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Opening Reception: "Youth Under Dictators"

Sat, Oct 12

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Pollak Library - Room PLN-130

Join us for the opening reception of our latest traveling exhibition, "Youth Under Dictators!" This free event will feature a lecture/discussion and guided tour of the exhibit by its curators.

Opening Reception: "Youth Under Dictators"
Opening Reception: "Youth Under Dictators"

Time & Location

Oct 12, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Pollak Library - Room PLN-130, 800 State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834, USA

About the Event

This  exhibition was inspired by a children's book of the same name. Written  for American youth in 1941, Oril Brown's Youth Under Dictators describes  the daily life of ordinary German and Russian children around the same  age as its intended audience, following what would have been a typical  day for a child living under the reigns of Hitler and Stalin.


Like  this book, the "Youth Under Dictators" exhibition sheds light on what  life was like for children and young adults growing up in some of the  most notorious regimes of the twentieth century: the Soviet Union (and  its Warsaw Pact allies) and Nazi Germany. It displays materials that  played a role in the indoctrination of these young people: books and  other print material (both State-approved and banned), youth uniforms,  toys, propaganda, and more. Youth culture and everyday life are also  shown through photographs. Finally, the exhibition considers what  Americans knew…


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