Nov 28, 2006 1:00 PM

More Soviet Art: Propaganda Carpets

Given how many links I’m suddenly finding for Communist art, I think you can reasonably expect next Monday’s ‘This Week In Malcontent Memes’ post to basically be a Soviet-themed revue. So following yesterday’s post about USSR Propaganda Advertisements and last week’s post about Soviet photomontages… Soviet propaganda carpets! Soviet Propaganda… Carpets [English Russia]

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Given how many links I'm suddenly finding for Communist art, I think you can reasonably expect next Monday's 'This Week In Malcontent Memes' post to basically be a Soviet-themed revue. So following yesterday's post about USSR Propaganda Advertisements and last week's post about Soviet photomontages... Soviet propaganda carpets!

Soviet Propaganda... Carpets [English Russia]

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