A Soviet View of the Arms RaceThis propaganda poster from the 1950s reads, “We are a peaceful people, but our armored train stands in ready reserve.” The reference to the armored train recalls the Bolshevik use of trains in combat against the White armies during the Russian civil war of the early 1920s. (© Sovfoto)> PICTURING THE PASTANALYZING THE IMAGE: What does the “armored train” of the 1950s look like? How does the artist portray the Soviet people, and how does this supposedly peaceful image express Cold War hostility?CONNECTIONS: Why might the Soviet citizens again need protection at this time, and why would the artist reference the Russian civil war? How did the emergence of Big Science contribute to the global confrontation between the superpowers?