East German Poster Database

Items

• weil mann/frau auch die fehler anderer nicht wiederholen sollte: Wählen Mit Kopf

  This is a political poster for the Vereinigte Linke (United Left). The text says, “Wählen Mit Kopf” (Vote with your head). The poster is black, red and white, and has red arrows and a black and red drawing of a persons head. This poster was one used for the March 1990 election.

• Weil Mann/Frau die Fehler anderer nicht wiederholen sollte…

  This poster is printed in black and red. The title reads "Because men and women should not repeat the mistakes of the other". This text details the VL priorities and goals. At the bottom it reads, "Let us dissuade you from a Left thing from the Right way/Solidarity Alternative". This poster was created for the March 1990 elections.

• Die Kandidatin des Aktionsbündnisses Vereinigte Linke Jenny Müller…

  This poster features black and white portrait of Jenny Müller, promoting her as the Vereinigte Linke candidate with her beliefs listed. The VL insignia is at the bottom left. This poster was created for the March 1990 elections.

• Unser Kopf ist rund, damit das Denken die Richtung wechseln kann

  this poster is red with black type. It features a large VL insignia. The title reads "Our head is round, so that our thoughts can change direction. For a future of freedom and democracy against Stalinism and Capitalism. Give our Motherland a chance! Vote Vereinigte Linke". This poster created for the March 1990 elections.

• Vereinigte Linke

  This poster features a black and white portrait of Jenny Müller and Lutz Bien. The title at the top, which is the orgnanization's name, reads "United Left". The VL insignia is featured at bottom. This poster was created for the March 1990 elections.

• Keine Kapital = Nation!

  This poster shows a cartoon family holding a political sign and a DDR flag. The slogan on their sign says, "No capital = nation!" with the A covering up a U. This is a play on Kapitul meaning "capitol" but Kapital translating as "capital" as in capitalism. The emblem of Vereinigte Linke appears in the bottom right corner. The emblem, DDR flag, and the A in "Kapital" and N in "Nation" have been colored with a red crayon. This poster likely has to do with the October 1990 elections.

• "Die Gewalt soll gegeben werden dem gemeinen Volk."

  This poster is white with red and black text. The top phrase in red states, "Power is to be given to the people." as a quote by Thomas Müntzer in 1525. It then reads in black, "The people make the history/story. For a grassroots democratic German people's republic in a common European home! Against external control of the BRD!" Finally at the bottom it reads,"Vote for our United Left action alliance." The emblem of Vereinigte Linke appears in the bottom left corner. This poster is from the October 1990 elections.