Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge

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"Beat the Whites with the Red wedge", a 1919 lithograph by Lissitzky
"Beat the Whites with the Red wedge", a 1919 lithograph by Lissitzky

Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge is a Soviet propaganda poster by artist Eliezer Markovich Lissitzky. In the poster, the intrusive red wedge symbolises the Bolsheviks, who are penetrating and defeating their opponents, the Whites, during the Russian Civil War.

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The very cleaned up symbol used by the Peacekeepers
The very cleaned up symbol used by the Peacekeepers

A simplified version lacking the smaller details is used by the Peacekeepers in the television series Farscape.

A similar simplified version (rotated 1/4 turn clockwise) was appropriated by the German post-punk band Mekanik Destruktiw Komandoh (MDK) for their 1983 12" single Berlin, released on the sixth international label.

Franz Ferdinand This Fffire version
Franz Ferdinand This Fffire version

Franz Ferdinand used the image as inspiration for their single This Fire.

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