Soviet Union Ministry of Defense propaganda poster
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 13.250 inches (33.655 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
Archival History
The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Sybil Milton.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sybil Milton
Scope and Content
Polychrome poster with a caricatured image of a Soviet soldier writing on a column as he stares down at smaller figures including a capitalist, a Nazi soldier, and a United States soldier holding an atomic bomb; writing on the column includes phrases, "Glory to the Soviet people" and "We won" as well as signatures that Soviet soldiers wrote on the walls of the German Reichstag after they invaded Berlin in 1945.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Polychrome poster with caricatured image a giant Soviet soldier writing on a column as he stares down smaller figures including a capitalists, a Nazi, and a US soldier holding an A-bomb.
Subjects
- Military personnel--Soviet.
- Capitalists & financiers.
- Military personnel--German.
Genre
- Object
- Posters