Viktor Koretsky

1968 Victor Koretsky Original poster - America's Shame - Black Power

1968

This powerful 1966 Soviet poster by E. Artsrunyan delivers a striking visual condemnation of American foreign policy during the height of the Cold War. Titled “Stop American Aggressi...

The 1967 original Soviet poster by G. Komoltsev, titled "Démocratie Américaine," is a striking example of Cold War-era propaganda that reflects the intense ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. The poster critiques American democracy, portraying it as hypocritical and violent. This powerful visual commentary was produced at the height of the Vietnam War and during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, two major issues that Soviet propaganda frequently highlighted to criticize the U.S. G. Komoltsev, a Soviet artist, employed bold imagery and stark contrasts to make a political statement. The design of the poster features a fragmented American flag, with images that depict scenes of police brutality and military intervention, a visual representation of what the Soviet Union portrayed as the reality behind the American ideal of democracy. The use of red, white, and blue in the poster echoes the American flag, but the imagery contained within these colors tells a very different story, emphasizing conflict, oppression, and inequality. This poster was part of a broader campaign by the Soviet Union to undermine the global image of the United States by highlighting domestic issues such as racial inequality, protests against the Vietnam War, and civil unrest. Soviet propaganda during this period frequently contrasted the social upheavals in the United States with the purported stability and equality of the socialist system. Posters like "Démocratie Américaine" were distributed widely in Soviet territories and in allied countries as part of this ideological battle. The bold, graphic style of the poster is typical of Soviet propaganda art...

This 1966 Soviet poster, titled « За всё ответите! » (“You will answer for everything!”), is a stark and emotionally charged example of Cold War propaganda directed against the Unite...

In 1967, at the height of Soviet technological ambition and ideological assertion, Victor Koretsky produced a poster that embodied the forward drive of an entire era. Without words, ...

Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster - American Freedom is a Prison for the People The fascization of America is in full effect but the people have the last word! - featuring te...

Original vintage Cold War era Soviet anti-American propaganda poster featuring an image of an unhappy man in black with military boots holding a spiked club and handcuffs in one hand...

Original vintage Soviet anti USA propaganda poster - American Lifestyle / ???????????? ????? ????? - featuring images depicting life in America including a...

Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster featuring a dark shaded image on the left representing the West and Capitalism of a man out of work dwarfed by high rise buildings with the words Bank at the top, and a brighter image on the other side showing a young man in a worker apron displaying a hammer and sickle symbol it, holding a newspaper of the Constitution of the CCCP / USSR in front of an agricultural and industrial background depicting farms and wheat, a water dam, industrial cranes...