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).

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Crimea: Architecture Monuments (7).

Crimea: Architecture Monuments. Hardcover book published in 1991, 255 pages with colour photographs. Text is in Russian, English and German.

The Chaika Young Pioneer Camp is considered to be an achievement of modern architecture

In the Partnite Valley near Ayudag a large complex of buildings of the Krim Sanatorium has been constructed

The hostel of the Olympian sports training lodge Spartak

The country's largest Young Pioneer Camp, Artek, spreads on the seacoast at the foot of Ayudag

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Érdekes Kalendárium 1978 (10).

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


Friday, January 22, 2016

Deutsche Demokratische Republik (30).

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.

Views of Stalinallee: Florist’s shop at Frankfurter Tor.

Monday, January 18, 2016

Inside a People’s Commune: Report from Chiliying by Chu Li and Tien Chieh-yun (11).

Inside a People’s Commune: Report from Chiliying by Chu Li and Tien Chieh-yun. Paperback book published by Foreign Languages Press Peking 1974. All text is in English.

 The agro-technical school sets out to visit the nationally-renowned Red Flag Canal in Linhsien.

Chiliying’s coming generation.


Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Praha, Jeji Krasy (Prague - Its beauty) (7).

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

 A summer day in the Old Town Square.

The street Parizska Trida

Friday, January 8, 2016

Moscow by Yury Balanenko and Alexander Berezin (12).

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.


Saturday, January 2, 2016

This is Poland (20)

This is Poland. Softcover book published by Interpress Publishers Warsaw 1972, 216 pages with colour and black and white photographs and illustrations. All text is in English.

People crowd swimming-pools on a hot summer’s day

Ice-cream and iced drinks alone can’t keep one cool

Cafes, swimming-pools and sporting facilities in the park of Culture and Recreation serve the Silesian population

This pool may be crowded, but it’s fun…