Trigger | Imperial War Museums

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Object description

whole: the image fills the page. image: a close up of the trigger of a revolver where the trigger has been replaced by a wagging tongue. '1937' is marked into the metal of the gun. text: no text

Label

The image refers to 1937 in the Ukraine, during Stalin's Purges, when citizens were encouraged to denounce each other anonymously, resulting in possible execution without trial, hence the wagging tongue depicted as the trigger.

Inscription

Cyrillic text

Object details

Category: Posters
Related period: 1945-1989 (production), 1945-1989 (content)
Creator: Najden, Ruslan and NOVOZILOV, Alexander
Production date: 1989
Place made: ukraine
Materials: medium: lithograph
Dimensions: Support: Height 620 mm, Width 976 mm
Catalogue number: Art.IWM PST 9029

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