Pravda Arrow
Halfsheet Soviet propaganda poster from 1940, created by the artist Viktor Deni.
Poster Details and Meaning
Title/Slogan: The main text translates to "Truth", which was also the name of the official Communist Party newspaper.
Text Translation: The central poem/slogan translates to: "We will nail the liars with the word of truth, venal scribblers, dirty loudmouths: the Bolshevik press will always smite them, always expose them!"
Imagery: The poster uses stark, avant-garde design to depict the newspaper "Pravda" as a powerful weapon, specifically a large, red-striped nail or spike. This "weapon of truth" is shown impaling a caricature of a black bird, which represents the "Reactionary foreign press".
Targets: The bird is labeled with the names of major Western news agencies: Havas (a French agency) and Reuters (a British agency), symbolizing the Soviet Union's struggle against perceived capitalist and anti-Soviet propaganda from external sources.
Historical Context: The poster was created at a time when Soviet propaganda focused heavily on exposing the "ills of the world" caused by capitalism and defending the Soviet Union against perceived hostile foreign influences.
Poster Details and Meaning
Title/Slogan: The main text translates to "Truth", which was also the name of the official Communist Party newspaper.
Text Translation: The central poem/slogan translates to: "We will nail the liars with the word of truth, venal scribblers, dirty loudmouths: the Bolshevik press will always smite them, always expose them!"
Imagery: The poster uses stark, avant-garde design to depict the newspaper "Pravda" as a powerful weapon, specifically a large, red-striped nail or spike. This "weapon of truth" is shown impaling a caricature of a black bird, which represents the "Reactionary foreign press".
Targets: The bird is labeled with the names of major Western news agencies: Havas (a French agency) and Reuters (a British agency), symbolizing the Soviet Union's struggle against perceived capitalist and anti-Soviet propaganda from external sources.
Historical Context: The poster was created at a time when Soviet propaganda focused heavily on exposing the "ills of the world" caused by capitalism and defending the Soviet Union against perceived hostile foreign influences.
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