The selected passage describes Soviet posters displayed around the Kursk positions. Grotesque images urged viewers to crush fascist enemies, while another appeal called women onto collective farms to replace men serving in the army. The juxtaposition shows battlefield preparation reaching beyond trenches and weapons into propaganda and labour mobilisation. Opening here gives viewers both the visual language of Soviet wartime messaging and the home-front demands behind the front.
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Soviet propaganda and labour mobilisation at Kursk
Quoted posters pair violent anti-fascist imagery with an appeal for women to replace soldiers on collective farms.