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Russia / USSR: 'Long Live the First of May! ', Soviet propaganda poster celebrating May Day, c. 1920

Communist propaganda in the Soviet Union was extensively based on Marxist-Leninist ideology to promote the Communist Party line.<br/><br/>. Wall posters were widely used in the early days, often depicting the Red Army's triumphs for the benefit of the illiterate. This continued in World War II, still for the benefit of the less literate, with bold, simple designs.
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Title:
Russia / USSR: 'Long Live the First of May! ', Soviet propaganda poster celebrating May Day, c. 1920
Caption:
Communist propaganda in the Soviet Union was extensively based on Marxist-Leninist ideology to promote the Communist Party line.

. Wall posters were widely used in the early days, often depicting the Red Army's triumphs for the benefit of the illiterate. This continued in World War II, still for the benefit of the less literate, with bold, simple designs.
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Album / Universal Images Group / Pictures From History
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Image size:
3600 x 4835 px | 49.8 MB
Print size:
30.5 x 40.9 cm | 12.0 x 16.1 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1920 • 20 XX TWENTIETH CENTURY • 20TH CENTURY • ART • ARTS • ASIA • ASIAN • CARTEL • COMMUNISM • LEGEND • LENINISM • MARXISM • PLACARD • POSTER ART • POSTER • POSTERS • PROPAGANDA • RUSIA • RUSSIA • RUSSIAN • SOVIET UNION • SOVIET • TWENTIETH CENTURY • UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS • USSR