While exploring Moscow, I stumbled upon these amazing posters from mid-century USSR / Communist Russia.
These came from a time when the media was completely controlled by the government. Thus they could shape, direct, and force the minds of millions of people in any direction they wanted.
Thus, one day the USSR is friends with Nazi Germany, and the next, they are bloody, savage, and ruthless enemies.
And as always, translations were provided through a professional Russian-to-English translation service.
So without further delay, check out:
33 More Awesome USSR/Communist Propaganda Posters
WAIT FOR US WITH VICTORY!
RAMMING IS A HERO’S WEAPON! GLORY TO STALIN’S FALCONS – TERROR OF THE FASCIST VULTURES.
LONG LIVE THE SOVIET NAVY!
We befriended, unfortunately for the enemy. We won! And for ever On land, in the air and at sea We are the guardians of peace and labour!
WHEN THE ANTI-TANK RIFLEMAN STANDS IN THE WAY, FASCIST TANKS WILL NEVER ADVANCE!
LET’S WIN THE VICTORY! (soldier writes down My count of fritzs (german soldier) – 200, woman holds a box of bullets)
THERE IS NO BETTER CLOTHING ON EARTH, THAN THE BRONZE OF MUSCLES AND THE FRESHNESS OF SKIN. – V. Mayakovsky
SUN, AIR AND WATER MULTIPLY STRENGTH FOR WORK!
USSR A POWERFUL SPORTS NATION!
UNDER THE BANNER OF LENIN – GO TOWARDS VICTORY! – J. Stalin
DEATH TO FASCISM
DESTROY FASCISTS ON LAND AND AT SEA!
Red Army’s broom, will sweep out all the scum! (On the sheet: “Terror and slavery to the peoples”, signed by Hitler)
ALL THE PEOPLE’S LOVE TO THE VICTORIOUS WARRIOR!
YOU WILL LIVE HAPPILY!
“The defeat of fascist troops at the Soviet-German front line and our allies’ attacks on Italian and German troops have shaken the whole building of the Axis powers, and now it’s falling apart before our eyes…” (J. Stalin)
Dear Leningrad comrades! We swear an oath to you, sacred and unbreakable: until our hearts beat, until our eyes see and our hands hold the weapons – no fascist bastard will get into the city of LENIN! We will keep our ranks closed. Won’t let the enemy into our dear city! We’ll fight for Leningrad! To the last drop of blood, to the last breath, but we won’t let Leningrad be desecrated! We will defend Leningrad! We will destroy the enemy! We will win!
INTERNATIONAL RED DAY IS THE DAY OF THE WORLD PROLETARIAT’S MOBILIZATION AGAINST IMPERIALIST WARS. (The mask says peace, a gas cylinder behind the back)
GLORY TO THE HEROES OF OCTOBER! (The banner: ALL POWER TO THE SOVIETS!)
We are happy that during the hard days of war, the Red Army and the Soviet people were led forward by the wise and experienced leader of the Soviet Union – the Great Stalin
IN THE NAME OF PEACE WE STAND ON GUARD!
MERCILESSLY DESTROY FASCIST DIVERSIONISTS
Comrades, soldiers of the Red Army and Red Navy, commanders and political officers, partisan men and women! The whole world is looking at you as the power able to destroy the predatory hordes of German invaders. – J. Stalin.
STALIN’S FRIENDSHIP OF USSR PEOPLES Friendship of our country’s peoples has endured all the difficulties and trials of war and toughened up even more in the common fight of all Soviet people against the fascist invaders. This is the source of Soviet Union’s strength. – J. Stalin FOR THE MOTHERLAND!
WARRIORS OF THE RED ARMY! HIT THE ENEMY HARDER! BANISH THE GERMAN FASCIST BASTARDS FROM OUR HOMELAND!
GLORY TO THE HEROES OF GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR! (Sign: Patriotic War)
SPARTAKIAD, august 1928 Moscow (International sporting event sponsored by the Soviet Union, 1928-1937)
All-Union Council on Physical Education of USSR Central Executive Committee ALL-UNION STUDENT SPARTAKIAD 18-24 JULY 1935 MOSCOW (the sign: Ready for Labour and Defense!)
Forward! To the West!
GLORY TO THE HEROES OF PATRIOTIC WAR! GLORY TO STALIN’S FALCONS!
THE TRAIN GOES FROM SOCIALISM st. TO COMMUNISM st. (on the left) Fulfilled Bolshevist train schedule Names of the stations: SOCIALISM – OCTOBER 1917, PRAVDA (Truth, the newspaper) – 1912, DECEMBER 1905, ISKRA (Spark, the newspaper) – 1900 (on the right) Current schedule Departure station SOCIALISM – destination station COMMUNISM Experienced engineer of revolution locomotive – Comrade STALIN
Under the banner of Lenin-Stalin – FORWARD! TO VICTORY!
“The rules are simple: they lie to us, we know they’re lying, they know we know they’re lying, but they keep lying to us, and we keep pretending to believe them.”
― Elena Gorokhova, A Mountain of Crumbs
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