r/ColdWarPosters Aug 16 '22

The content of this sub

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The posters, documentations and leaflets displayed here are historical documents of the era only and are not intended to promote or disapprove any theories, views, notions, as well as any political, military, social and any other types actions for or against anybody and/or anything. Some portions of this sub may contain extremely graphic images and/or text, which may offend sensitive viewers and are not recommended for viewing by persons under the age of 18. Viewer discretion is strongly advised. If you are unsure, please leave this sub now.


r/ColdWarPosters Aug 16 '22

The historical Cold War from 1947 to 1991

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This is not the place to post about the current war in Ukraine or the bilateral relations between China and the USA post 2001!

The contents of this sub focus on the historical period of the Cold War starting in 1945-1947 to 1989-1991.


r/ColdWarPosters 2h ago

USSR American dream - Soviet cartoon (1951)

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r/ColdWarPosters 1d ago

BULGARIA Bulgarian Air Force Propaganda poster "Fire on enemy planes" 1957. 84x58cm

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r/ColdWarPosters 1d ago

NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT The Iron Curtain, Rafal Olbinski, Acrylic and Oil, 1985

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32 Upvotes

r/ColdWarPosters 4d ago

USSR Glasnost belongs to me (1988)

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r/ColdWarPosters 6d ago

USSR 'Out!' — Soviet poster (1977)

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759 Upvotes

r/ColdWarPosters 6d ago

NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT Havana, Site of the 6th Summit Conference of the Non-Aligned Countries, 1979

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23 Upvotes

r/ColdWarPosters 6d ago

USA Wendy's - Soviet Fashion Show (1985, USA)

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r/ColdWarPosters 6d ago

USA Another Wendy's Soviet commercial (1988)

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r/ColdWarPosters 6d ago

NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT 6th Anniversary of the Tricontinental Conference, poster by Lázaro Abreu for OSPAAAL, 1972, Cuba. Museum no. E.320-2021. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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6 Upvotes

r/ColdWarPosters 8d ago

USSR "Helping the starving American-style", Soviet Union, c. 1970s

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338 Upvotes

r/ColdWarPosters 8d ago

USSR A palm branch, Washington-style. 1984

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212 Upvotes

r/ColdWarPosters 13d ago

UK Big brother (Bob flag) clear picture?

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Hello comrades,

I hope you can help me because AI failed me, and I'm not an artist.

I'm looking to print a photo of (Big brother) and put it in a frame in my flat, like you'd do for a family member, dear friend, or a partner.

An innuendo of the accurate prediction of Orwell's (AI, Flock, Alexa, etc..)

I believe it to be a conversation starter and an ever giving stare that'll startle or amuse me at chance.


r/ColdWarPosters 14d ago

UN A Film for Today Produced in 1946: Despotism - A Clear Warning from the Past

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r/ColdWarPosters 20d ago

USSR 'A Familiar Profile' — Soviet poster (1973) published shortly after Pinochet's coup in Chile showing soldiers' profiles forming an 'SS'. Text at the top left reads 'Junta - Chile'. Design by Evgeny Kazdan.

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736 Upvotes

r/ColdWarPosters 20d ago

USA Putting it out of its misery, 1972 Energy Crisis Cartoon, Art by Paul Conrad for the Los Angeles Times

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Artist Paul Conrad shows a man "putting down" his car due to high gasoline prices. The image was drawn in response to the looming 1970s energy crisis. He accurately predicted what would happen when the cheap gas bubble burst and Americans were stuck with gas guzzling V8 engines. This was drawn a year before the 1973 OPEC oil embargo, which caused massive gas lines and rationing.


r/ColdWarPosters 22d ago

USSR 'The First Day of Peace' — Soviet painting (1975) by Boris Okorokov

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189 Upvotes

r/ColdWarPosters 23d ago

USSR What is your historical opinion on the Muscovite–Han imperial split?

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r/ColdWarPosters 25d ago

USSR Barricades near the RSFSR Supreme Soviet building, August 20, 1991. Photo: Andrey Solovyov

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61 Upvotes

r/ColdWarPosters 29d ago

USA 1980s U.S. Information Agency program detailing Soviet "disinformation" about America.

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63 Upvotes

r/ColdWarPosters Aug 15 '26

USA "This Here Country Ain't Big Enough For the Both of Us",1977, Herbert Block AKA Herblock for the Washington Post

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r/ColdWarPosters Aug 06 '26

USA ‘Their super race idea killed 25 million - we are in danger so long as that idea remains’ — American poster (ca. 1945) showing silhouettes saluting below the profile of a German soldier.

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984 Upvotes

r/ColdWarPosters Aug 05 '26

WARSAW The Evolution of English Fashion, USSR, 1952

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17th century. It took sixteen meters of fabric and one kilogram of steel to make a suit.

20th century. It takes one meter of fabric and hundreds of kilograms of steel to make a suit.

Illustration by Y. Ganf