/r/ColdWarPosters
A Subreddit dedicated to sharing the posters (now expanded to greater media such as films) created by various countries, societies, corporations, charities, artists, interest groups, during the Cold War (1947-1991).
During the Cold War era, dozens of countries produced and distributed posters and other forms of media, often with a political message. This subreddit is dedicated to exploring and discussing these posters.
Posting Policies
Despite the title, submissions are not limited to posters. Postcards, advertisements, paintings, murals, graffiti, sculptures, fliers, travel brochures, and any other relevant content is permitted.
All posters must have been created during or have relevance to the Cold War. Any political or cultural posters created between ~1918-1991 are considered relevant to this subreddit, as long as there is a connection to the Cold War. Any political or cultural posters created after 1991 are only considered relevant if there is a strong and direct connection to the Cold War.
Only authentic content is permitted. Parodies or other forms of inauthentic content are not permitted and will be deleted. This includes content that uses the style of well known Cold War posters, but contains completely unrelated content.
Currently, all image hosting sites are allowed, but Imgur is strongly encouraged.
After submitting, please add link flair indicating the country in which the poster was produced. If you cannot find the appropriate country, choose OTHER and contact the moderators.
Whenever possible, please provide the year the poster was produced. If you do not know the year, either indicate the decade or [unknown].
NSFW posters must be labeled accordingly. This includes any posts with violent or sexual content, profanity, or content that could be considered offensive or otherwise inappropriate for a workplace or school.
Comment and Other Policies
Hateful comments are not permitted. This includes any derogatory comments based on race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexuality, religion, age, or physical, mental, or intellectual ability.
Do not vote on submissions based on whether you agree or disagree with the poster's message.
Off topic or spam comments may be removed.
Personal attacks towards other users are not allowed.
Users are allowed and encouraged to create their own flair.
If you believe your post was removed in error or sent to the spam filter, please contact the moderators.
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Robert McCall "Fail Safe" Movie Poster, October 1962, B-58 Hustler, Moscow
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1950 poster of Soviet Expansion in Europe and SE Asia.
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US invasion (Operation Just Cause) in December 1989
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Happy New Year! (Christmas) 1975
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Manned Flight Awareness "Seasons Greetings" poster celebrating the manned flights up through Apollo 8 for Christmas.
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It's for your safety dear lady !
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Need help find USA propaganda poster like this
I search on google but couldn't find some USA propaganda poster whit the color blue. If someone can help me it will be very gentle. The poster will be use to print a vest.
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Leonid Brezhnev giving a speech, 1972 (Photo by Dmitry Baltermants)
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"First World War - 10,000,000. Second World War - 55,000,000. Third World War - everyone!", 1980s
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President Anwar Sadat addressed the Israeli Knesset in 1977 during a visit to Jerusalem. Sadat remained committed to peace talks despite intense criticism, assailing objecting Arab leaders as "stupid and ignorant dwarfs". Nashville Tennessean, December 13, 1977.
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Don't look now, but I'm afraid somebody is following us. Valtman, Edmund S., Oct 31, 1977
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 50 years, 1922–1972
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"Don't Waste Bread!' Belarusian poster, 1980s.
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"Connection lost!" Soviet poster, 1970s
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Dismantling of the Lenin statue, Berlin, November 1991
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"Provide First Aid to a Drowning Person!" (1972), Kazakh SSR. Artist: Vladimir Tverdokhlebov
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Soviet poster "Peace", 1957
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"Glorify your Country Through your Work", (1976), Russian SFSR. Artist: Miron Vladimirovich Lukyanov
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World Festival (1985), Moscow, Russian SFSR. Artist: Liliya Yakovlevna Levshunova
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“Study the Soviet Union, advance towards the world level of scientific achievement,” PRC poster, 1958.
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Wilmington Evening Journal, October 19, 1964
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Roanoke Times, October 27, 1964
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Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, Vladimir Muratov, at the "Medeo" world's highest altitude ice skating rink (1973), Almaty, Kazakh SSR. Photograph: losif Budnevich
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An Orthodox priest preaching infront of a portrait of Lenin (1960), Russian SFSR. Photographer: Leonid Bergoltsev
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"In this complex, multifaceted world, there are hundreds of things for you to do, friends. Life should not be limited to one TV screen!" (USSR, 1989).
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USSR Pictures @PicturesUssr Soviet fashion model Galina Milovskaya in front of the Vostok rocket at the VDNKh exhibition centre, USSR, 1969 (photo by Arnaud de Rosnay)
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12th April 1961 | Russian SFSR | 1976
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