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:

Korean War

You cannot break the Korean people! (Soviet poster, 1953)

Text: You cannot break the Korean people! Year: 1953. Publisher: NA. Artist: Viktor Koretsky. Additional Information: Shows a prisoner tied to a pole with a star carved into his shoulder. A plaque above him reads ‘Kojedo’ in reference to the Koje-do (or Geoje) POW camp, which was the site of a major prisoner uprising in…

June 29, 2023

Propagandopolis

Europe, Soviet Union

1953, Korean War, USSR, Viktor Koretsky
While people suffer from poverty and trouble, communist officials get high on pleasure (American leaflet, 1952)

Text: While people suffer from poverty and trouble, communist officials get high on pleasure. Year: 1952. Publisher: 1st Radio Broadcasting & Leaflet Group. Artist: NA. Additional information: Contrasts the apparently leisurely life of a communist official with the plight of a Korean family. Produced by the ‘1st Radio Broadcasting & Leaflet Group’ and dropped over…

May 30, 2023

Propagandopolis

North America, United States

1952, 1st Radio Broadcasting & Leaflet Group, Anti-communist, Korean War, Leaflet, Rich and poor, USA