Publisher: The Young guard, Berlin, 1973
First Edition
Hardcover, 190 pages, photos in b/w
Size: 200 x 260 mm
Condition: Fair/Good. Pages inside in good condition, cover wear with many signs of use (see pictures for details)
Language: Russian, English, French, German and Spanish
Published in the USSR, this powerful propaganda photobook was designed to expose the double standards and injustice of capitalism by using a series of strong images, combined with powerful text, to show how cruel the system is. Photo after photo shows just how badly people are exploited in the West. In contrast, the last section of the book shows happy workers enjoying the good life under communism.
"A passionate polemic in words and images published in Moscow to commemorate the 16th Young Communist League held in East Berlin, Youth Accuses Imperialism was an illustrated manifesto designed to recruit the youth of the world to fight against capitalist imperialism."
Mentioned in Martin Parr, Gerry Badger, The Photobook: A History vol. III
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