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, October 25, 2013

Deutsche Demokratische Republik (16).

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 Institute of Anatomy of Karl Marx University, Leipzig

The Wilhelm Pieck Palace of Culture of the Electro-Chemical Combine at Bitterfeld

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Czechoslovakia by Frantisek Rachlik (8)

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

 
Aircraft are used in the fight against agricultural pests.

Directing of field work in all villages of the district

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Soviet Georgia: It’s Geography, History and Economy (7)

Soviet Georgia: It’s Geography, History and Economy, edited by Aleksandre Javakhishvili and Giorgi Gvelesiani.  Hardcover book published by Progress Publishers (no date).  Text is in English.

 
A class in biology at No. 1 secondary school, Tbilisi

 
No.1 Kindergarten, Tbilisi

Monday, October 14, 2013

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

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.

 Timely spraying of insecticides ensures full cotton harvests.

 
Militiawomen of Liuchuang village pick cotton, a major crop in Chiliying where the per-mu yield is now six times the pre-liberation figure.

Teachers and peasant-students of Chiliying’s agro-technical school discuss a comprehensive method of fighting cotton pests; their studies are closely linked to production needs.

 
These young commune farmers still remember how as toddlers in Chiliying’s kindergarten, they welcomed Chairman Mao during his visit in 1958.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

The Winds of Wanderlust: Hiking and Tourist Trails in the Soviet Union (8).

The Winds of Wanderlust: Hiking and Tourist Trails in the Soviet Union.  Hardcover book published by Progress Publishers 1978.  All text is in English.

 
There are 6.5 thousand hiking trails in our country.  This refers to what is known as organised tourism, in which persons who enjoy hiking join a group that is registered in a tourist club.

Friday, October 4, 2013

Along the Yellow River (15)

Along the Yellow River.  Paperback book published by Foreign Languages Press Peking 1975. (This album is made based on pictures and texts which appeared in China Pictorial between June 1973 and May 1974, with some editorial changes.) Text is in English.

People of Shantung Province widen the river course so that it will be able to lead away more floodwater.  Every year hundreds of thousands of people turn out to harness the Yellow River.

People of Shantung Province widen the river course so that it will be able to lead away more floodwater.  Every year hundreds of thousands of people turn out to harness the Yellow River.