Russian Propaganda postcard - German Cockroaches
The Prussians~~~~A Russian propaganda postcard from WWI era, depictng Russian soldiers driving out the German menace, depicted as cockroaches. This card also features a linguistic play on words, as Cockroaches are often called prussaki (Prussians) in cooloquial Russian; in Germany, of course, they are Russen (Russians)
Picture No
10638410
Media ID
45525902
Size
3057px x 4590px
(2.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1916
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