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).

Sunday, December 30, 2018

Moscow by Yury Balanenko and Alexander Berezin (22).

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.




Wednesday, December 26, 2018

The Blue Adriatic (17)

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

Brela, Croatia

Sunday, December 23, 2018

China Travel: Guangzhou and Foshan (14).

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.

 Farm machinery Factory, Huandong People's Commune.


The Xinhui Farm Machinery Factory turns out nearly 10,000 hand tractors a year.


Monday, December 17, 2018

This is Poland (34)

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.

Professor Jerzy Woyke, the world’s most famous expert on apiculture

Professor Szcepan Pieniazek initiated rational fruit farming in Poland

Sunday, December 9, 2018

Podomju Latvija (Soviet Latvia) (16)

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

The association of science and producton 'Silava', member of the International Union of forestry Research Organizations is the leading research centre in forestry and timber industry. In 1946 the Forestry Institute of the Latvian SSR Academy of Science was founded. Since 1953 the forest research station 'Kalsnava' has been operating. It has 1 doctor of science, 3 candidates of science and 53 engineers with higher education on its staff

At the Latvian SST Academy of Science Radioastrophysics Observatory the carbon stars are being observed.

Saturday, December 1, 2018

New China (25)

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

A housing development for workers at Hangchow, Chekiang Province. Similar new living quarters for the workers are being built in other parts of China

Reading room of the Hangchow Linen Mill. Chinese workers are eager to learn and take advantage of all the cultural and educational facilities now open to them. Every factory has its own library and reading room