From the 1960s through the 1980s, artists throughout the Soviet Union designed propaganda posters to warn the public of the dangers of excessive alcohol consumption.
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Soviet anti-alcohol posters in the 1970s and 1980s |
With striking, colorful graphics and stark metaphors, the posters cast alcoholism as a snake choking the life from vivacious young men, a bottle as a prison, and more.
Drinkers grow slothful and lazy, abandon their families, endanger their coworkers, or become murderous brutes.
These posters and dozens more are collected in
ALCOHOL: Soviet Anti-Alcohol Posters by
Fuel Publishing.
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"Not among trees or grasses, the serpent has warmed up among us. Don't suck on him, mammals, or you'll turn into a reptile yourself.", 1972 |
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"Drunkenness won't be tolerated!", 1977 |
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"Don't drink your life away.", 1977 |
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"This is a shameful union — a slacker + vodka!", 1980 |
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"Either, or.", 1983 |
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"We will overcome!" (Text on snake: "Alcoholism."), 1985 |
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"His inner world.", 1987 |
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"Rowdy partying ends with a bitter hangover." (Tattoo text: "I love order."), 1988 |
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"Underpass — to the 'next world.'", 1988 |
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Alcohol by Fuel Publishing |