Dictatorship Collection

Barcelona International Exhibition. 1929. Poster from an illustration by R. Bas. View of Paseo de Maria Cristina with the Montju fountains and the National Palace

LENIN AND STALIN, 1923. Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin at Lenins villa at Gorki in 1923. Stalins image may have been superimposed at a later date

Benito Mussolini (postcard)
3793612 Benito Mussolini (postcard); (add.info.: Benito Mussolini - in ornate uniform. Italian dictator and leader of the Fascist movement 1883 - 1945. Totalitarianism.); Lebrecht History

Under the Banner of Lenin, 1933 (poster)
3507807 Under the Banner of Lenin, 1933 (poster) by Klogis, Gustav (1895-1938); (add.info.: Under the Banner of Lenin Soviet Russian propaganda poster, by Gustav Klogis, (1895-1938)

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), French general and Emperor, 1912
Napoleon Bonaparte, French general and Emperor. Napoleon (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Spain (20th c. ). Francos dictatorship. Post-war
Spain (20th c.). Francos dictatorship. Post-war. Propaganda poster. Girls dressed with the uniform of Falange starring the campaign for the presents of Three Kings Day of the Organizaci󮠊

Fear of a Dictator (litho)
8673910 Fear of a Dictator (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fear of a Dictator. A Rochester election handbill of 1834)

Steel factory in the USSR, 1930 (poster)
2069888 Steel factory in the USSR, 1930 (poster); (add.info.: Coll. Part. History. USSR (Russia): Steel factory in USSR. Poster, USSR, 1930.); Photo © CCI.

Cover of the illustrated periodical 'Tempo', Year IX-N. 36- Aldo Palazzi, Milan, 6-13 September 1947 (print)
6203021 Cover of the illustrated periodical 'Tempo', Year IX-N. 36- Aldo Palazzi, Milan, 6-13 September 1947 (print); (add.info.: MUSSOLINI Portrait of a Benito Mussolini frowned)

Benito Mussolini inspecting troops
6266152 Benito Mussolini inspecting troops; (add.info.: Benito Mussolini inspecting troops. Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, 1883-1945. 27th Prime Minister of Italy)

Mussolini Prime Minister, 1929 (b/w photo)
7272473 Mussolini Prime Minister, 1929 (b/w photo); (add.info.: FASCISM Marshal Badoglio, to his right, General Armando Diaz, Benito Mussolini and King Victor Emmanuel III)

The coup d'etat by Miguel Primo Rivera (1870-1930) - Spain (1923). First of Rivera's Coup d'Etat
CUL4877883 The coup d'etat by Miguel Primo Rivera (1870-1930) - Spain (1923). First of Rivera's Coup d'Etat. Newspaper " El Liberal" (15th September 1923)

Madame Tussaud's. London (b/w photo)
8664247 Madame Tussaud's. London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: All the news from Madame Tussaud's)

Soviet Budenovka Winter Army Cap, 1920s-1930s (object)
7177609 Soviet Budenovka Winter Army Cap, 1920s-1930s (object); Private Collection; (add.info.: Famous style of Cap worn by the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and later); © Don Troiani

PRIMO DE RIVERA, Fernando (1831-1921). Spanish military man and politician (engraving)
CUL4863776 PRIMO DE RIVERA, Fernando (1831-1921). Spanish military man and politician (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: PRIMO DE RIVERA, Fernando (1831-1921)

Pyotr Nikitich Tkachev, 1850
3507995 Pyotr Nikitich Tkachev, 1850; (add.info.: Pyotr Nikitich Tkachev (1844 -1886) - literary critic and publicist. One of the ideologists of populism

Cincinnatus recalled to Rome (engraving)
8635791 Cincinnatus recalled to Rome (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sulla abdicating as dictator of Rome (engraving)
8635707 Sulla abdicating as dictator of Rome (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucius Cornelius Sulla abdicating as dictator of Rome, 81 BC)

Danced round the world (b/w photo)
8664244 Danced round the world (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Danced round the world)

Bullfighters learners who train every morning at the Casa de Campo in Madrid to learn the art of bullfighting .(photo)
CUL4887291 Bullfighters learners who train every morning at the Casa de Campo in Madrid to learn the art of bullfighting .(photo) by Unknown Artist; (add.info)

