Communist Propaganda of the 20th Century

Communist Propaganda of the 20th Century

propaganda - 'noun', information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view (Compact Oxford Dictionary).

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Czechoslovak Spartakiades (2)

Czechoslovak Spartakiades by Julius Chvalny.  Hardcover book published by Orbis Press Agency, Prague.  Text is in Russian, English, German, French and Spanish.

Some interesting highlights from this publication.
The first Spartikiade took place in Prague as far back as 1921.
Today Czechoslovak Spartakiades are held in the Strahov stadium in Prague, the largest stadium in the world.
The Strahov stadium can accommodate almost a quarter of a million spectators.
Almost 28,000 gymnasts can perform at one time on the grounds of the Strahov stadium.
Over half a million gymnasts took part in the first Spartikiade held in 1955 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Army.
In 1960 more than two million spectators viewed two four-programme cycles of Spartikiade performances.
In 1965 a total of 1,365,514 gymnasts performed in 410 district and county Spartikiades.
The summer part of the 1975 Spartakiade competitions was participated in by a total of 2,714,666 gymnasts.



The composition for older pupils was designed for boys between 12-14 years old; it had elements of both gymnastic and athletic prowess




In county Spartikiades 27,133 gymnasts showed their physical fitness in the composition for men, and 11,529 participated in the culminating performance in Prague

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Slovensko (3)


Slovensko (The Beauties of Slovakia: The Past and the Present).  Hardcover book published by Osveta 1975.  Text is in Czech with Russian, German, English etc translations in the back of the book.

SLOVNAFT REFINERIES AT VLCIE HRDLO

SLOVNAFT REFINERIES AT VLCIE HRDLO

COOLING TOWERS OF THE THERMAL POWER PLANT AT NOVAKY

KOSICE, AERIAL VIEW OF THE EAST SLOVAK IRON-WORKS

THERMAL POWER PLANT AT VOJANY

EVENINGS AT THE EAST SOVAK IRON-WORKS

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Warszawa: o zniszczeniu i odbudowie miasta (3)

Warszawa: o zniszczeniu i odbudowie miasta by Adolf Ciborowski.  Hardcover book published by Wydawnictwo “Polonia” Warszawa 1964.  Text is in Polish with a small amount of text in English.

(Przemyst)


Elektrocieptownia Zeran
 
Zaklady Radiowe im. Kasprzka – dzielaka Wola
 
Cementownia Zeran

Magazyny w dzielnicy przemystowo-sktadowej Stuzewiec

Chtodnia

Budownictwo uprzemystowione na osiedlu Koto – ul. Gorczewska. Arch. arch.: K. Lachert I L. Zaborski

Bar “Wenecja” przy ul. Swierczewskiego. Arch. arch.: Z. Ihnatowicz, J. Sottan

Stadion X-lecia. Arch. arch.: J. Hryniewiecki, M. Leykam, Cz. Rajewski

Biurowiec “Metalexportu”. Arch. Z. Karpinski

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Pyongyang (4)

Pyongyang.  Hardcover book published by Foreign Languages Publishing House Pyongyang, DPRK 1980.  Text is in English.

The great leader President Kim Il Sung gives on-the-spot guidance at a cooperative farm

Pleasant rice transplanting

Bumper harvest of fruit

Bumper harvest of fruit
 
Bumper harvest of fruit

Pyongyang Hothouse Farm

Pyongyang Hothouse Farm

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Czechoslovak Spartakiades


Czechoslovak Spartakiades by Julius Chvalny.  Hardcover book published by Orbis Press Agency, Prague.  Text is in Russian, English, German, French and Spanish.