Russian poster from the Russo-Japanese War (1904) showing a Cossack wreaking havoc on the Japanese Army, while John Bull, Uncle Sam and China observe from the sidelines. The poster includes a poem at the bottom describing the many heroic feats of 'Cossack Pyetrukha'
The Cossack was a regular hero of Russian propaganda from the war (and Uncle Sam/John Bull regular villains). This one - captioned 'We will sit by the sea, we will wait for the weather' - shows a Cossack at Port Arthur taunting Japan, depicted as a British lackey.
Another, captioned 'Cossack's Breakfast', shows a Cossack snacking on a Japanese soldier and was printed on both posters and postcards.
A poster from the other side, mocking Russian defeats:
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