Pax Sovietica
Poster
1982 (printed)
1982 (printed)
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When the Communist authorities in Poland declared martial law in 1981 in order to stem the growing influence of the Solidarity trade union, this poster was printed in secret on an underground press. It satirised the seemingly endless references to peace in Soviet propaganda and the brutal reality of Communist rule.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Pax Sovietica (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Anonymous poster for Solidarity entitled 'Pax Sovietica', depicting an armoured military tank in the shape of a dove of peace. Poland, 1982. |
| Physical description | Landscape format poster. A military tank in the form of a dove in cream on a red ground, with the caption below. |
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| Credit line | Given by Solidarity with Solidarity |
| Production | Anti -communist poster |
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| Summary | When the Communist authorities in Poland declared martial law in 1981 in order to stem the growing influence of the Solidarity trade union, this poster was printed in secret on an underground press. It satirised the seemingly endless references to peace in Soviet propaganda and the brutal reality of Communist rule. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1398-1993 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2003 |
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