Arranged Marriage Anti Religion USSR

£125.00

Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster issued as a satire of arranged marriage practice in the Central Asian republics of the USSR. The text reads: The Kalym (Dowry) is not pleasing to Allah but to the mullah so that he may live on earth no worse than Allah. And the bride is sold for the dowry into captivity and curses Kalym, and mullah, and Allah! - featuring a colourful cartoon style design of a man placing sheep and carpets onto scales balancing them against a lady on the other side with a mullah in a window in the centre set against a yellow background, the text on the blue border below. Horizontal. Very good condition, small tears.

Country

Russia

Year

1970s

Style

Propaganda Posters

Artist

A. Eliseev

Size (cm)

48x66