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:

Fighting Pencil

Stars of Azerbaijan (Soviet poster, ca. 1972)

Text: Stars of Azerbaijan. Respect and fame through labour earned, / By fisherman, oil worker, gardner or shepherd. / With confidence, side by side with friends / An equal among equals strides our Azerbaijan! Year: ca. 1972. Publisher: Fighting Pencil. Artist: Joseph Efimovsky. Additional Information: Shows Azerbaijani workers walking along a boardwalk wearing their Hero…

July 3, 2023

Propagandopolis

Europe, Soviet Union

1972, Azerbaijan, Fighting Pencil, Joseph Efimovsky, USSR
I’m happy to be breathing the same air as you! (Soviet poster, ca. 1980s)

Text: I’m happy to be breathing the same air as you! Year: ca. 1980s. Publisher: Fighting Pencil. Artist: NA. Additional Information: Shows a couple sitting on a bench wearing gas masks amid clouds of industrial pollution. One of a series of environmentalist prints issued by Fighting Pencil.

July 3, 2023

Propagandopolis

Europe, Soviet Union

1980, Environmentalist, Fighting Pencil, USSR