Capital Against the USSR

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Artist/Maker	Gr. Robe (artist)
Place of origin	U.S.S.R. (made)

The Soviet Union's enemies are symbolised by a skull wearing a military helmet with a swastika and the legend "War on the USSR". In the eye sockets and nose cavity, counter-revolutionary forces join hands, represented by the Pope, a foreign capitalist and a kulak (a rich peasant). The kulaks had been resisting Stalin's drive to collectivise agriculture and were consequently demonised in propaganda.

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Categories	Prints Propaganda Access_to_Images 2003 Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Capital Against the USSR (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Ink Paper Colour Lithography
Brief description	Pro-communism Soviet poster published by Gosizdat. USSR, 1930.
Physical description	Cartoon images of the Pope, a foreign capitalist and a wealthy peasant, leaning out of the eye sockets and nasal cavity of a skull.
Dimensions	Height: 74.1cm Width: 52.8cm
Marks and inscriptions	(Cyrillic type) Translation from the Russian: Proletariat of the world/ unite in the struggle against capitalism!/ For the victory of communism!
Credit line	Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted	Propaganda Politics Communism Capitalism Skull Helmet Men
Summary	The Soviet Union's enemies are symbolised by a skull wearing a military helmet with a swastika and the legend "War on the USSR". In the eye sockets and nose cavity, counter-revolutionary forces join hands, represented by the Pope, a foreign capitalist and a kulak (a rich peasant). The kulaks had been resisting Stalin's drive to collectivise agriculture and were consequently demonised in propaganda.
Other number	LS.449 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.48-2004

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Record created	July 5, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O101254/capital-against-the-ussr-poster-gr-robe/

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