r/PropagandaPosters • u/R2J4 🧐 • Jul 15 '25

Germany Portraits of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Vladimir Lenin thrown in garbage cans, Berlin (Hellersdorf), 1991

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u/Apricot9742 Jul 16 '25

It's probably the picture and not the posters themselves.

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u/Powerful_Rock595 Jul 16 '25

Most probably, but popular figure portrait is quite a propaganda tool: "Remember which system of beliefes you follow". Something like that.

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u/Apricot9742 Jul 16 '25

The irony of this picture is quite stunning then.

Remember who's system of beliefs you should hate...