Images of Soviet Propaganda

Franklin Sciacca fsciacca at HAMILTON.EDU
Tue Jun 14 11:26:39 UTC 2011


The first time I went to Leningrad in 1970, it was the centennial of Lenin's birth... and there was a huge "poster" (the height of the building) of Lenin on Palace Square-- not on the Winter Palace itself, but on the building adjacent to it.  Lenin appears to be marching towards the Alexander Column.  I have a small snapshot of it that I could scan.  I'm sure I have other such photos of propaganda on building facades from 76-77 and 82-83...
Best,  Frank

Date:    Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:45:59 -0400
From:    Elena Gapova <e.gapova at GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Images of Soviet Propaganda

I can be wrong, but cannot imagine Soviet posters or slogans (visual
propaganda) on the Winter Palace (or on the Kremlin Walls).
e.g.

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