At English Russia, a collection of adverts from before the revolution:
Some marketing strategies haven't changed much. Others have. This is for cocoa:
It wasn't just Russia where the strength-giving powers of cocoa used to be emphasised. mind. How times change.
The first poster looks like a pastiche of this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Repin_Cossacks.jpg
Posted by: sackcloth and ashes | January 16, 2009 at 04:04 PM
Yes, well spotted. I'm sure you're right.
Posted by: Mick H | January 16, 2009 at 05:42 PM