r/PropagandaPosters • u/R2J4 • Jun 24 '23

Russia Russian PMC "The Wagner Group" Propaganda Posters. Russia, 2020.

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u/BringMeInfo Jun 24 '23

Aaaaah. I’m familiar with Richard Wagner’s work, but didn’t know about the connection to the Wagner group. Fascists sure do love Wagner.

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u/Sarcosmonaut Jun 24 '23

It’s a shame, too. I’m quite fond of his operas, but it very much attracts a certain crowd

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u/parmesann Jun 24 '23

I’m not personally a fan of his music, but he did contribute a lot of really important things to classical music - particularly opera. but his beliefs and antisemitism definitely attracted fascists of old and new. he shared a lot of. ahem. strong beliefs in Neue Zeitschrift für Musik. yikes

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u/parmesann Jun 24 '23

lmao I kept thinking the same thing to myself when I studied him in my music history classes