Thursday, November 09, 2006

What is propaganda?

Propaganda is when certain believe or idea is needed to spread out by the government, church or organization to the people mostly through the posters. It is not always the truth, it could be what the government, or certain organization want the people to believe in. It is compared to the entertainment and social needs of the people. Studying the propaganda poster can give you tones of information about the purpose, the idea or thought and even the certain conditions of living during the establishment of the poster. Most information is selected and very often "overdrawn" or "over told". During Soviet Times it was used to encourage people to work harder, to admire the leaders, to make them believe in the idea or thought of the government, etc... Russians had to obey the communism and be loyal to it. Even kids had to join special clubs which were all about communism; the others who didn't join them had difficulties in the future. The propaganda posters made people want to be communists, after all they couldn't resist it.

The [Communist] Party - The intellect, honour and conscience of our era! Lenin.

The message of this poster is that communist party is the best and that it is the future of the Soviet Union. It makes people think that they have to support communism, that communism is good for the prosperous country like Russia. The poster might also say that it will be the "number one" type of government in the world. Red and white picture with the picture of Lenin is a very bright and strong way of advertising communism and Lenin.


We should strive to raise the name and importance of a [communist] party higher, higher and higher... Lenin

In this poster Lenin encourages people to support communism even more than they do already. It makes people believe that Lenin is fully communist and that he wants to develop the Party. Big picture of red Lenin - Red is a color of communism - on a white background is a very effective picture, which could be seen from far away. But the script is too small that you have to come closer to be able to read it. Lenin holds his hands like a real leader, advising people to follow his ideas.


I hear You, comrades! Lenin
http://posters.nce.buttobi.net/russ2.htm

The message of this picture is that Lenin is always ready to hear what people are trying to say. He is very thoughtful, patient and he cares about people's needs. The poster shows Lenin paying attention to something or somebody. The message is written pretty clear, but the color is not that bright and it doesn't show any sign of communism, except Lenin himself.


Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live...

This poster tries to say that Lenin and his ideas of communism always were in the world and they will never disappear. He is saying that the Party is the future. Lenin stands in moving pose, which might also mean that he is also developing, moving, becoming better and better. A colorful poster like that grabs everyone's attention with its interesting design and the focus of red color in it.



We are for peace. Stalin

This is the picture of Stalin and thousands of Russians with a red colored flag in the background, representing communist party, as well as the people. The idea of this poster is that Stalin fully supports peace and compares it with communism. People in the background seem like the army ready to go and fight for the peace. It is very colorful and very clear poster, encouraging people support Stalin.

Every step of Communist Party of Soviet Union is tied with Marx, Engles and Lenin...

This poster is trying to say that Communism could not have been even existing without Karl Marx, the founder of Communism, Engles and Lenin. It makes people think that communism is a great idea and it needs to be developed in a good way to make people happy, because it was led through years with Marx, Engles and Lenin. The poster is done in probably old fashioned style with with black and white portarits of the leaders.

From what I saw and read about these posters I could say that Russia was in failing stage and communism party with Lenin gave the people hope of surviving. It managed to develop Russia, make it better and stronger. Still, communists had a lot of opponents so they needed to have people to support them. They made lots of propaganda posters to spread their thoughts, ideas and make an ideal leader with Lenin. Even though not all of the posters were telling the truth, people supported them. Communists gained power and ruled the country with communist government.

Sunday, August 27, 2006

The 1960s are most famous for the Vietnam War, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Beatles and the First man on the moon. It is obvious that it was one of the most important decades in the history of human being! This decade is an exciting, revolutionory time with pieces of unforgetable music style and arts improvements, amasing fashion, Civil and women rights, tv and film freedom!
The most important events in 1960s
The Vietnam War and the U.S. influence


This is a vietnamese female soldier. Everybody was involved in the vietnam war.

