Propagandopolis

'We choose Hindenburg! We choose Hitler! Look at these leaders, and you will know where you belong!' — Nazi election poster (1932) comparing supporters of Hindenburg and Hitler. 'We choose Hindenburg!' is written in a Hebrew font, implying Hindenburg's voters are Jewish, while 'We choose Hitler!' is written in Fraktur. The characters at the top are a blend of SPD politicians and other anti-Nazi characters, and those…

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'France and the USSR participate in the victory' — French poster (1944) showing the Nazi eagle being strangled by the French and Soviet flags. Published by the France-USSR Association (text at the bottom reads 'Read France-URSS', referring to its magazine). The association was a cultural organisation that worked to promote friendship between the two countries.

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‘In 1917, the Winter Palace - In 1959, the moon’ Soviet cartoon from Krokodil magazine (1959) celebrating the progress made under communism. The top panel shows revolutionaries storming the Winter Palace during the 1917 Revolution, while the second shows a cosmonaut flying to the moon. The text on the flags reads, in Russian and Chinese: ‘October Revolution… ‘Storming the cosmos’. Titled ‘Two Assaults’, the carto…

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An interesting find in the Soviet magazine 'Krokodil' today - possibly the first ever depiction of Mussolini in the Soviet press. Published in December 1922, it shows Mussolini looming over parliament, with '2/3' and '1/3' below. It was drawn by Boris Efimov, not long after Mussolini was appointed Prime Minister in October 1922. I'm having a bit of trouble translating the text, if anyone can help I'd appreciate it.…

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'Friendship is forever, friendship is glorious!' — Soviet Ukrainian poster (1979) showing Russia and Ukraine joining hands. Artist: Yuri Mokhor.

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‘Metamorphosis of a class society’ — Cartoon by Danish artist Herluf Bidstrup (1965) depicting inequality through the ages. Bidstrup was a communist artist whose cartoons often appeared in Soviet and Eastern Bloc publications, like Krokodil magazine (where this was presumably published, though I haven’t found the exact issue yet). Bidstrup typically used a storyboard format like this one, which shows workers’ living …

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Austrian postcard from the First World War (ca. 1914-15) showing three generations of the houses of Hohenzollern and Habsburg. Kaisers Wilhelm II and Franz Joseph I join hands at the top. Their heirs, Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany and the future Charles I of Austria, stand below. Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and Archduke Otto of Austria are below, left and right respectively. Both Germany and Austria-Hungary produce…

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'The end of US imperialism' — North Korean postcard, undated. This image comes from a somewhat recently-published postcard, though I believe the original design is a lot older, maybe Cold War-era (a lot of older designs from the 1970s-90s seem to be reproduced on postcards).

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'Keep the revolutionary pace!' — Soviet triptych poster (1987) featuring workers, soldiers and a cosmonaut. Artist: Dmitry Ikonnikov-Tsipulin.

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Mexican anti-Nazi poster from the Second World War (1943) showing a German soldier standing in the ruins of a city. A library and school burn behind him, while books labelled 'law', 'civilization' and 'morality' (or 'morals') lie scattered below. He also has a banner reading 'culture' impaled on his bayonet. Text at the bottom claims to quote Hitler: ‘Knowledge would corrupt my youth’. The poster was designed by San…

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‘The Vietnamese people will prevail! The American aggressors will be defeated!' — Chinese poster published during the Vietnam War (undated, 1960s) showing a Vietnamese anti-aircraft team shooting down US planes. One of many posters published in China expressing support for Vietnam during the war.

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Fascist Italian postcard (ca. 1940) celebrating the Blackshirts. The postcard specifically celebrates young trainees, showing a youth member walking next to an adult Blackshirt and a column of soldiers. The text at the top quotes the 'Prayer of the Legionary': When the future soldier marches beside me in the ranks, may I feel his faithful heart beating.

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