"Which Part Of The Soviet Union Was THIS Poster Made For?" Topic

Which population wore (or wears) that clothing and braided hairdo in the former USSR?

Could it be a useful terrain accent to those gaming some areas of Soviet-occupied Afghanistan? Or was this propaganda media made for an entirely different area?

Dan

The book appears to be about Lenin so no help really.

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I think that's your baby!

I think that's something like the Russian name for Tajikistan: Using the wiki cyrillic alphabet decoder, it might say something that sounds more like tarchzikistan, maybe.

From wiki:
"is a country in Central Asia surrounded by Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. It's known for rugged mountains, popular for hiking and climbing. The Fann Mountains, near the national capital Dushanbe, have snow-capped peaks that rise over 5,000 meters. The range encompasses the Iskanderkulsky Nature Refuge, a notable bird habitat named for Iskanderkul, a turquoise lake formed by glaciers."

Sounds like quite a pretty country from that description.

It's striking that the lady is wearing high heels, a western touch (unless I'm wrong.)

It's striking that the lady is wearing high heels, a western touch (unless I'm wrong.)

I think that's rather the point of this propaganda. Holding her copy of "the world according to Lenin", the girl turns her back on the old (Muslim) ways, and strides forward into 'soviet modernity'.

High heels (and lipstick too, if I'm not mistaken) have always been a draw to young girls, and if Lenin says it's O.K. then who are mummy and daddy to argue.

Yes, many former USSR states like Tajikistan, are moslem, and the locals look very much "Asian"/"Oriental" as opposed to Caucasian. E.g. Stalin, Lenin, Zhukov, Putin, etc.

And as with Christians, Jews and moslems, etc., their "beliefs" didn't always "get along" with hardcore Communist dogma, etc. It was God or the Communist State to some/many it seemed. Even some churches, etc., in some areas were abandoned or destroyed. Some are still around in a state of decay and in ruins. Even in places like e.g. Romania, etc.

BTW : Have seen some pictures from that region and many of the women appeared to be quite attractive.

I'm not quite sure, but maybe it is an old poster from Tashkent (Uzbekistan):

- Old man: When did you get away from the sacred book?
- Young woman: Since I learned to read this book.

Costumes and hats of them both are traditional from Uzbekistan and other places in Central Asia.

Hope it helps.

Costumes and hats of them both are traditional from Uzbekistan and other places in Central Asia.

Yes, that is very true.

BTW : Have seen some pictures from that region and many of the women appeared to be quite attractive.

Tajikistan's entry for Miss United Nations

WOW !!!

There's a "Miss United Nations"???

Never heard of it before now. When did that happen?

Dan

@ olicana
"High heels (and lipstick too, if I'm not mistaken) have always been a draw to young girls, and if Lenin says it's O.K. then who are mummy and daddy to argue."

Plus, it beats the body bag and second class citizenship too.

You got that right Stone …

Yeah, that would really make an interesting poster for Afghanistan terrain.

Dan

I think we are talking Uzbek:

Uzbekistan. 1930. Uzbek girl, Central Asia.

@ olicana
"High heels (and lipstick too, if I'm not mistaken) have always been a draw to young girls, and if Lenin says it's O.K. then who are mummy and daddy to argue."

Plus, it beats the body bag and second class citizenship too.

Indeed.

When I visited Russia I was shocked to see how 'second class' they were treated. It seems that a lot of the low skilled building and manual work in places like Moscow is done (on the cheap) by immigrants from the 'Stans'. They are often subject to blatant racism by Russians and constantly shaken down by the police and security services (who are as corrupt as they come) 'checking' immigration status.

Olicana

I googled Soviet Uzbek propaganda posters and found this.

Dan

The fight still continues.

With no end in sight it appears …

The 'High Heels' date back to at least the 1600's in Central Asia, usually worn as part of a set of slippers put on over the main shoes/riding boots. There are some in collections that have steel heels and soles, and were sometimes used as hand-to-hand weapons.