Soviet propaganda was more than just posters of smiling workers and strong leaders, it was a psychological tool designed to grow a profound sense of paranoia. From anti-religious posters to haunting ...

The exhibition explores the remarkably wide-ranging body of propaganda posters created as an artistic consequence of the 1917 Russian Revolution. Marking its centennial, this exhibition delves into a ...

Joseph Stalin’s plan to modernize the Soviet Union’s economy, beginning in 1928, carried enormous cost for the country—especially in its human toll. Agricultural collectivization disrupted the food ...

Last summer, a staffer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art was digging through stacks of 19th century drawings when they stumbled upon something strange. It was a nondescript box with the vague label ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

"Viktor Koretsky (1909-1998) was a leading Soviet political poster artist and the acknowledged master of the Soviet photographic poster. With a long and prolific career that spanned the early Stalin ...

Propaganda posters were all too common during the Second World War. When the globe plunged into total war, there came a need to get everyone on board. That said, some of these left something to be ...

In her master’s thesis, CU grad student highlights how the current Russian regime is making use of Soviet narratives and symbols to justify its war with Ukraine For Daria Molchanova, the ongoing war ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Second Summit Economic And Humanitarian Forum Russia Africa on July 27, 2023 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Senior Correspondent This article is part of The D ...