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, May 30, 2017

Viet-Nam (7)

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.




Monday, May 22, 2017

Sputnik: Digest of Soviet Press: 1 January 1978. (9)

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

Experiments in crossing different varieties of sturgeon are conducted here.

The bester has inherited the best traits of it progenitors – the beluga and sterlet.

Monday, May 15, 2017

Ceskoslovenska mesta (2)

Ceskoslovenska mesta (Czechoslovak Towns) by Jiri Hruza. Hardcover book published by Olympia Praha 1976, 211 pages with black and white and colour photographs.

BRATISLAVA

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

China Travel: Guangzhou and Foshan (6).

China Travel: Guangzhou and Foshan, compiled by China International Travel Service, Guangzhou Branch and Editorial Department of the Guangdong People's Publishing House. Paperback book published by Guangdong People's Publishing House 1977, 112 pages. All text is in English.

The Guangzhou Heavy Machinery Plant used to a be a small factory than could only repair and assemble farm implements. After expansion it now produces heavy equipment for the chemical, oil-refining and mining industries.

Guangzhou Paper Mill.

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Deutsche Demokratische Republik (39)

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.

VEB Sachring, motor-car works at Zwickau: Mass production of lorries.

VEB Sachring, motor-car works at Zwickau: Final assembly of the P 70 motor-car type