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Perestroika.jpeg
The Soviet Government in the late 1980s begins to endorse the program of perestroika. This propaganda imagery asks Soviet citizens to be active, creative, bold and competent.

Translation: “The policy is acceleration–perestroika–to work actively,…

Recapture of berlin.jpeg
Soviet soldiers hang up the Soviet Union

Alcohol Affects the Family.jpeg
Image of a baby on one side and a bottle of Vodka on the other side. The caption translates to: "Either Or"

The propaganda poster is implying that life is a choice between alcohol and family; both cannot coexist. One cannot be a good family member…

5-plans-dr.jpeg
Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 told through documents of Molotov-Ribentrop Pact and photographs of Soviet tanks.

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MiG-25 Foxbat-E interceptor aircraft (Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984, Photo No. 33, Page 37).

Showcases combat footage from several areas, including the Soviet advance.

Prohibition Campaign.jpeg
Image is of a red-faced man dancing with a bottle of alcohol. The text translates to: "This is a shameful union - a slacker + vodka!"
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