How Soviet propaganda portrayed Western capitalists (POSTERS)
The image of a fat, vile capitalist in a characteristic top hat took shape in the USSR after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and changed little over the decades.
"The Last Hour”. Inscriptions on the clock: "Communism", "Capital".
League of Nations: "Capitalists of the world, unite!"
"The revolution of the proletariat, the overthrow of the yoke of capitalism, is coming and will come to all countries of the earth. Lenin."
Inscriptions on the banners: "Long live the USSR! Shock brigade of the world proletariat! To the defense of the USSR!"
"On every dollar there's a lump of dirt from 'profitable' military supplies… On every dollar there's a trace of blood… Lenin."
"The peoples of the world do not want a repeat of the disasters of war. J. Stalin."
"What a friend! He's perched astride his junior partners, robbing and enslaving them, lashing out and even saying: 'Let's be friends,' which among the American wealthy means: 'First you give me a ride, then I'll give you a ride.' From G. M. Malenkov's report at the 19th Party Congress."
The inscription on the club reads: "North Atlantic Pact" and on the package: "War Propaganda".
"They have abundance only for the rich, but we strive for abundance for everyone."
"About 20 million Americans don't have the means to buy more than one liter of milk a month or consume more than six kilograms of meat a year."
"The 1st Five-Year-Plan… The 6th Five-Year-Plan"
"The illusory blessings of democracy are disappearing like smoke in the [United] States. Legislators there are imposing a police, dictatorial regime."
