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:

Bear

You thought there was no-one here? (Ottoman cartoon, 1876)

Text: You thought there was no-one here? One more step and you’ll take a bullet in the brain. Year: 1876 (23 December). Publisher: Caylak magazine. Artist: NA. Additional information: Illustration shows an Ottoman soldier defending Constantinople from the Russian bear. Published shortly before the Russian declaration of war in April 1877.

April 24, 2023

Propagandopolis

Asia, Europe

1876, Bear, Ottoman, Russo-Turkish War, Turkey