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).

Friday, July 29, 2016

New China (14)


New China. Hardcover book published by Foreign Languages Press 1953, unpaginated with black and white photographs. All text is in English.

This new, streamlined linen mill has just joined the ranks of China’s textile industry

In 1952, the production of cotton yard showed an increase of 29.87 per cent and that of cloth 36.63 per cent over 1951

A process department of the Yi Ming Food Company, Shanghai. New China’s food industry is expanding to satisfy rising living standards

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

The Blue Adriatic (5)

The Blue Adriatic. Hardcover book published by Spektar, Zagreb (no date). Text is in Croato-Serbian, English, German, Italian and French.

Pula, Croatia

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Podomju Latvija (Soviet Latvia) (6)

Podomju Latvija (Soviet Latvia). Hardcover book published by Riga Avots 1985, 215 pages with colour photographs throughout.


RAF is the chief producer of passenger minibuses – route taxis as well as specialized – ambulance cars, militia patrol cars and sport service cars in the USSR











Friday, July 15, 2016

Viet-Nam (3)

Viet-Nam, text by Nikolai Solntsev, photography by Victor Guinsbourg, Albert Lieberman, Evgueni Lomovski. Hardover book published by Editions Paneta Moscou and Editions Van Hoa Hanoi 1986. All text is in French.




Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Deutsche Demokratische Republik (34).

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 pleasures of camping

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Czechoslovakia by Frantisek Rachlik. (27)

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

Large HIKERS’ MEETINGS are held annually in Czechoslovakia. Hikers from all over the country meet at PODBANSKO POD KRIVANOM in Slovakia.


Saturday, July 2, 2016

Red Detachment of Women – A Modern Revolutionary Ballet: Revised collectively by the China Ballet Troupe (May 1970 script). (7)

Red Detachment of Women – A Modern Revolutionary Ballet: Revised collectively by the China Ballet Troupe (May 1970 script). Hardcover book published by the Foreign Lanuages Press Peking 1972, 169 pages with black and white and colour photographs. Text is in English.

Civil guards” force Li Nationality girls at whip last to dance at the Tyrant's birthday feast.

The villagers have woven bamboo hats for the Red Army. The armymen and people sing of the close ties between them.