Communists Collection (#11)

To the Elections! For Collectivisation! For the harvest!. Artist: Kostyanitsyn, Vasily Nikolaevich (1881-1940)
To the Elections! For Collectivisation! For the harvest!. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

The Cooperation Day in a village, 1926. Artist: Tcheptsov, Yefim Mikhailovich (1875-1950)
The Cooperation Day in a village, 1926. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Portrait photograph of Leon Trotsky. Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army

Spartacist Poster / 1919
Vote Spartacist A poster demonstrating how the Spartacists, radical German communists who staged an abortive uprising in 1919, would destroy the old order

Grigory Yevseevich Zinoviev, 1883 - 1936, born Hirsch Apfelbaum, also known as Ovsei-Gershon Aronovich Radomyslsky. Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet Communist politician

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, also known as Lenin, 1870 - 1924. Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist

Composite On North Vietnam

Georgia. Gori. Statue of Stalin
GEORGIA. SHIDA KARTLI. Gori. Statue of Stalin. Sculpture

Ferenc Molnar
FERENC MOLNAR Hungarian playwright, whose works were banned by the communists. Date: 1878 - 1952

Communist Wolf Pack
THE RED GUARD The Communists depicted as a pack of wolves, ravening with glowing eyes

Woodcut from a Diggers document by William Everard. The Diggers were an English group of Protestant agrarian communists. begun by Gerrard Winstanley as True Levellers in 1649

Kolkhos women on the field, Early 1930s. Found in the collection of State Museum of the Political History of Russia, St. Petersburg

Collective farmer. Found in the Collection of State Museum of Architecture, History and Art, Vladimir

New Life, 1932. Artist: Evgrafov, Nikolay Ivanovich (1904-1941)
New Life, 1932. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Communists Attacked
When communists demonstrate during a presidential visit to Strasbourg, they are attacked by patriots and compelled to seek police protection Date: February 1928

An S. A. S. parachute operation in the Malayan jungle
A squadron of 57 Special Air Service (S.A.S.) paratroops parachuting into the deep Perak jungle searching for Malayan Communists. Date: 1952

ENGELS, Friedrich (1820-1895). German socialist philosopher and political theoretician. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

ULBRICHT, Walter (1893 - 1973). German politician, comunist leader during the Weimar Republic and the GDR. Oil

ACEVEDO, Isidoro (1867-1952). Spanish writer and socialist politician. Secretary of PSOE (Spanish Socialist Party) in 1896

LENIN, Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov (1870-1924). Russian theoretician and communist leader politician. Lenin at Razliv. 1934. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. SAINT PETERSBURG. Saint Petersburg. State Russian Museum

North Shensi Academy
Students attend a lecture at the North Shensi (Shaanxi) Academy for Chinese Communists Date: 1938

Yenan Workers Club
The Workers Club at Yenan (Yennan, Yan an) in the Shaanxi province of China. Yenan became the centre of the Chinese communist revolution

Anti-Communist gathering in China
A gathering of young anti-communists in Wukiang (Wujiang?), China, during occupation by the Japanese Date: 1937-1945

Yenan
A street in the city of Yenan (Yan an), in the Shaanxi province of China. Yenan was situated towards the end of the Long March of Chinese Communists escaping the Chinese Nationalist Party forces

The Youth of New Moscow
True children of the revolution - young, smilling communists in New Moscow. Date: 1932

Communist Demo, USA
A communist demonstration in New York, U.S.A. with banners reading Strike for a 40 hour 5 day week! and Don t starve - fight, etc. Date: early 1930s

Destruction of the Vendome Column during the Commune, 1871 (b / w photo)
XIR164874 Destruction of the Vendome Column during the Commune, 1871 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Federes before the Vendome Column during the Commune, 1871 (b / w photo)
XIR164873 Federes before the Vendome Column during the Commune, 1871 (b/w photo) by Braquehais, Bruno (1823-75); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Fall of the Vendome Column during the Commune (litho)
XIR164872 The Fall of the Vendome Column during the Commune (litho) by Sabatier, Louis Remy (19th century); Musee d Art et d Histoire, Saint-Denis

