alright, I've been puzzling over this...the Russian is too hard to make out, not that I could read it even if I could but my brother might...

does anyone know the story behind this, like why Irish is used on what appears to be a Soviet poster ("Don't speak the language of the enemy")



(Message edited by antaine on June 09, 2005)

Do you have any idea as to when it was first printed?

not a clue...what you know, I know...

I did read a poem set in an Italian neighborhood in the US during WWII that talks about posters saying, "Don't Speak the Language of the Enemy" but no mention of russians...

The words in the top right are cyrillic, so I am assuming this was meant for a Russian speaking audience...This intrigues me the more I think about it...

Where did you find this? At the bottom of the phrase on the top appears to be a name, like it's a quote from someone. Figure out the name and you could start to search for the quote. Uh-huh, yep.....
Do you still have that poem? It might give some contextual insight.
Ok, now you've got me! I already wasn't very tired - c'mon, it's, like, 3 in the maidín - what IS iiiiiittttt....?!? :-P

I'd say it is a satire.

Soviet posters are great for that, because the posters are very good, and the captions are easily changed.

I have a russian civil war poster turned into a T shirt at home, with the Red Army Mans spear turned into a brush and the caption changed to (in German) You too will keep the kitchen tidy, Comrade.

LOL! This one isn't so obvious though. I'd love to know what the quote is on the upper part of the poster. It'd probably put the whole thing together.

Most countries in WWII had posters along the lines of

"Careless talk costs lives" (UK)

or Feind hoert mit! (The enemy is eavesdropping) to warn people about spies. I'd say this is the Soviet equivalent.

http://history1900s.about.com/library/photos/blyindexww2talk.htm

http://poster.genstab.ru/eng/ww2_sov05.htm

Here's a copy of the original. I'm kinda stumped as to why someone'd use a Russian poster to create an Irish version though.

Probably because the picture seems to suit the caption. If you look at the first poster on the US site you'll see a poster that has been used here recently as part of an ad campaign. Can't remember what the product was.

And the soviets are not going to go after them for copyright!

That kind of poster should be used in Ireland with such a message "Ná labhair teangaí Chromail" or "ná labhair teangaí na Banríona" or things like that in order to make Irish people speak Irish and be aware that the language of the Irish is Irish, not English.

This is the poster I talked about earlier which is on that T shirt:

http://poster.genstab.ru/images/rus_civil00.htm

I suspect that it is a political statement, perhaps republican (Irish republican).

Antoine a bhfuil an "file" leis an bposter agat ? Ba maith liom an "file" má's é do thoil é ?

"údar" a bheadh uait in ionad "file" ansin, a Stiobhaird.

A FnaB, a chara,

Comhad is focal eile ar "file."

(Message edited by lúcas on June 12, 2005)

A Stiobhard, a chara,

Seo duit an seoladh leis an comhad don phoster a taispeantar anseo.

comhad soviet poster

Fuair mé ón cód foinseach é. An dhéanfaidh tú t-léine fá choinne seachtaine gaeltachta ag Esopus? Ba mhaith liom ceann.

Go raibh maith agat a Lúcais, níor thuig mé gurbh an focal Béarla a bhí i gceist!

quote:

Ceartaigh mo chuid Gaeilge, mura miste leat.

A Stiobhaird
leis an gcomhad / leis an chomhad
poster = fógra / póstaer
a thaispeántar / a dtaispeántar
ón gcód / ón chód
An ndéanfaidh
(t-léine) ?

Go ndéana a mhaith duit a Fhir. As na botúin a fhaightear an foghlaim.

quote:

(t-léine) ?

T-shirt nach ea?

Tuigim anois fá dtaobh den fhile, an té a dhéanann an dán. Gabh mo leithscéal. Bhí mé trína chéile már is gnáth.

(Message edited by lúcas on June 13, 2005)

Fear agus Lucas go raibh maith agaibh agus Lucas fan go feicfidh tu.

T-Léine, ní nach ionad! Chonaic mé "t-" roimh an litir "l" agus ní raibh a fhios agam cad sa diabhal a bhí ar siúl!

Sea, aontaím, is as na botúin a fhaightear an fhoghlaim ; )

GRMA arís a Fhir. Ní raibh a fhios agam go bhfuil an t-ainmfhocal foghlaim baininscneach. Bá chóir domh é a thomas as siocair deiridh chaoil.