East German Poster Database

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• UIS Fonction Publique

  This poster shows the emblem of UIS over top of a silver 40.

• Weltfestspiele der Jugend und Studenten

  This poster shows 3 soldiers above a fallen comrade.

• Weltfestspiele der Jugend und Studenten, Berlin 1973, Hauptstadt der DDR

  This poster shows four youths of varying ethnicities in a simplistic cartoon style and bright colors.

• Weltfestspiele der Jugend und Studenten, Berlin 1973, Hauptstadt der DDR

  This poster show several hyperidealized youths depicted as a gesture drawing. It advertises the World Festival of Youth and Students, a gathering held since 1947 oriented toward socialist countries.

• Weltfestspiele der Jugend und Studenten, Berlin 1973, Hauptstadt der DDR

  This poster depicts a group of children dancing, with the foremost couple in color. The poster advertises the World Festival of Youth and Students, an international gathering held since 1947 primarily among socialist countries.

• Marx macht Macht

  This poster depicts Karl Marx, with segments of a world map composing his hair and beard, with three red stars where his collar would be. The title reads "Marx makes Might."

• Die Pläne der Partei - Der Wille des Volkes

  This poster shows a meeting of the USSR Communist Party, with Leonid Brezhnev addressing party members. The poster also features the flags of various constituent Soviet nations. The title reads "The Plans of the Party - the Will of the People."

• Für Internationale Literatur Verlag Volk und Welt

  This poster has a child-like representation of an elephant in front of a house with a man and a woman. It is an advertisement for the publishing house Verlag Volk und Welt.

• NATO Stop

  The poster shows a nuclear missile that forms part of "NATO", with the word "STOP" in red over the missile.

• Trade Mark Peace - 1986-International Year of Peace

  The white poster shows a triangle with a nuclear missile snapped in half in the center. Surrounding the triangle are the words "Trade Mark Peace." Artist signed on front, with stamp on back identifying artist and address.

• Wilhelm Pieck

  This poster has red text on a black background and supports Wilhelm Pieck, the first and only president of the GDR. The text concludes saying that Pieck was "a model for us." The text mentions Hanns Eisler, a famous East German composer. It may be that these words come from something Eisler, who died in 1962, wrote or directed honoring Pieck.

• Frieden der Welt

  This poster depicts a dove bearing an olive branch. The dove has a fish's tail and human feet. The title is "World Peace."

• Bilder aus der deutschen klassengesellschaft

  This poster shows contrasting photographs of German aristocrats and German lower class people, possibly to show the inequality in society during 19th century Germany.

• Mit den Taten der Jugend voran in die Zukunft

  This poster shows East German youths engaging in work programs and political rallies.

• Im Bruderbund mit der Partei und dem Lande Lenins - vorwärts zum XXV. Parteitag der KPdSU!

  This poster shows various photographs depicting collaboration between DDR and Soviet government officials.

• Werner Seelenbinder 2.8.1904 - 24.10.1944

  This poster celebrates the Olympic career of wrestler Werner Seelenbinder. The poster shows a portrait of Seelenbinder and pictures of him engaging in various atheletic events.

• 30 Jahre Danach

  This poster commemorates 30 years of Soviet and DDR collaboration, depicting scenes of Germans and Soviets working together, along with captions.

• 1945-1975: 30 Siegreiche Jahre

  This poster, which proclaims "30 victorious years" of the DDR, shows various Soviet and DDR emblems, along with a depiction of a Soviet soldier raising the USSR flag over the Reichstag in WWII. The poster also has thank-you cards in one corner. The text in the lower left corner reads: "Dank euch, ihr Sowjetsoldaten, Dank eurem Land, das uns immer mit Rat und Tat, mit selbstloser Hilfe zur Seite Stand." The upper right corner contains the quote "Als die Sohne des Großen Oktober die Soldaten aus dem Lande Lenins die rote Fahne auf dem Reichstagsgebäude hißten, brachten sie uns Frieden und Freiheit vom Faschismus. Sie brachten zugleich die allgemeingultigen Erfahrungen der erstmalig in der Welt im Lande Lenins siegreich verwirklichten Lehre von Karl Marx in dessen Geburtsland zurück."

• Unsere Solidarität hilft siegen! den Völkern Lateinamerikas

  This poster shows a Latin American man with two women and a child as part of a crowd of people. The poster urges East Germans to support the people of Latin America. The text also references solidarity account 444.

• Nikaragua braucht Frieden und Solidarität! Solidaritätskonto 444

  This poster expresses DDR support for the Nicaraguan Revolution, particularly through the inclusion of artwork by Nicaraguan artist Mario Marin. The art shows a Nicaraguan village scene.

• Plan '80 Unser Programm hohe Leistungen Qualitäts Arbeit größerer Nutzeffekt. Alles zum Wohle des Volkes.

  This poster shows an ambigrammatic representation for improved economic production in 1980.

• Karl Marx 1883-1983

  This poster is a brown-scale depiction of Karl Marx.

• In memoriam Juri Gagarin Start: 12.4.61, 7 07 Mez

  This poster shows Juri Gagarin, the first man in space, superimposed on a background that includes Copernicus' plan of the solar system, an armillary sphere, and the earth.

• Wilhelm Pieck Revolutionär

  This poster shows a young Wilhelm Pieck, the first and only president of the DDR.

• (In Russian)

  This chart shows Soviet military medals from various years in chronological order.