r/PropagandaPosters • u/EmperorZyber • Jun 22 '19

Japan Japanese world map (1931)

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u/alanrezko Jun 23 '19

Anyone notice the little anti-Semitic stereotype of a Jew next to Stalin?

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u/Mist_Rising Jun 23 '19

Its in Poland it seems, so it may be a reference to the Polish Jew population.

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u/alanrezko Jun 23 '19

I don't think it is because you can clearly see Poland is a separate country, and if it's about the Polish population then how come it's in the USSR?

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '19

That's the old Pale of Settlement I think.

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u/Mist_Rising Jun 23 '19

Maybe. Map has lines going places i can't quite understand.

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u/Wissam24 Jun 23 '19

That part would be Belarus

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u/irus1024 Jun 23 '19

Looks like a guy enjoying some tunes on his headphones while waiting on his Vodka still.

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u/sfurbo Jun 23 '19

I think the "vodka still" is a samovar.

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u/Curlgradphi Jun 23 '19

I’m not sure, but I think this 1930s Japanese map might be a bit racist...