I'm thinking about buying a Russian propaganda poster for my apartment. Which one should I get?

[LostInAnomie]

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[LostInAnomie]

1. Vote and reply, dammit!!!!

I can't make a decision as important as this on my own!!!

[Chan790]

3. I really like 2,3, and 7 to the exclusion of all others.

I'm so torn that I can't vote...It's so tight that if I were making the decision for my personal space...I'd be considering how they fit the color scheme and decor.
:hide:

[GoneOffShore]

2. #2 without a doubt!!

Where are you getting these from? They are fantastic!

[LostInAnomie]

9. Here you go.

http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?aid=1581405051&startat=http://www.allposters.com/getthumb.asp&c=c&search=18502&page=1

[JVS]

4. Nobody will properly recognize Derzhinsky, I suggest a more easily identifiable comrade

[LostInAnomie]

7. That's part of the appeal.

No one will recognize Iron Felix. They'll just think he's some stereotypical Soviet guy. If I get one with Lenin or Stalin people will probably wonder what the hell is wrong with me.

[JVS]

10. I have 2 suggestions.

2+2=5 was a slogan behind rushing to complete the 5 year plan early. Throw it back in Orwell's face



The other suggestion is, if you're tempted to go with what you have as #2, there is a German version that uses more iconographic imagery

[Zavulon]

5. #2.

No other choice, it's great, although the 1918-1948 poster is REALLY cool-looking.

[GOPisEvil]

6. I can't decide between 2 and 7.

[johnfunk]

8. Number 2 -- looks like Tim Robbins smiting the RNC

Now that's some classy swag, comrade!

[Bucky]

11. The first two are the best. #5 would leave you depressed after a week.

Your cat would run away; your gold fish would commit suicide. You would eventually turn to arson just to avoid looking at it.

[bumblebee1]

12. When wondering about Russian or Soviet posters:

one can never go wrong with Lenin.

[hobbit709]

13. You need this one for the bathroom

[myrna minx]

22. I actually have this poster in my bathroom!

I bought it at the Northern Sun 20 years ago.

http://www.northernsun.com/

[Sebastian Doyle]

14. How about Marx & Lennon

[Common Sense Party]

15. .

Why?

:shrug:

[REP]

16. 2, 5 and 7

[crispini]

17. 5 is more subtle; people won't get it unless they look closely.

2 is pretty spiffy and clearly the majority favorite. :D

[MrCoffee]

18. 2 - Ewan McGregor punching the table

[Mesteryo]

19. Marx and Lennon

[sarge43]

20. 2 for the message, 4, the aesthetic n/t

[Dr. Strange]

21. #2:

Is that "We want the world"?

[billyskank]

23. Joke I heard today

Two old Russians are talking to each other after the fall of the Soviet Union. One says to the other, "you know Dmitri, everything they told us about communism was a lie."

Dmitri replied, "yes my friend, that is true. But the sad thing is, everything they told us about capitalism was true."

[Sequoia]

24. I like the Cultural Revolution posters too.

The other day at work this person was going on and on about how I should be proud of my job, wasn't I proud of my job, bla, bla...I felt like saying...You should've been doing posters for Chairman Mao.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

25. I like the creepy faceless people. What does it say? -nt

[LostInAnomie]

26. Strength is in Unity!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

27. Creepiness maintained. Go with #5. -nt

[Blue_Tires]

28. 2 or 4

or just get them all...

[ghostsofgiants]

29. I am in love with #4.

Jesus that is nice.

[old mark]

30. I must vote with the greatest number, comrade - #2.

Soviet Realism produced some really bad shit, but these are very interesting examples. Who is selling them? I wonder if the artists are getting any royalties, but they probably all got shot.
The last one is great, too.
Nice stuff.

mark

[Taverner]

31. Dude those are all sooooo cool

I like the violin one, but I also like the Lenin one...

man - tough choice!

[Monk06]

32. Number 5. Pre socialist realism. Probably Malavich or Popova

[sakabatou]

33. There's always this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v661vN0lIPw

[mopinko]

34. 5

sleek, strong, powerful. beautiful.

[realisticphish]

35. serious question

and i like soviet era propaganda from an art standpoint as well, but...

why is this considered cool, while nazi stuff would make you a nutjob?

ideologically, perhaps, they are different in theoretical terms, but practically, not a whole hell of a lot


and I like number 5 the most

[LostInAnomie]

36. Ideology is the key.

Communism was based on love and respect for your fellow man and a shared resistance against those looking to oppress through economics. The Soviet Union was seen by many as a great beacon of hope for the progress of man that was twisted by monsters. It's historical tragedy.

Nazism, on the other hand, was built on oppression. It viewed races, creeds, and elasticities as inferior. To hang a poster of anything remotely supporting the Nazis shows that you buy into that ideology.