Soviet and Nazi Posters

Kees Boterbloem is Professor of History at the University of South Florida, USA. He is the author of nine books on Russian, Soviet and World History, including A History of Russia and Its Empire (2nd edition, 2018), The Life and Times of Andrei Zhdanov, 1896-1948 (2004) and Life and Death under Stalin (1999). He was, from 2008 to 2018, editor of the journal The Historian. He is the editor of Life in Stalin's Soviet Union (2019).Lisa Pine is Associate Fellow of the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, UK. She is the author of Nazi Family Policy, 1933-1945 (1997), Hitler’s “National Community”: Society and Culture in Nazi Germany (2007, 2017), Education in Nazi Germany (2010) and Debating Genocide (2018). She is the editor of Life and Times in Nazi Germany (2016), The Family in Modern Germany (2020) and Dictatorship and Daily Life in Twentieth-Century Europe (2022).

• List of IllustrationsAbbreviationsGlossaryIntroduction1. Plakaty: The Origins, Evolution, and Role of Posters in the Soviet Union2. The Origins and Role of Nazi Posters3. Soviet Posters of the 1920s and 1930s4. Nazi Posters and the Construction of the Volksgemeinschaft (‘National Community’)5. Nazi Posters, Foreign Policy and the Second World War6. Soviet Posters of the Great Patriotic War and Beyond ConclusionFurther ReadingIndex

Posters are uniquely rich snapshots of their historical context. The Soviet and National Socialist regimes used them in uniquely innovative and powerful ways to influence people’s minds. This volume turns a critical eye to carefully selected, visually stunning poster artefacts, analysing their context, production, and circulation. It also invites the reader to become immersed in fascinating comparisons as to how poster art was used by these very different totalitarian regimes.