East German Poster Database

Items

• 450. Jahrestag des deutschen Bauernkrieges

  Poster celebrates the 450th anniversary of the German Peasant's Revolt. Features a black and white timeline of major events in German history from the 15th century through the date of publication. Events are accompanied by photos and artwork.

• Ihr Programm lebt

  Poster is red and black collage of images and newspaper text of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. Title reads "Their program lives on." Poster is two in a series of two.

• Wir ehren Karl und Rosa

  Poster is a red and black collage of images and newspaper text of Karl Liebnecht and Rosa Luxemburg. Title reads "We honor Karl and Rosa." Poster is one in a series of two.

• ”… heute erleben wir den Moment, wo wir sagen können: Wir sind weider bei Marx, unter seinem Banner.”

  Poster is red and white with black type. Quote top left (title) reads "Today we are witnessing the moment when we can say that we are back with Marx, under his banner." Bottom text declares the 60th anniversary of the founding of the KPD (1918-1978).

• Die Blutspur des Imperialismus

  This poster shows a timeline of portrait images of various communist figures who were murdered or assassinated, including figures such as Liebknecht, Luxemburg, and Ossietzky. The text at the bottom right reads, "The upright patriots who gave their lives in the struggle against imperialism and war will not be forgotten. Their sacrifice was not in vain. Their legacy lives on in the deeds of millions for a world of peace and happiness."

• Rosa Luxemburg ---Kommunistin---Vorkämpferin für Sozialismus und Frieden---Mitbegründerin der KPD---1919 Opfer der Reaktion

  This poster is a black and white portrait of Rosa Luxemburg with red text across the bottom right corner.

• Die Geschichte des Sozialismus ist für uns als Kampfpartei die Lebensschule. Wir empfangen daraus immer neue Anregungen.

  This poster is a stylized portrait of Rosa Luxemburg in red and white. The title reads, "The history of socialism is, for us as a fighting party, the school of life. We always get new incitements from it."

• Auf, auf zum Kampf…

  This poster is a large print portrait of Rosa Luxemburg in black and white. The image is bordered in brown, white, and red. The text reads, "Up, up let's fight..." which is a song sung by the German Left, penned by Bertolt Brecht. The poster is partnered with a similar poster of Karl Liebknecht.

• Karl Liebnecht und Rosa Luxemburg in Berlin

  This poster shows German communists Karl Liebnecht and Rosa Luxemburg, along with various images of documents, political rallies, and scenes from their funeral.

• Rosa Luxemburg: Stationen im Leben einer faszinierenden Frau

  This poster advertises the West German film Rosa Luxemburg, directed by Margarethe von Trotta. The film depicts the life of German communist leader Rosa Luxemburg.

• Leo und Rosa : Eine nicht alltagliche Liebesgeschichte / Buch und Regie: Helmut Baierl; Mit Lissy Tempelhof und Hans Peter Minetti ; Ausstattung: Volker Walther / Theater im Palast.

  This poster is in landscape format. The text related to the play is in black print on a pink background in the top left had corner of the poster. Two portraits of a man and a woman facing each other are drawn in charcoal on text in Germanic script. The text covers the events that lead to Rosa Luxemburg's death.