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Berlin 1936 Moscow 1980

Berlin 1936 Moscow 1980
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Title
Berlin 1936 Moscow 1980
Content partner
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Collection
Auckland Museum Collections
Description

Poster produced in protest of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Text "Berlin 1936 Moscow 1980 No! Shift the games!". Image of the Soviet mascot Misha, holding a flag. Below this is an image of a large bear holding a rifle, signpost reads "Afghanistan". The images allude to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. The text is comparing the situation to the 1936 Olympic Games that were hosted by the Nazis in Berlin

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Image
Date created
1980
Creator
Workers' Communist League of New Zealand
URL
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/976394
Locations
Wellington / New Zealand
Related subjects
Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany) / Discrimination in sports / Boycotts--New Zealand / Olympic Games / Military history--Soviet Union / United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union / Protest movements

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