Solidarity

We are in solidarity with you, Vietnam!”

“Victory of Vietnam is a Victory of Solidarity”

These posters are soviet posters in support of the struggle against imperialism in Vietnam. One of the reasons I chose these posters are because they highlight the universality of the communist struggle, how regardless of where the worker's fight is, they are united by ideology.

It is quite interesting to note how a struggle in an entirely different place led by different people is cheered and supported as one's own in another place. Dada's account of the way people talked about and followed the British general strike in the USSR is a insightful window into how people viewed the universal struggle back in the early days of the USSR. It makes sense to think of the Soviet government being quite supportive of such a movement in various places across the world but it is intriguing to note that people seemingly unattached with the corridors of power in the Soviet Union followed this event with such excitement.

Revolution may come in its unique shape and way in its unique place. Whenever it comes, and perhaps however it comes its success is a 'win' for worker solidarity. Dada went back to India and later Pakistan to export the revolution to create solidarity by using the tools he had acquired in his time at Moscow. He would have been similarly cheered like he had gathered for the strike in Britain regardless of how conditions were in the USSR in that time. As the poster also communicates, whether or not a left-revolution brings about a better life for everyone, it surely does create a sense of purpose for everyone, makes them somebody and binds them in solidarity.

The raising of the fist a regular feature, it signifies the unity or solidarity of the workers - all of which are the same across the globe. Relating Dada's account of university in Moscow and how he was integrated into Soviet society and how he truly felt like he was somebody and someone who belonged leads to the inference that these propaganda posters would probably be very effective in the USSR. These posters quite powerfully build on the decades of cohesion the USSR had created via schooling and universal military training, regardless of how tough times are in the USSR, many people are likely to believe in notions of solidarity just as Dada did throughout his life. The struggles continues in some part of the world and that struggle may be beneficial for building narratives of universal solidarity at home. 





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