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The West in the Soviet Caricature
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Behind The Iron Curtain: Satire
The following set of caricatures from the Soviet satirical magazine Krokodil is indicative of the treatment of the Vietnam War in the Soviet press. While stepping up the propaganda war, the Soviet Union was quietly shipping ammunition and advisers to Vietnam. During my army years, I served with a guy who was one of the Soviet military advisers in Vietnam; according to him, they were forbidden from displaying any kind of Soviet insignia, didn’t wear the uniform and pretended to be either some kind of sports trainers or construction workers.

– Why do you need a tie? -What if I have to speak at the press-conference for the prisoners of war in Hanoi…

Peacemaker at work: While declaring peaceful intentions in Indochina, American military renewed predatory and barbaric raids over the whole territory of the Democratic Republic Of Vietnam

Friends, following your demands, we pulled this battalion out of Vietnam! Protesters are holding signs “No to War!”, “Bring back the troops immediately!”

Genealogical Tree of the Smith Family: William – killed in Vietnam; Michael – killed in Laos; John – killed in Cambodia

And they say we didn’t learn anything from the war in Vietnam: Government uses tear gas to disperse demonstrations.

Top:- Your task is to cover the 5th Saigon Division (holding the map of Laos); Bottom: Reporting, the 5th Saigon Division is covered.

Ceremonial Withdrawal of troops:American propaganda is trying to present the withdrawal of 25,000 troops as a big step to peace, while not mentioning half a million troops still in the country

























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