Sovetskii antireligioznyi plakat iz sobraniia Gosudarstvennogo muzeia istorii religii (Soviet antireligious posters from the collection of the State Museum of the History of Religion), 9785907444853
St. Petersburg: Muzei istorii religii, 2023. Sewn cl. Advertising and theatrical posters were widespread in late imperial Russia. The 1917 revolution and the Soviet government’s efforts to inculcate a new ideology meant a boom in political posters. One plank of the Soviet government aimed to suppress religion and teach Marxism-Leninism-Stalinism. In the later period religion became associated with a campaign to discredit the corrupt West. The clothbound catalogue, its large format and high-quality printing, give a vivid look at how graphic art was employed for propaganda. The languages (e.g., Yiddish, Tartar, Uzbek) and print runs tell of a sweeping campaign. Bibliography, index, and biographical sketches of approx. 70 artists. Section headings: Civil War; NEP, collectivization, industrialization; Fight against famine and the confiscation of church valuables; Religion as the opiate of the people; Work of the anti-religious union; Religion and the construction of socialism; Organized religion as the instrument of world imperialism; Religious holidays and rituals; Religion and women; Antireligious education for children; Postwar years; the Thaw; Developed socialism; Science and religion; Religious traditions; Atheistic teaching; Youth and religion; Religion as western ideological weapon; Sectarianism and anticommunism. 331 p., 30 cm, approx. 300 color plates, Rus., Item #4487
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