Der Bolschewismus: Grosse antibolschewistische Schau Karlsruhe
subject: propaganda anti-communism Nazism Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei World War II (1939–1945) Germany Bolshevism exhibitions
description: Nazi anti-communist propaganda poster advertising a large anti-Bolshevik exhibition in Karlsruhe, Germany. The poster shows a large red spider dripping blood, with a skull wearing a blue helmet marked with a red star. The spider surrounds the globe and reaches toward different nations. The image presents Bolshevism/communism as a violent global threat, which fits Nazi propaganda messages about fear, anti-communism, and “protecting” Europe from the Soviet Union. The Library of Congress summary identifies it as an anti-communist exhibition poster.
creator: Schau Karlsruhe
source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Der Bolschewismus Grosse antibolschewistische Schau Karlsruhe. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009633832/
publisher: s.n.
date: 1940
contributor: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei, also called the Nazi Party
rights: No known restrictions on publication in the U.S. Use elsewhere may be restricted by other countries’ laws.
relation: Posters: Artist Posters collection
format: color lithograph poster; 1 print on sheet, 84 x 60 cm
language: German
type: Image
coverage: Germany; Karlsruhe; World War II era; Nazi Germany; anti-communist propaganda