This is how the Bolshevik punitive teams of the Latvians and the Chinese brutally expropriate bread, devastate villages and shoot peasants
Poster
ca. 1919 (made)
ca. 1919 (made)
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This poster is an example of anti-Bolshevik propaganda issued by the White Army. The counter-revolutionary forces were known as the Whites, and the Bolsheviks were called the Reds.
The image depicts a peasant being shot by a Bolshevik. The group of Bolsheviks laughing in the background underscores the heartless brutality of the Red Army. Scenes propagating the cold-blooded acts of the enemy were equally common from both Red and White factions during the Russian Civil War, 1918-1921. The conflict started after the October Revolution and ended in 1921 with the victory of the Bolsheviks. Both sides were equally violent and left countless dead.
The image depicts a peasant being shot by a Bolshevik. The group of Bolsheviks laughing in the background underscores the heartless brutality of the Red Army. Scenes propagating the cold-blooded acts of the enemy were equally common from both Red and White factions during the Russian Civil War, 1918-1921. The conflict started after the October Revolution and ended in 1921 with the victory of the Bolsheviks. Both sides were equally violent and left countless dead.
Object details
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| Title | This is how the Bolshevik punitive teams of the Latvians and the Chinese brutally expropriate bread, devastate villages and shoot peasants (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Anti-Bolshevik White Russian Army poster depicting a scene of a peasant being shot. |
| Physical description | The poster depicts a scene of the shooting of peasants by the Bolsheviks. A peasant is about to be shot. He is tied to the fence. The dead body of another peasant is lying in a pool of blood. A group of Bolsheviks wearing hats with the red star badge are laughing in the background. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | This is how the Bolshevik punitive teams of the Latvians and the Chinese brutally expropriate bread, devastate villages and shoot peasants.
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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 |
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| Summary | This poster is an example of anti-Bolshevik propaganda issued by the White Army. The counter-revolutionary forces were known as the Whites, and the Bolsheviks were called the Reds. The image depicts a peasant being shot by a Bolshevik. The group of Bolsheviks laughing in the background underscores the heartless brutality of the Red Army. Scenes propagating the cold-blooded acts of the enemy were equally common from both Red and White factions during the Russian Civil War, 1918-1921. The conflict started after the October Revolution and ended in 1921 with the victory of the Bolsheviks. Both sides were equally violent and left countless dead. |
| Other number | LS.1772 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.141-2004 |
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| Record created | November 1, 2005 |
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