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).

Monday, December 30, 2019

China Travel: Guangzhou and Foshan (20)

China Travel: Guangzhou and Foshan.  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.

After liberation, kindergartens were set up by all factories, other enterprises and residential quarters in Guangzhou. The teach children to love the collective and to take part in physical labour and ensure the healthy growth of the children, The Yandun Road Kindergarten, Dohnshan District.

The Guangzhou Children's Palace is a centre for extra curricular education. Working in co-ordination with the schools, it gives children an education in communist ideology and organizes their cultural, athletic, scientific and technological activities, thus promoting their all-round moral, itellectual and physical development.

Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina (7).

Bosnia and Herzegovina, text by Alojz Benac and Ivan Lovenovic. Hardcover book published by Sour “Svjetlost” Jugoslovenska Revija 1986.

The modern times have brought new rhythms both in life and entertainment. Hence it often happens that modern songs appear which are derived from the country's rich treasury of folk melodies, and which enjoy great popularity among the young.

Friday, December 20, 2019

Crimea: Architecture Monuments (17).

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

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

Cosy Yalta streets buried in verdure are built up with small houses decorated with balconies and loggias, turrets and porches

High rise buildings of the Tauris and Pobeda sanatoriums are executed in laconic and expansive modern forms

Monday, December 16, 2019

The Blue Adriatic (20)

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

Budva, Montenegro


Saturday, December 14, 2019

Viet-Nam (23)

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.



Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Magyarorszag (13)

Magyarorszag. Hardcover book with pictorial boards published by Corvina 1972. All text is in Hungarian.



Sunday, December 1, 2019

New China (31)

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

A slurry mixer in a new cement factory. China’s output of cement increased 10.95 per cent in 1952 as compared with 1951

The salt fields at Changlu, North China, cover an area of sixty thousand hectares. China’s salt deposits are the largest in East Asia.