The Vietnam War began in 1945, but i'm going to tell you about the most important events during 1960s. President of the U.S. John F. Kennedy believed that America could stop the war by sending the Green Berets ("Special Advisors") to the South Vietnam to train their soldiers. Lyndon B. Johnson (the 36th president of the U.S.) focused on American military effort in Vietnam. It caused more than 1,000 American soldiers deaths per month. In 1960s the U.S. focused on technological innovation and military effects, where Vietnam played as a experimental resource.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/vietnam_war#john_f._kennedy_and_vietnam_.281961.e2.80.931963.29

The Second Vatican Council

The concil was organized by Pope John XXIII
www.sspx.ca/.../Dec2004/Is_That_Chair_Vacant.ht


It was organized to make the teachings of the Catholic Church more clear to the modern world, Including the nature of Church, mission of the laity and religious freedom. It took 3 years to cmplete the lection! from 1962 to 1965.
http://colombia.thefreedictionary.com/vatican


The Rise of the Berlin Wall


After the constructing the Berlin Wall, people couldn't leave the country.
http://www.derbyps.org/Irving/history/1960s.htm


The Berlin Wall was built in order not to let the people leave from the East Berlin, ruled by Communists in August 1961. The West Berlin was occupied by British, French and American forces. More than 400 people died trying to escape.
http://www.derbyps.org/Irving/history/1960s.htm


The Important People of 1960s


Marthin Luther King Jr.


King, making his most famous speech "I Have A Dream"
www.harley.com/people/martin-luther-king.html


Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929. He was a famous Baptist minister, political activist, leader of the Amerian Civil Rights Movement. He recived the Peace Noble Prize. Thanks for his hard work the American black people were able to vote in 1964. He was tragicly assossinated in1968.
http://nobleprize.org/noble_prizes/peace/laureats/1964/king_bio.html


John F. Kennedy


Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917.
www.lib.msu.edu/vincent/findaids/


Kennedy was the 35th president of the U.S. He came from the rich religios Irish family and he was the first catholic President ever in America. His position as a leader continued from 1961 to 1963, when he was assossinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. He represented American Liberalism. He showed exceptional heroism and bravery, rescuing the sailor in South Pacific during WWII.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jk35.html


Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle


Charles de Gaulle was born on November 22,1890
www.dhm.de/.../GaulleCharlesDe/index.html


He was a french military leader and statesment. He inspired the new constituion and he was the 5th republic's first president of France.His political ideology known as Gaullism was major influence in french politics.
http://spartacus.scholnet.co.uk/2wwdegaulle.html


The Important Technological Improvements in 1960s


Heart Transplant


The 1st heart operation was done in 1967.
http://www.cambridgeshire.nhs.uk/nhs-plan/cd-rom/nhs-plan-text-version.html


It was first succesfully performed in 1967 by South African Surgeon Christiaan Bernard, nowadays these opertions are some kind of a "routine". People started to trust medical operations.
http://www.cambridgeshire.nhs.uk/nhs-plan/cd-rom/nhs-plan-text-version.html


Integrated Circuit


This is an example of an Integrated Cicuit. It is also known as microchip or IC.
www.diracdelta.co.uk/.../source.html


An IC as a small electronic curcuit, which has been manufacturedin the surface of thin substrate of semiconducter material. Using this chip you can reduce the size of the electronic devices.
www.diracdelta.co.uk/.../source.html

First Man in Space

Neil Armstrong-1st man on the moon, 1969.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11

Apollo 11 launched on the moon on July 16th, 1969 and on July 20th Armstrong and Collins did the 1st step there. The idea of landing on the moon belonged to Kennedy, but he passed away and this contribution was done for his memory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11


Famous Musician in 1960s

Jimmy Hendrix


Jimmy, creating a new song
www.rightonradio.com/main.html


James Marshal Carson was born on November 27, 1942. He was a famous musician, singer, songwriter, innovator and cultural icon. Jimmy was the most influential, talented guitarist in rock music. Self-taught, he was a lefthanded musician, who played with his right hand. He died at the age of 27 because of the drug overload.
www.rightonradio.com/main.html


Famous Book in 1960s

"Silent Spring"


This is the famous book cover for the"Silent Spring"
www.manhattanrarebooks-literature.com/carson_...


It was written and published in 1962 by pretty famous critic and environmentalist Rachel Carson. The book was one of the most influential in 20th century and it caused environmental ecology movement.
www.manhattanrarebooks-literature.com/carson_...


The Famous Piece of Art


"The Pink Panther" Movie

This is how the movie poster looked like in 1960s

www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id...

The Pink Panther is a serioe of an American and British comedy direted by Blake Edwarts. It was first performed in 1963. The second part - 1964 annd the third - 1968. The movie took 52 place on "The Funniest Films".
Overall, in my opinion the most important event was the Vietnam War and the U.S. involvment, because it caused millions of deaths. Martin Luther King fought for the black men rights, which is also valuable thing. What about Jimmy Hendrix? He is the father of the rock'n'roll and people will never forget his music contributions. 1960s are the ages of the leaders.
Hope you enjoyed that! Thank you for your attention!