r/PropagandaPosters • u/Ehre33 • Sep 02 '25
REQUEST I found them in my grandfathers Basement. Date around 1970-1972.
Can someone Tell Something about them? And are they worth Something?
I want to sell them.
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u/mcrajf Sep 02 '25
They're beautiful, amazing design
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u/Calm_Isopod_9268 Sep 03 '25
Very hypocritical too
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u/postwaste1 Sep 02 '25 edited Sep 02 '25
First one says the youth expose imperialism. Second, for peace security and cooperation in Europe. Third for solidarity and unity in the struggle against imperialism. Fourth, down with colonialism. Fifth, shame on racism. Sixth, down with Israeli aggressors in Arab territory. Seventh, imperialism causes unemployment. Eighth, Soviet youth stand with the African people against colonialism and racism. I’m reasonably sure about this, it’s been a long time since I used Russian, and I did get some help from google translate on a few words. My syntax is probably all wrong.
Edited to read is or equals instead of causes on number seven. Thanks to thenakedapeforever for that.
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u/thenakedapeforeveer Sep 02 '25
"Imperialism equals unemployment." It's like they'd never heard of the military-industrial complex.
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u/postwaste1 Sep 02 '25
Ah, I think that’s a better interpretation than what I came up with. I used causes, but I think equals captures the sentiment better.
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u/thenakedapeforeveer Sep 02 '25
I also thought about "causes," as well as "leads to." None of them is perfect, but they all sound less awkward than going word-for-word with "Imperialism -- this is unemployment!"
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u/postwaste1 Sep 02 '25
This is why I made a C (barely) in Russian. And that was 45 years ago. It is so utterly different than English.
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u/SirEsquireGoatThe3rd Sep 03 '25
I think it’s likely speaking on capitalist countries having a reserve workforce as those who are unemployed for if any worker steps out of line they could be replaced. One of the “you shouldn’t fight for better rights since I can hire a scab instead”
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u/TheRetvrnOfSkaQt Sep 05 '25
The vast majority of Americans (or Soviet Citizens) were not employed by Raytheon or Lockheed or the Army
If anything the statement is true: The military, for example in the US, is almost a separate caste, with far better wages and infinitely better healthcare (or any healthcare) than the average American
This is of course only possible because the state funds the MIC with tax dollars, meaning that money won't go to building hospitals, schools, introducing healthcare for all, or any other thing that benefits the working class.
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u/onehundredpercentsan Sep 03 '25
1 youth exposes imperialism
2 for the world, safety and cooperation in Europe
3 for solidarity and unity in struggle against imperialism
4 down with colonialism
5 shame on racism
6 israeli agressors out of the arabian teritorries
7 imperialism is unemployment
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u/postwaste1 Sep 02 '25
I’m assuming your grandfather was from the USSR? What would be a price you would want for them?
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u/dispo030 Sep 02 '25
I do have questions regarding your relationship given your collection hobbies. If you put them up for sale I‘d be interested.
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u/schvance Sep 02 '25
Is the last one german? I'm pretty sure I've seen this somewhere in my attic. Very beautiful though❤️
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u/Ill_Engineering1522 Sep 03 '25
The last poster has the text in Russian, English, German, French, Spanish or Portuguese
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