The Vendome column just after its fall, Federes and fake sailors putting the red
XIR164871 The Vendome column just after its fall, Federes and fake sailors putting the red flag in the pedestal, 16th May 1871 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Lancon

Bolshevik cavalrymen of Russia pictured of the streets of Petrograd 9 August 1920

Senator Joseph R. McCarthy
New York, New York: 1953 Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (left), discusses the State Departments Voice of America program with newsreporters in New York

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Moscow, Russia: c. 1910. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, founder of the Bolshevist Revolution, which he called The Great Experiment

Communist Leader Mao Tse-Tung
Chungking, China: September 14, 1945 Communist faction leader Mao Tse-Tung arrived with U.S. Ambassador Maj. Gen. Patrick Hurley to meet with Chiang Kai-Shek

During a work break, a young woman is leading the commune workers in singing a song praising chairman mao, cultural revolution, tachai, shansi province, china, 1968

A p, l, a, unit stationed in kwangtung province that has formed a propaganda team that goes out to the countryside and to the streets to publicize the teachings of chairman mao during the cultural

Fidel castro of cuba with president salvador allende being greeted by chilean students upon his arrival at pudahuel airport in santiago on november 10, 1971

Vladimir ilyich ulyanov (lenin) with fellow members of the st, petersburg league of struggle for the emancipation of the working class, st, petersburg, 1897, (left to right) standing - a, l

Russia / 1918 / Red V White
A skirmish between the Red and White armies at a railway station. Date: 1918

Mural depicting Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, first human in space, and Mongolian people with white doves, signifing peace and friendship between two countries, built in 1970s Communist era

Bromley Young Communists on a CND march
Bromley Young communists taking part in a CND march in Horley, Surrey

The Communist by George Studdy
Bonzo, detesting Communism in any form, takes a back seat on this occasion. Rather odd cartoon showing a red Bonzo sitting on top of a pile of bones

France / Meeting Attacked
Communists in Paris attack a right-wing poitical meeting

Russia / 1921 / Marriage
Even communists need ritual ceremonies ! A pair of Russians are joined in unholy matrimony in a civil marriage by a provincial commissar under a Red Flag

Communists / Munich 1919
Munich Soldiers and Workers Republic. Propaganda photograph

Red Army First Aid / 1920
First Aid workers of the Red Army in Dinslaken at a time when the German communists were in conflict with the government and right wing extremists

Red Flag / Brandenburg
The Red Flag is flown at the Brandenburg Gate by German Communists who hoped that the dissolution of Imperial Germany might be turned into a more radical revolution

Demonstration on Tiananmen Square during the Cultural Revolution in 1967, Beijing, China, Asia

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"Unveiling the Spirit of Unity: Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, a testament to communist ideals. This powerful sculpture by Vera Mukhina stands tall in Moscow, reminding us of the collective strength that communism represents. In 1925, action was taken against communists as eight leaders were arrested. A pivotal moment in history that showcased the resistance faced by those who fought for equality and social justice. The Red Guard's entry into the Kremlin in 1917 marked a turning point in Russian history. This color lithograph captures their determination to establish a new order under communist principles. Vladimir Lenin, an iconic figure of the early Soviet Union, is depicted here during his time in Gorki. The vibrant lithograph reflects his influential leadership and dedication to building a socialist society. A mid-1920s KPD poster exemplifies the spread of communism beyond Russia's borders. It symbolizes international solidarity among workers striving for liberation from oppressive systems. Lenin's arrival in St Petersburg (now known as Petrograd) in 1917 ignited revolutionary fervor across Russia. This lithograph encapsulates the excitement and hope that accompanied this historic event. During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), youth presented ten demands rooted in communist ideology—demanding freedom, justice, and equality for all Spaniards regardless of class or background. As Spain grappled with internal conflict during its civil war, adherents rallied under slogans like "Leed Verdad" (Read Truth) and "Union. Disciplina. " (Unity. Discipline. )—calling for unity amongst Spanish communists to fight fascism together. Campesinos—the rural working class—played an essential role during Spain's civil war; they stood united against oppression while fighting for land reform and fair treatment within society. In this tumultuous period of history, Spanish communists emerged as key players advocating for change amidst chaos—a beacon of hope for those seeking a more equitable and just society.