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:

Bullfighting

Roman Holiday in the Spanish Bull Ring (American illustration, 1938)

Text: Roman Holiday in the Spanish Bull Ring. Year: 1938. Publisher: Ken. Artist: Derso & Kelen. Additional information: The illustration depicts Spain personified as a bull, symbolizing the nation, being slain by weapons representing various factions of the Spanish Civil War. The bull is impaled with a sickle, a swastika-handled sword, a star-and-crescent sword, a…

March 10, 2024

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North America, United States

1938, Bull, Bullfighting, Derso & Kelen, Ken, Spanish Civil War, USA
Bullfighting (Soviet cartoon, 1975)

Text: Bullfighting. Liberty! Shame on the executioners! Democracy! Year: November 1975. Publisher: Krokodil. Artist: Mark Abramov. Additional Information: Shows people descending on Francisco Franco depicted as a Nazi bull.

July 3, 2023

Propagandopolis

Europe, Soviet Union

Anti-Franco, Bullfighting, Francisco Franco, Krokodil, Mark Abramov, USSR