The Fasces, an axe tied to a bundle of sticks, the symbol of Ancient Roman magistrates
527269 The Fasces, an axe tied to a bundle of sticks, the symbol of Ancient Roman magistrates, which was adopted as their emblem by the Italian Fascists in the 20th century

Benito Mussolini with his wife Rachele Guidi and his daughter Edda in Milan in 1915
1752051 Benito Mussolini with his wife Rachele Guidi and his daughter Edda in Milan in 1915; (add.info.: Benito Mussolini with his wife Rachele Guidi and his daughter Edda in Milan in 1915); Photo

Miguel Primo de Rivera Y Orbaneja (1870-1930) in spanish Morocco c; 1925
1744196 Miguel Primo de Rivera Y Orbaneja (1870-1930) in spanish Morocco c; 1925; (add.info.: Miguel Primo de Rivera Y Orbaneja (1870-1930) in spanish Morocco c; 1925); Photo: Tallandier.

DAZA, Hilarion (1840-1894). President of Bolivia from 1876 to 1879. Illustration. Engraving
CUL4861595 DAZA, Hilarion (1840-1894). President of Bolivia from 1876 to 1879. Illustration. Engraving. by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: DAZA, Hilarion (1840-1894)

Portrait of young Stalin, circa 1917 (b/w photo)
LSE4102097 Portrait of young Stalin, circa 1917 (b/w photo); Private Collection; Photo © Leonard de Selva.

Soviet Budenovka Winter Army Cap, 1920s-1930s (object)
7177608 Soviet Budenovka Winter Army Cap, 1920s-1930s (object); Private Collection; (add.info.: Famous style of Cap worn by the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and later); © Don Troiani

Comadres cleaning Gran Via street, attending the call of the Ministry of Information and Tourism
CUL4887344 Comadres cleaning Gran Via street, attending the call of the Ministry of Information and Tourism and its campaign to 'keep the city clean,'" helping out the public services

The Fasces, an axe tied to a bundle of sticks, the symbol of Ancient Roman magistrates which was adopted as their
527268 The Fasces, an axe tied to a bundle of sticks, the symbol of Ancient Roman magistrates which was adopted as their emblem by the Fascists in the 20th century

Spanish king Alfonso XIII (l) and General Miguel Primo de Rivera (dictator in 1923-1930) here in the 20's
1751983 Spanish king Alfonso XIII (l) and General Miguel Primo de Rivera (dictator in 1923-1930) here in the 20's; (add.info)

Let our indestructible friendship live and strengthen!, 1951 (litho)
FIA5373549 Let our indestructible friendship live and strengthen!, 1951 (litho); Russian State Library, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: Laissons notre indestructible amitie vivre et se renforcer)

Study of Franklin Delano Roosevelt for the Painting 'Big Three at Yalta', 1945 (oil on canvas)
XJL60891 Study of Franklin Delano Roosevelt for the Painting 'Big Three at Yalta', 1945 (oil on canvas) by Chandor, Douglas (1897-1953); 110.5x90.2 cm; National Portrait Gallery

Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee and Harrys Truman at the Potsdam Conference, 1945 (b/w photo)
2626398 Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee and Harrys Truman at the Potsdam Conference, 1945 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Stalin, Churchill, Attlee)

Relocation of kulaks were to work in gulags
2912066 Relocation of kulaks were to work in gulags; (add.info.: Relocation of kulaks were to work in gulags (prison camps) 1930

Lenin anouncing decree on the land at soviet congress on november 8, 1917, c.1920 (illustration)
1742301 Lenin anouncing decree on the land at soviet congress on november 8, 1917, c.1920 (illustration); (add.info.: Lenin (Vladimir Illitch Oulianov 1870-1924), soviet communist leader

AI IMAGE - A portrait of Joseph Stalin, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - A portrait of Joseph Stalin, 2023. Russian politician, political theorist and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953

AI IMAGE - A portrait of Joseph Stalin, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - A portrait of Joseph Stalin, 2023. Russian politician, political theorist and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953

Coup d'etat in Portugal; After three days of combat, the victorious revolutionary troops. 1917. Creator: Unknown
Coup d'etat in Portugal; After three days of combat, the victorious revolutionary troops rest in their positions, 1917

