Exhibit of WWII propaganda posters opens

An exhibit of reprinted Soviet propaganda posters from World War II, donated by Luther Professor Emeritus Richard Cole, will be on display on the main level in Preus Library starting this Friday.  

Luther College student Clara Bergan, class of 2013, will curate the exibition. After graduating from Decorah High School in 2010, she came to Luther to major in environmental studies with a policy concentration.

The posters on display represent only a small sample of hundreds created to advance the war efforts and strengthen support on the Soviet home front.  Cole purchased these posters in 1975 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) as part of the 30-year anniversary of Soviet victory over Germany. Used to educate and influence, propaganda was used to mobilize entire nations on all sides during World War II.