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HarryLime [any]@hexbear.net to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 years ago

“Demand ice cream everywhere” Soviet advertising poster, 1938

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“Demand ice cream everywhere” Soviet advertising poster, 1938

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HarryLime [any]@hexbear.net to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    Is the cursive Russian or a different language? I’ve never seen Russian cursive so I have no idea.

    • FumpyAer [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cursive

      • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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        Some words in Russian may pose a challenge due to the similarities between the letters Ш, Щ, И, Л, М in cursive.

        The word решили (reshili), which means “they decided”, or “it was decided”.

        There’s another photo on the page…

        In red, a decomposition of the handwritten text showing the block letter equivalent.

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          Christ and I thought English cursive was incomprehensible

          • mathemachristian [he/him]@hexbear.net
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            Enter German cursive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurrent

            • Alaskaball [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.net
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              What the fuck

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      Probably still Russian. I’ve heard Russian cursive is famously quite difficult to read.

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      I have a hard time reading handwritten Russian, but it’s definitely that

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