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Europe from Moscow / Asia from Irkutsk (1952)
Text: Europe from Moscow / Asia from Irkutsk. Year: 10 March 1952. Publisher: Time magazine. Artist: R. M. Chapin. Additional information: The map illustrates Soviet expansion across Europe and Asia, originally accompanying an article on communist influence. It gained fame when reprinted in poster format for classroom use, likely influenced by the magazine’s owner Henry…
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We will fight and fight from this generation to the next (American illustration, 1970)
Text: We will fight and fight from this generation to the next. Year: March 1970. Publisher: Gidra magazine. Artist: NA. Additional information: The illustration, featured on the cover of the US magazine ‘Gidra’, depicts a mother holding her baby, a small book, and a weapon. The quote is from a poem by Ho Chi Minh.…
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The Deserter (American illustration, 1916)
Text: The Deserter. Year: July 1916. Publisher: The Masses newspaper. Artist: Boardman Robinson. Additional information: Anti-war illustration showing Christ facing a firing squad composed of soldiers from the belligerent nations of the First World War. The Masses was forced to shut down following the indictment of its editors for obstructing conscription.
