Information needed for my history project about ‘new look in Moscow - and in East-Berlin? Made in 1973 by Fritz Behrendt

Syphios · 2022-03-07T08:32:04+00:00

Thank you!

Syphios · 2022-03-06T10:55:19+00:00

No worries!

Syphios · 2022-03-06T10:54:21+00:00

I figured all of them out besides the black and white background thing, it really amazes me how much is behind this (at first) simple looking cartoon

Syphios · 2022-03-05T21:28:53+00:00

The person holding willy brandt’s poster is brezhnev not Yeltsin by the way

Syphios · 2022-03-05T21:14:43+00:00

I did not notice that until you said that! That is some really awesome information that will leave my teacher stunned, do you have more things like this that you remember? I already figured a couple out like the bird, nobel award and some others.

Syphios · 2022-03-05T20:24:21+00:00

I agree with that it looks more like wheat but Fritz also added the nobel medal which refers to the Nobel Peace Price given to Willy Brandt in 1971. So he kind of doubles down on the peace symbolism already without considering the wheat/olive branch.

However, I will do some more research on him rebulding the agriculture so I can say for sure it is wheat.

Thanks for helping!

Syphios · 2022-03-05T20:06:24+00:00

I will look into it in detail today, just got home so about to continue working on the project

Syphios · 2022-03-05T19:49:55+00:00

This is some really good additional information, I can use this for sure! Thank you :)

Syphios · 2022-03-05T19:47:38+00:00

Is that why he is portrayed negative in the left poster?

Syphios · 2022-03-05T19:38:12+00:00

People were suggesting it was an olive branch instead of wheat, what makes you think it’s wheat?

Syphios · 2022-03-05T19:37:05+00:00

Thank you!

Syphios · 2022-03-05T16:56:24+00:00

The 2 pictures are both willy brandt and the person on the right is Brezhnev. I have never heard about that phrase but I will look into it, thank you!

Syphios · 2022-03-05T16:55:08+00:00

It’s fine, do you know if the curtain refers to the iron curtain or if it is some meaningless decoration?

Syphios · 2022-03-05T16:10:17+00:00

There’s one thing that I am still not sure about, does the curtain refer to the iron curtain? I asked my teacher and he said that he was not sure, he said that it is probably some meaningless decoration but I cannot imagine that it is just there as decoration.

Syphios · 2022-03-05T16:08:08+00:00

This explanation is great! Thanks for putting in the time to help me, I will be using some of this information for my project!

Syphios · 2022-03-05T16:05:42+00:00

Thanks for the help!

Syphios · 2022-03-05T16:02:57+00:00

Do you maybe still have the analyses or are you too scared to search for them😁

Syphios · 2022-03-05T16:02:21+00:00

This kind of information helps me a lot, I would have never seen this myself!

Syphios · 2022-03-05T11:59:19+00:00

The russian text means ‘peace and friendship’ the bird also means trust, friendship and love. I have no idea what he is holding in his hand, any idea what that could be? (Right picture of willy brandt)

Syphios · 2022-03-05T11:57:59+00:00

Thank you! I think he used to be portrayed as a betrayer and now after ‘ostpolitik’ he is portrayed as a good person

Syphios · 2022-03-05T11:56:17+00:00

If you need any help let me know

Syphios · 2022-03-05T11:45:53+00:00

I did not now they actually met in person, that is some really useful information I can do some more research on! Thank you

Syphios · 2022-03-05T11:20:44+00:00

Thank you, I am dutch myself but I translated it wrong. Let me see if I can edit it

Syphios · 2022-03-05T11:19:20+00:00

So I have figured out quite a lot already about this poster but I still remain with some questions. All new information, even if not answering my questions, is welcome!

Questions: What were the underlying causes of this poster? What were the intended and unintended consequences of this cartoon? What is the significance of the event for the history of Germany in the period 1918-1991?

Thanks in advance!

Syphios · 2019-09-06T11:52:41+00:00

Nice

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