Sure they were batshit crazy and had no toilet paper, blue jeans or bubble gum but boy the old Soviet Union could produce some awesome artwork. When everything is created to glorify the state you get some great, dynamic images coming out of the gulags. These magazine covers would be great to see in the West when you actually had CHOICES about what magazine to buy and a cover really sold the issue but who am I to criticize? How crappy must it have been to see a great cover image then find out that the inside of the magazine contained the same tired 'worker good, capitalist exploiter of worker bad' propaganda. I guess all that was left was to get hammered on that cheap vodka and wait for Perestroika.
http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/news/15-incredible-soviet-era-magazine-covers/
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Those are awesome especially #2, 3, and 4.
Cal: Yep, no question: those damn reds had it going on with regard to great pop art and posters. Perhaps great suffering really does breed great art? Our North American softness perhaps needs a good dose of bread lines? Ooops, forgot. That might be coming. Well, look at the great visuals we have to look forward to! -- Mykal
I love Soviet era propaganda art.
Umm, Cal, am I seeing straight and the last picture really is of Jesus Christ being tumbled out of a wheelbarrow by a strapping prole, while his comrade stands ready with a shovel to either bash him or bury him or both? These Soviet art guys definitely weren't afraid of "bold", were they!
There can be no gods ahead of the State in Soviet Russia and they made sure that you knew it.
In Soviet Russia, life imitates art ... or is it other way 'round? Damn this cheap potato vodka anyway ...
WV = "immetsy" Which sounds like Soviet children's show.
Other Calvin, you continue to amaze me. I too love soviet era art. I used to sport a rather dashing red and black "hammer and sickle" t-shirt, but alas, it was apparently to daring for Rhode Island, and I only wear it around the house now.
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