East German Poster Database

Items

• [Lenin and Marx]
  Stylized picture of Lenin pulling back his overcoat to reveal a shirt with Karl Marx's face on it, including dates indicating the 1983 centenary of Marx's death.
• Bürger, denfen wir an jenes Grundprinzip der Internationale: die Solidarität. Nur wenn wir dieses lebenspendende Prinzip unter sämtlichen Arbeitern aller Länder auf sicher Grundlagen stellen, werden wir das große Endziel erreichen, das wir uns gestecft ha
  This poster has a blue background with red, black, and white text in gothic script. A small portrait of Karl Marx appears in the upper left corner.
• Deutsche Demokratische Republik. Karl-Marx-Monument, Karl-Marx-Stadt
  This poster shows a large bust of Karl Marx in front of a building. The bust is the Karl Marx Monument.
• …und Frieden zog in's Land
  This poster shows photographs of multiple periods of East German history, beginning with the Soviet victory in Berlin in 1945 and the various stages of German economic development following the war.
• 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.
• 1818 Karl 1883 Marx 1983. Seine Ideen erobern die Welt. Nikaragua - bereit zur Verteidigung der Revolution.
  This poster shows a Nicaraguan fighter sitting in a chair reading a book on Lenin.
• ”… 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).
• Karl Marx-Jahr 1983
  Poster is large sepia portrait of Karl Marx superimposed on the photographic image of a crowd. Top left reads "His name will live through the centuries, and also his work". Poster celebrates the centenary of Marx's death.
• Karl Marx
  Poster features an abstract, pastel portrait of Karl Marx, with quote in the top left corner reading "There is no royal road to science, and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of its steep paths have a chance of gaining its luminous summits". Poster is one in a series of four.
• Die theoretischen Arbeiten von Karl Marx nach der Revolution von 1848.
  Poster depicts Karl Marx at work, along with pictures of the British Museum Library, and the house Marx stayed in while he was in London (black and white). Title reads "The theoretical work of Karl Marx after the Revolution of 1848." Text includes quotes from Marx and Engels. Poster is one in a series of eight.
• Der Kampf von Karl Marx um die Herstellung eines einheitlichen Deutschlands 1848/49
  Poster depicts Marx's arrest in Brüssel (left) and a Marx portrait (right), both in black and white, with further b/w pictures bottom center. Text includes quotes from Marx and Engels. Title reads "The struggle of Karl Marx to create a single democratic Germany 1848/49". Poster is one of a series of eight. Text at the bottom attributes it to the Party College "Karl Marx" of the SED.
• Der „Bund der Kommunisten”
  Poster depicts two portaits: Marx (left) and Engels (right). Featues quotes from Engels, Stalin, Lenin, and Marx. Poster is one of a series of eight. Title reads "The League of Communists". The bottom indicates it is a product of the Party College "Karl Marx" of the SED.
• 1. Mai 1983
  This poster is a stylistic representation of Karl Marx done in brush strokes. At the bottom right there is a logo for the FDGB (Freier Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund).
• Die "Neue Rheinische Zeitung" - Kampforgan der Revolution
  This poster discusses Karl Marx's life following the publication of the Communist Manifesto. This poster is 7th of a series of 8.
• Das "Kommunistische Manifest"
  This poster details the publishing and international translation of the Communist Manifesto. This poster is fifth of a series of 8.
• Ausarbeitung der Grundlagen des wissenschaftlichen Sozialismus
  This poster discusses Karl Marx's collaborations with Friedrich Engels. This poster is third of a series of 8.
• Beginn der politischen Tätigkeit von Karl Marx
  This poster shows images and pictures relating to Karl Marx's life. This poster is second of a series of 8.
• Jugend und Studienjahre
  This poster shows pictures and documents from Karl Marx's early years. This poster is the first of a series of 8.
• 1818 Karl 1883 Marx 1983: Unsere Ideen sind Wirklichkeit
  Features a photo of children in Vietnam running along a coastline holding Vietnamese flags. Title reads "our ideas are reality", with caption describing "happy children in a socialist country".
• Gedenkstätten: Berlin, Haupstadt der DDR
  Poster is doublesided. Front shows photo of a woman surrounded by others holding torches in of an obscured memorial. Back shows seven memorial sites of interest with photos and multilingual captions. Also includes a map of Berlin with site locations.
• Friedrich Engels in Berlin
  Poster documents Engels' two trips to Berlin through text, photographs, and period documents. Also gives an overview of Engels' significance in socialist theory.
• Karl Marx in Berlin
  This poster shows various portraits of Karl Marx and his relatives, along with images of important documents and political photographs from East Germany.
• 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."
• 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."
• Karl Marx 5.51818 - 14.4.1883
  Series of black and white photos (and one sepia) that depict Karl Marx and the continuation of Marxist thought. Horizontal orientation.