Coup d'etat in Portugal; Revolutionary artillery unit responding to fire from the warships... 1917 Creator: Unknown
Coup d'etat in Portugal; Revolutionary artillery unit responding to fire from the warships "Vasco-de-Gama" and "Guadiana" loyal to the regular government, 1917

Coup d'etat in Portugal; Mr. Sidonio Pais, head of the new government... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Coup d'etat in Portugal; Mr. Sidonio Pais, head of the new government, and Captain Machado Santos review, at Campolide, the sailors who fought for the old government, 1917

It Can't Happen Here, Miami, FL, 1936. Creator: Unknown
It Can't Happen Here, Miami, FL, 1936. Federal Theatre...National Premiere - Sinclair Lewis Epoch-Making Drama - "It Can't Happen Here!"...Extended Engagement...'

It Can't Happen Here, Miami, FL, 1936. Creator: Unknown
It Can't Happen Here, Miami, FL, 1936. Federal Theatre...National Premiere - Sinclair Lewis Epoch-Making Drama - "It Can't Happen Here!"...Extended Engagement...'

It Can't Happen Here, Los Angeles, 1936. Creator: Unknown
It Can't Happen Here, Los Angeles, 1936. Mayan Theatre...Dramatization of "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis and J.C. Moffitt - Federal Theatre Project Div. of W.P.A.'

It Can't Happen Here, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
It Can't Happen Here, [193-]. World Premiere - It Can't Happen Here - Dramatization of Sinclair Lewis Great Book - Columbia...F.T.P. of W.P.A.'

It Can't Happen Here, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
It Can't Happen Here, [193-]. Federal Theatre...presents "It Can't Happen Here" - stage show - dramatized by Lewis & Moffit...'

It Can't Happen Here, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
It Can't Happen Here, [193-]. The Federal Theatre presents World Premiere...Repertory Theatre...Works Progress Administration'

It Can't Happen Here, 1936. Creator: Unknown
It Can't Happen Here, 1936. Federal Theatre...American Premiere - "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis...'

It Can't Happen Here, San Francisco, 1936. Creator: Unknown
It Can't Happen Here, San Francisco, 1936. World Premiere - It Can't Happen Here - Dramatization of Sinclair Lewis Great Book - Columbia...F.T.P. of W.P.A.'

It Can't Happen Here, Newark, NJ, 1936. Creator: Unknown
It Can't Happen Here, Newark, NJ, 1936. Federal Theatre of New Jersey has the Honor To Present "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis - Especially Adapted for Federal Theatre by

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Dictatorship: A Tale of Power and Oppression Throughout history, the world has witnessed the rise and fall of numerous dictators who have left an indelible mark on society. From Napoleon Bonaparte to Francisco Franco, these figures have shaped nations and altered the course of history. However, their reigns were often marred by brutality, suppression, and a disregard for human rights. In World War II, a British poster titled "Tittle Tattle Lost the Battle" warned against careless talk that could aid dictatorships. It served as a reminder that even seemingly innocent conversations could inadvertently support oppressive regimes. One such regime was led by Napoleon Bonaparte in 19th-century France. As both a general and emperor, his rule was marked by military conquests but also highlighted his thirst for power and control. The Barcelona International Exhibition poster from 1929 showcased Spain's attempt to present itself as progressive under dictatorship. However, beneath this facade lay an authoritarian regime that stifled dissenting voices. Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin's alliance during Lenin's final years demonstrated how one dictator can pave the way for another. Their meeting at Lenin's villa in Gorki symbolized the transition from one autocratic leader to another within Russia. Spain experienced its own dark period with Francisco Franco's dictatorship after World War II. The post-war era saw widespread repression as Franco consolidated power through censorship and political persecution. The Valley of the Fallen in Spain stands as a haunting reminder of Franco's legacy – a massive monument built using forced labor where victims of his regime are buried alongside him. This site serves as a chilling testament to the horrors inflicted upon those who opposed dictatorial rule. Lenin’s leadership in Russia ushered in communism but also established an iron grip on society through totalitarianism. His ideology may have promised equality but ultimately resulted in further oppression under Stalin’s rule.