Publisher/Molodaya Gvardiya

Google翻訳
"Youth Accuses Imperialism" is a photo book published in the Soviet Union in 1973 during the Cold War. Literally translated, it means "Youth Accuses Imperialism," but 1973 was the year the Vietnam War was nearing its end and the US military withdrew from Vietnam following the Paris Peace Accords. Given this global situation, amid a rise in communism, this book appears to have been published as a communist enlightenment book for young people, criticizing American and Western imperialism (capitalism). While the opening text offers agitation, including statements like, "One of the most serious dangers that imperialism poses to the people of the world is the threat of a new world war," the book primarily features black-and-white photographs, often journalistic in nature, highlighting the horrific scars of war allegedly caused by imperialism, as well as global poverty, human rights, and discrimination. It ends with a glorification of the Soviet Union. While this is a book born of history, it is also a fascinating photo collection.