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Soviet propaganda poster is from World War II, known in the USSR as the Great Patriotic War, and was created to encourage sabotage and guerrilla warfare against German forces. It was designed by the artist Aleksey Alekseyevich Kokorekin in 1941.
Poster Details
Year of Creation: 1941
Artist: Aleksey Alekseyevich Kokorekin
Medium: Typographic printing on paper
Themes: Mobilization, resistance, and demonizing the enemy
Slogans and Message
The poster features text in Russian that translates to urgent calls for action and sabotage in enemy-occupied territories.
Main Slogan: "IGNITE PARTISAN WARFARE IN THE FASCIST REAR!".
Secondary Slogan: "???????????" which means "DESTROY".
Targets for Sabotage:
(Communications)
(Bridges, roads)
(Oil, fuel, warehouses)(Enemy gangs!)
The visual style uses bold, simple graphics and strong colors, typical of effective propaganda designed to be easily understood even by those with low literacy rates. The top panel depicts a Soviet partisan (bearded figure) fiercely engaging a German soldier, while the bottom panels illustrate specific acts of sabotage such as cutting communication wires, blowing up a bridge, and attacking an enemy convoy. |
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