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Affiche Bilbol (Akseli Gallen-Kallela)
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Lithograph 1907 by Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela. Museum of Decorative Arts.
"The poster Bilbol (1907), designed by Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931) marked the beginning of the history of Finnish posters, linking the influence of French tradition and Art Nouveau of Finland."
Français : Lithographie de 1907 de l'artiste finlandais Akseli Gallen-Kallela. Musée des arts décoratifs.
"L’affiche Bilbol (1907), conçue par Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931), marque le début de l’histoire de l’affiche finlandaise, faisant le lien entre l’influence de la tradition française et l’Art nouveau finlandais."
Here we have various samples of Finnish advertisements from the 20th century, including interesting pieces of Finnish propaganda intended for soldiers of invading Soviet Army. Finnish leaflets were thrown from the planes above Russian troops in order to convince Soviet soldiers to surrender. During World War 2 Finland was in alliance with Nazi Germany. Russia fought against Finland too even before July 1941 when the German Wehrmacht invaded. Finnish authorities promised good food and a bottle of vodka to those who surrender. Anyway, it was not so easy for the Soviets to accept this proposal. Special security regiments were observing troops - to catch everyone who fled to Finland or any other German ally and to shoot him down right on the place or throw him in jail.
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