Got our mojo working...

Another piece of wartime propaganda, this time from the Soviets in WWII. I enjoy older communist poster art. This is a reprint from a communist Chinese matchbox label that I have. Typical soviet socialist 'realism'. Definitely more in the heroic style than the German example listed below. This is depicting the repulsion of German forces on the eastern front (If you look very carefully, you can see that the closest fallen soldier is German, because of his helmet style). The stalwart soviet soldier dominates the field with his size, and the strong diagonals formed by his body posture and legs. His cape is blowing majestically behind him. The angle of his submachine gun barrel is roughly parallel with the airplanes in the background, moving forward with him, and the tank is moving forward, also. Just one big, happy collective family of comrades, doing what they have to do for Uncle 'Joe'. The extremely muted and limited palette of colors may have been a result of wartime exigencies.