Propaganda Poster

Introduction

Propaganda is the spreading of ideas, information, or message to convince or influence a large group of people. The Communist Party used propaganda to convince the Russian people that communism is good and improved the lives of the Russians by bringing peace, land, and bread. Propaganda can also be deliberately misleading. Studying propaganda poster from the period of the Russian Revolution can help us learn more about the harsh communist rule and the lives of the Russian people at that time. It can also help us understand what the Russian people felt or thought towards the Soviet Union.

"Only the Soviet system was able to bring real equality of nationalities."
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This poster illustrates that only communism will be able to bring peace to Russia. It is trying to convince more people to support communism and the Soviets. Lenin and the Soviet’s symbol of hammer and sickle that is in the background represents the Soviets. Lenin is holding a flower which symbolizes peace. The poster is effective because it illustrates the main point of the message, which is Soviet and peace, very well through the picture of Lenin holding a flower.

"Your work and my work, for the homeland."
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This poster’s message is that the every Russian citizen played a part in improving Russia by working hard for the country. It is trying to make Russian people work harder to help improve Russia. The poster conveys its message through its meaningful design. The poster shows a group of worker working. There is also a picture of an improved Russia above the workers’ head. The picture of the hard working people and the future Russia deliver the message well which make the poster effective.

"Our era calls - forward! The five year plan calls - forward!"
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This poster’s message is that the Five-Year Plan will help modernize and advance Russia. It is trying to convince more people to support and cooperate in the Five-Year Plan. The picture of the hard working workers represents what the Russian people should be like and the picture above the workers show what Russia would be like if the workers work hard enough. This poster is effective because it is strait to the point and easy to understand.

"To live like Lenin, grow up to become a communist and to bring new fame for the country!"

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This poster supports communist especially in the case of Lenin. The poster is trying to convince the youths of Russia to grow up and be like Lenin. To follow Lenin’s path and support communist and maybe one day become the leader of the Soviet Union. The pioneer in the poster represents the youths of Russia. The picture of a teen Lenin is in the background behind the pioneer. The position of the pioneer and Lenin is illustrates that the pioneer looks up to Lenin as a role model.

"We will not allow this to happen again."
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The message of this poster is that Stalin’s rule is very harsh. He killed and locked up many thousand of people who opposed him. This poster is trying to show the harsh ruling policies of Stalin. It is convincing people to not let this happen to them again, and to stand up to Stalin or people like him. The illustration of this poster is very meaningful. It’s a picture of Stalin made of prison cells. The poster is so effective, that there is no need to even read the text of this poster to know what it’s about.

"Our Fatherland is in danger: Crisis of economy, Confrontation, Criminality, Separatism."
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The message of this poster is that Russia is being torn apart by the problems like crisis of economy, confrontation, criminality, separatism mostly caused by the either the government or the people. The purpose of this poster is to make Russian people unite with each other and stop causing more trouble. The picture of the Soviet being torn apart superbly illustrates the troubled Russian empire under the Soviet rule because of the lingering problems caused by the economic failure, the harsh rule of communism, and the discontent people. The poster is effective because of the significant picture of the torn Soviet flag.

Conclusion
Propaganda is used commonly in Russia especially during the Soviet rule. They used these propaganda posters to convince and influence people to think and act their way. These poster expressed that communism is the only way to bring peace and wealth to the country, the only way to improve Russia. Stalin used propaganda to influence people to think the communist way. Propaganda was also used in media like newspaper, films, and books. Propaganda was also used in school to teach the children to communist way of life. The posters can influence people to support the government’s decision or work harder for the country. So use of propaganda is very wide spread in Russia and very effective.