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Soviet Propaganda Cartoons - Shooting Range, 1979, V. Tarasov [Part 1]

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Uploaded by on Dec 22, 2009

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The story follows an unemployed citizen of an unknown country (its is blatantly obvious that the cartoon is talking about the US judging from product placement and musical theme) who out of greed and I suppose out of general sense of apathy ends up working as a live shooting target for a wealthy, cigar smoking capitalist, the owner of a local shooting gallery.

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  • This isn't propaganda. This is exactly how NY is like :D

  • I'm digging the jazz in this piece

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  • @iwantoldschool The Soviet Union did not respect American copyrights- Likewise we did not respect there's.

  • The film at the beginning is the opening of West Side Story directed by Robert Wise. How did they get away with that?

  • @plateshutoverlock It sure has that feel for sure, though it's not quite identical. but that is the first thing I thought of, and I'd bet anything the guy who made it saw the movie, whether it was really allowed or not in the Soviet Union (I really have no clue how many western movies made their way over there).

    

  • despot was working these visuals when he opened for das racist last night

  • @Nate505 I hear ya :) almost reminded me of Cowboy Bebop a little

    

  • In Sovjet Russia, capitalist gets shot by you...

  • I quite enjoy the subtle use of propaganda the artist employs. As an American I can see what the USSR government would have wanted their people. Not that I am making the US government out to be any better. The US had its fair share as well.

    At 4:27 we can see the targets of a deity of an Eastern religion, a hand employing the 'peace sign', a Soviet submarine, and a political leader (Uncle Sam?).

  • @sarevor NY is purple?! AWESOME!

  • Did they even still HAVE cars like the unemployed guy is driving in 1979? lol

  • I didn't know Nikon made shoes. 7:34

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