r/PropagandaPosters 8h ago

WWII "Himmler's Volkssturm" - Soviet Caricature (1944)

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1.8k Upvotes

'Himmler's Volkssturm', Soviet cartoon (1944), ridiculing the German Volkssturm, a national militia formed in the final months of the war. The cartoon shows elderly recruits, children and a baby marching behind wooden cut-outs of more formidable soldiers.

Drawn by the famous Kukryniksy illustrator-trio, it was also printed on demoralisation leaflets and dropped over German troops during the Red Army's advance westwards.


r/PropagandaPosters 8h ago

Denmark "Upbringing" — a cartoon by Herluf Bidstrup. Denmark, 1960s.

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618 Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 2h ago

United Kingdom A British-funded political cartoon from 1792 titled “A Sure Cure for all Paines” or “The Rights of Man has got his Rights” showing Thomas Paine being excecuted for his advocacy for representative democracy over monarchy.

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200 Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 2h ago

United States of America 1944 United States presidential election poster calling for FDR to be reelected.

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56 Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 3h ago

Yugoslavia (1929-2006) “Long live the Yugoslav Army, guardian of the freedom of our peoples!” 1945/46

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57 Upvotes

Late/post war poster showing the steps to victory of the People's Army during WWII.

Bottom to top:

  • Užice
  • Igman
  • Kozara
  • Neretva
  • Sutjeska
  • Drvar
  • Belgrade–Trieste

r/PropagandaPosters 4h ago

United States of America The Latest Thing in Nightmares, USA 1906.

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46 Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 2h ago

Yugoslavia (1929-2006) „Battle of Dražgoš”, Yugoslavia - 1962.

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27 Upvotes

An abstract mosaic done by Yugoslav artist Ivan Seljak Čopič titled „Battle of Dražgoše in January 1942” from 1962.


r/PropagandaPosters 23h ago

United States of America 1990s editorial cartoon by Bob Gorrell for the Richmond Times-Dispatch

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658 Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 15h ago

U.S.S.R. / Soviet Union (1922-1991) Soviet WW2 poster: Fascist captivity is torture and death. 1942.

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90 Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 22h ago

United States of America GOP Strategy for Dummies! 2011, Marc Murphy for the Louisville Courier-Journal

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293 Upvotes

Artist Marc Murphy satirizes the GOP tactic of using highly charged, emotional issues like abortion to distract from their own misdeeds. The image shows a corporate figure free from oversight while a woman's body is targeted by strict legislation. He is also highlighting the hypocrisy of championing "small government" for businesses while regulating women's bodies.


r/PropagandaPosters 23h ago

United States of America 2006 editorial cartoon by Steve Sack for the Minneapolis Star Tribune

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340 Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 1d ago

WWII "Nuremberg / Guilty!" Allied occupation authorities in Germany used posters such as this one to emphasize the criminal nature of the Nazi regime, 1946.

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241 Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 20h ago

Italy "You're voting for the first time (be sure it's not the last)" Christian Democracy poster on the lowering of the voting age from 21 to 18, Italy 1975

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103 Upvotes

"Should it be the last time, depends on you. It could be the last time, if you vote for the fascists: if you don't know what 'fascism' means, ask the people who suffered the tragedy of the dictatorship and war. It could be the last time, if you vote for the communists: to be fair, they do vote in communist countries, but only ever one candidate... So then, who should you vote? A party that took on the responsibility of taking a country destroyed by war through an economic miracle that surprised economists all over the world. A party that, even though it has been governing for the last 25 years, never gave in to the temptation of concentrating all power for itself, outlawing the opposition, or robbing you of the power to choose. Vote Christian Democracy to be sure there will be a 'next time'."


r/PropagandaPosters 14h ago

WWI German WW1 postcard: "The Emperor on the Eastern Front" 1915.

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32 Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 23h ago

United States of America 1999 Editorial Cartoons by John Trever for The Albuquerque Journal on The Columbine Massacre

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144 Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 2m ago

Afghanistan "This is the Afghanistan of today – Russians have brought nothing but mass killing, country-wide destruction and rendering millions homeless" by the National Islamic Front of Afghanistans (1980-1989)

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r/PropagandaPosters 15h ago

WWI French WW1 postcard: "You little soldier: if you need a hand, just let me know. Signed: Daddy's boy." 1915.

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15 Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 23h ago

United States of America "USE HANDRAILS", US poster issued by the United Aircraft Corporation to promote workplace safety in wartime, c. 1942

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58 Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 15h ago

U.S.S.R. / Soviet Union (1922-1991) Soviet poster: Let's elect the best people of Soviet science and technology to the Soviets! 1957.

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14 Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 1d ago

North Korea / DPRK North korean painting from the early 2000s showing Kim jong il surrounded by female workers during his visit to a factory

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427 Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 1d ago

INTERNATIONAL The Failanx. The Economist, COVID, July 24th, 2021.

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3.1k Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 22h ago

United States of America A Guilty Conscience Makes Every Slap on the Back a Nightmare, 1928, Workplace Motivational Poster, Bill Jones

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37 Upvotes

Part of the emerging field of industrial psychology, Bill Jones was a fictional character created to reshape corporate culture, boost output and discourage misconduct in the 1920s workforce. The posters were produced by British firm Parker-Holladay Co. for international distribution in places like the US and Canada.


r/PropagandaPosters 23h ago

United States of America "'Ammunition!' / And remember - Bonds buy Bullets!", US poster encouraging civilians to support the armed forces by buying war bonds; made by Vincent Lynch (1862-1935), 1918

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27 Upvotes

r/PropagandaPosters 21h ago

United States of America USS Economy, Titanic Satire, 1987, Art by Jerry Byrd for the Beaumont Enterprise

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23 Upvotes

Image drawn in reference to "Black Monday" (October, 19 1987) when the global stock market faced and unprecedented crash. By showing the band playing on a sinking ship, the artist is mocking the Reagan administration's forced cheerfulness and refusal to admit the severity of the market crash.


r/PropagandaPosters 15h ago

German Reich / Nazi Germany (1933-1945) German poster: “Führer We Will Follow You! Everyone Votes Yes!” 1934.

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6 Upvotes