8. Same Year Different Weather [Unknown, Year Unknown]
As dark clouds loom over the USA, the USSR bathes in glorious sunshine. The black thermometer shows the “American Industry Rate” pitched well below the “Soviet Industry Rate”, which is displayed on the red thermometer. The information box at the bottom tells of an American economic crisis.
9. Stop Communism! [Unknown, Year Unknown]
Rightly or wrongly, the West perceived nationalist movements in many countries and regions around the world to be allied with communist groups and supported by the Soviet Union. The most notable of such movements appeared in Guatemala, Iran, the Philippines and Indochina. This poster shows a Soviet-backed, machete-armed aggressor trying to exert influence in the Philippines.
10. People and the Party Are Undivided [M. V. Luk'janov and V.S. Karakashev, 1978]
In this poster, banners carried by marching Soviet citizens create a somewhat subtle image of Lenin’s face. The caption reads “People and the party are undivided.” This famous Soviet slogan first appeared in Pravda, the leading newspaper of the Soviet Union, on 8 March 1953, just three days after Stalin’s death.
