemera.

This archive is currently a work in progress. New content and features will be added over the coming months. If you would like to learn about or support the project, you can do so below:

Anti-religious

The Separation of Church and State (German illustration, 1905)

Text: The Separation of Church and State – From France – Marianne rises above the black once again. Year: 1905. Publisher: Der Wahre Jacob. Artist: Willy Lehmann-Schramm. Additional information: The illustration depicts a winged Marianne escaping the grasp of clergy below. Published following the passage of France’s law formally establishing state secularism.

March 25, 2024

Propagandopolis

Europe, Germany

1905, Anti-clerical, Anti-religious, Der Wahre Jacob, Germany, Marianne, Secularism, Willy Lehmann-Schramm
Grandmother said sternly: go nowhere without God! (Soviet poster, 1965)

Text: Grandmother said sternly: go nowhere without God! The bright light of science has shown that God does not exist! Year: 1965. Publisher: Soviet Artist. Artist: Viktor Ivanovich Govorkov. Additional Information: Shows a woman throwing out her grandmother’s religious icons.

July 2, 2023

Propagandopolis

Europe, Soviet Union

1965, Anti-religious, Govorkov, Soviet Artist, USSR