No to War!
Poster
1970 (made)
1970 (made)
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This poster is a typical example of 1970s Soviet propaganda, taking as its subject the Cold War arms race. The USSR here aligns itself with the countries of the Socialist bloc as pacifist states, directly opposed to the perceived militaristic North American and European nations that formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
One of the crucial issues of Soviet Union geopolitics was opposing NATO's placement of Pershing rockets in strategically important areas.
One of the crucial issues of Soviet Union geopolitics was opposing NATO's placement of Pershing rockets in strategically important areas.
Object details
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| Title | No to War! |
| Materials and techniques | colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Soviet anti-war propaganda poster by V. Briskin. "No to War!" Kalinin, USSR. 1970. |
| Physical description | An unarmed Soviet fighter is depicted in white fighting with an equestrian figure of death (in black). The latter is shown wearing a military helmet with ‘US’ written on it. Black rockets appear across the brown background. |
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| 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 |
| Production | made in Kalinin, 23/11/1970 |
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| Summary | This poster is a typical example of 1970s Soviet propaganda, taking as its subject the Cold War arms race. The USSR here aligns itself with the countries of the Socialist bloc as pacifist states, directly opposed to the perceived militaristic North American and European nations that formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). One of the crucial issues of Soviet Union geopolitics was opposing NATO's placement of Pershing rockets in strategically important areas. |
| Other number | LS.1417 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.1753-2004 |
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| Record created | July 21, 2005 |
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