Russian history: “Satire in the firing line” exhibition in Volgograd

April 15, 2014 in Volgograd, in the Memorial and Historical Museum the exhibition "Satire in the firing line" opens.

Visitors will see satirical posters, drawings, newspaper and magazine cartoons from the Museum-Reserve "Battle of Stalingrad".

Satire and humor was considered an effective weapon to combat the enemy. Satirical posters, flyers, postcards inspired people with hope and confidence in victory, and deprived men of fear in front of the enemy, inspired for the exploits. Cartoons deriding the enemy and good jokes rose the spirits, relieved fatigue, imbued with vivacity and determination to fight on to the bitter end. During the First World War, the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War satire and humor were mobilized "to serve the interests of national defense."

Among the exhibits there is a "Frontline propaganda suitcase" born during the Battle of Stalingrad, which became an important ideological weapon in the fight against the Nazis in all subsequent fronts of the Great Patriotic War. The exhibitions also includes personal belongings of soldiers.

The exhibition will run until June 29, 2014.