Propaganda
Penetrating through the citizens’ minds, the propagandas on the streets are the most powerful influence attracting everyone’s attention. A propaganda is an advertisement poster used during the Russian Revolution to advertise the Soviets and the Bolsheviks; mainly Lenin. The use of propagandas strongly influenced the popularity of the Bolsheviks and the idea to overthrow the government. These posters could be understood by everyone including the poor and uneducated. It was a smart and powerful move made by Lenin. With the citizens united force it gave the Bolsheviks extreme power. As you can see all of this began with the propagandas in the nation. Propagandas are the main aspect of the Russian Revolution. Colorful posters printed with small captions of messages given to the citizens; sets off their minds and urged the whole nation to move toward nationalism.
The first impression of this poster gave me the idea of nationalism. This poster represents the foundation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) which is the new name for Russia revolutionized by Lenin. It was founded on February 1st 1924. Citizens of Russia were celebrating the constitution on October 7th. The new flag of the USSR is printed on the middle of the poster. It is colored completely red because red represents the communists. This poster portrays nationalism declaring that Russia is now a communist and also reflects Lenin’s ideas on the poster. The working class under the Tsar and the Provisional Government had no power at all. With a limited amount of provisions, the working class lived under cruel conditions everyday. Lenin brought hope to the working class with the idea of, “Peace, Bread, Land.” This propaganda brought hope and their needs to the working class which they didn’t have before.
( http://posters.nce.buttobi.net/big/0538.jpg )Penetrating through the citizens’ minds, the propagandas on the streets are the most powerful influence attracting everyone’s attention. A propaganda is an advertisement poster used during the Russian Revolution to advertise the Soviets and the Bolsheviks; mainly Lenin. The use of propagandas strongly influenced the popularity of the Bolsheviks and the idea to overthrow the government. These posters could be understood by everyone including the poor and uneducated. It was a smart and powerful move made by Lenin. With the citizens united force it gave the Bolsheviks extreme power. As you can see all of this began with the propagandas in the nation. Propagandas are the main aspect of the Russian Revolution. Colorful posters printed with small captions of messages given to the citizens; sets off their minds and urged the whole nation to move toward nationalism.
The first impression of this poster gave me the idea of nationalism. This poster represents the foundation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) which is the new name for Russia revolutionized by Lenin. It was founded on February 1st 1924. Citizens of Russia were celebrating the constitution on October 7th. The new flag of the USSR is printed on the middle of the poster. It is colored completely red because red represents the communists. This poster portrays nationalism declaring that Russia is now a communist and also reflects Lenin’s ideas on the poster. The working class under the Tsar and the Provisional Government had no power at all. With a limited amount of provisions, the working class lived under cruel conditions everyday. Lenin brought hope to the working class with the idea of, “Peace, Bread, Land.” This propaganda brought hope and their needs to the working class which they didn’t have before.
With the vast amount of grasslands surrounding the message on the poster it reveals another feeling other than the other red posters. This poster represents the peace treaty of Brest-Litovsk which was a treaty signed between Germany and Russia. This is what everyone wants: Peace! Vladimir Lenin fulfill their wishes, he ended the war with Germany. With the thousands suffering on the eastern front, Russia couldn’t take it anymore. The citizens were tired of the war after 3 years of battle. Thousands of young soldiers falling down everyday and the food shortages caused by the war brought nightmares to the citizens. Russia was not a wealthy country and their soldiers didn’t have enough weapons for them to fight with. Many of them were unarmed and were forced to fight collecting weapons from their dead comrades. Russia didn’t have the power to continue fighting. This treaty caused Russia to loose a vast amount of land on East Russia, but Germany was way more powerful than Russia. Lenin withdraw Russia from World War 1. The message on the poster indicates: “We remember till today what the loses on the front mean. We want this field to always be a peaceful work.”
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The bright red given off from the poster is very appealing to our senses. This poster portrays children, the future of Russia who are always ready to be work and serve for their country. To become a member of the communist there are three steps that they need to follow. Oktyabryata are kids aged from 6 to 7. Then they are pioneers until they reach the age of 15 becoming Comsomol. Finally, they could join the party. However, kids who refused to join the communist will run into significant problems. The poster is printed with three children: One girl in the middle and two boys beside her. The girl in the middle is carrying the flag of the communist colored bright red. The two boys at her side are blowing trumpets also with red flags tied on their trumpets. At the back of them is the crowd cheering for the communist. People at the back are playing drums and some of them are carrying war ships on their hands. What I learned from this poster is that it reflects the spirit from the children. The children are an important factor because they are going to be the ones to run the country in the future. If they are not in the communist or they reject from the party now, then Russia won’t be a communist anymore. Lenin urges the young to join and they are always ready!
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Every poster reflects nationalism and communism. Most posters are colored bright red either with a flag or just Vladimir Lenin’s photo printed on it. Posters that reflect nationalism portrays people handling a red flag or people celebrating or enjoying what is going on. Every poster urges citizens to move forward a step and change what life is like now to be a better one. Some shows industrialization too. It portrays how Russia was governed during that time. The working class has no rights at all and they stay poor even though they worked hard. The landowners mainly have all the wealth. People were treated unfairly. People were eager to reform when World War 1 brought so much loss to the people. They want peace, bread, and land! The use of propaganda advertises the red soviets and urged citizens to support them. It urged citizens to support nationalism and communism too. Most importantly it transmitted Lenin’s ideas to everyone even to the uneducated.
