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).

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Sputnik: Digest of Soviet Press: 1 January 1978. (2)

Sputnik: Digest of Soviet Press: 1 January 1978. Paperback magazine published by Novosti Press Agency. All text is in English.



Saturday, December 26, 2015

The Grand Canal: An Odyssey (5)

The Grand Canal: An Odyssey. Hardcover book published by Foreign Languages Press 1987, 197 pages.

Quanqian Street has been a business centre since ancient times. The old and well know shops selling famous Suzhou specialities are almost all to be found in this street.

Almost all the famous restaurants in Suzhou are to be found in this street.

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Sputnik: Digest of Soviet Press: 1 January 1978.

Sputnik: Digest of Soviet Press: 1 January 1978. Paperback magazine published by Novosti Press Agency. All text is in English.




Monday, December 21, 2015

Taichai: Standard Bearer in China's Agriculture (7).

Taichai: Standard Bearer in China's Agriculture. Paperback booklet published by Foreign Languages Press 1972, 29 pages. All text is in English.

Severe cold of 22 degrees below zero centigrade cannot dampen the peasants' determination to terrace the gullies.


Friday, December 18, 2015

Czechoslovakia by Frantisek Rachlik. (25)

Czechoslovakia by Frantisek Rachlik. Hardcover book published by SNTL, Prague 1957. All text is in English.



Thursday, December 17, 2015

Érdekes Kalendárium 1978 (9).

Érdekes Kalendárium 1978. Paperback book/magazine published by Kossuth Könyvkiadó Budapest 1978, 192 pages. All text is in Hungarian.


Akornyezet vedelmeert


Monday, December 14, 2015

The Panpo Site Museum.

The Panpo Site Museum. Paperback booklet published 1978, unpaginated with colour and black and white photographs. Text is in Chinese and English.

 The Panpo Site Museum

Inside the exhibition room


Thursday, December 10, 2015

Praha, Jeji Krasy (Prague - Its beauty) (6).

Praha, Jeji Krasy (Prague - Its beauty). Hardcover book published by Olympia 1985, with Czech text with various translations at the back of the book.

The Federal Assembly

Terrace houses in Prague 4

Monday, December 7, 2015

Deutsche Demokratische Republik (29).

Deutsche Demokratische Republik.  Hardcover book published by Sachsenverlag Dresden 1959.  All text is in German.  There is a booklet with Russian, English, French and Spanish translations.

The monument of the Truemmerfrau (woman who helps to remove ruins) in front of the Town Hall

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Moscow by Yury Balanenko and Alexander Berezin (11).

Moscow by Yury Balanenko and Alexander Berezin. Hardcover book published by Planeta Publishers Moscow 1975, 207 pages with colour and black and white photographs. All text is in English.