Russia revealed the poster depicting a young man with a model
space ship with the galaxy behind him at the perfect time. In the 1960s, when
this poster was created, the US and Russia competed in the cold war and space
race. A Cold War-specialist visited Moscow in the sixties, and professed seeing
adolescents “with nothing more productive to do than openly chugging vodka on street corners.” This piece of propaganda portrays many children flying model
spaceships and airplanes in the lighter portion of the picture, therefore
establishing that the notion that typical teenagers amuse themselves with model
spaceships, when in fact, many teens are on the streets drinking their lives
away. Russia released this poster in an attempt to alter the view of life many Russian
teenagers held. Not only was this poster released in order to motivate teens to
take a part in the space race, it also gave the elder generation a glimmer of
hope that the space race will thrive in with the future generation.
I agree with your statement of how the poster could have altered people's perceptions of Russian teens. Though, I'm curious to know exactly how you thought in the propaganda poster motivated teens. If possible, could you explain what the text says in English?
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The poster portrays a young man enthusiastic about his model spaceship. A teen viewing this poster may understand the man's passion for the space race and treat the man as a role model, and try to emulate him. In English, the text translates to "From student’s models to spaceships!"
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