Soviet Union Ministry of Defense propaganda poster

Identifier
irn513996
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1988.114.2.18
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Russian
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 13.250 inches (33.655 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)

Archival History

The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Sybil Milton.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sybil Milton

Scope and Content

Polychrome poster with a caricatured image of a Soviet soldier writing on a column as he stares down at smaller figures including a capitalist, a Nazi soldier, and a United States soldier holding an atomic bomb; writing on the column includes phrases, "Glory to the Soviet people" and "We won" as well as signatures that Soviet soldiers wrote on the walls of the German Reichstag after they invaded Berlin in 1945.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Polychrome poster with caricatured image a giant Soviet soldier writing on a column as he stares down smaller figures including a capitalists, a Nazi, and a US soldier holding an A-bomb.

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Genre

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