During the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, a number of pictures were taken of successful fighters celebrating their victories. The background of the original image includes a store that says in Russian, “Watches, gold and silver”.  In the second photo, the image was then changed to read, “Struggle for your rights”, and flag that was a solid color before,  was changed to read, “Down with the monarchy – long live the Republic!”.

Soviet Photo Manipulation of 1917

Stalin

On November 7, 1919, the first image was snapped of the Soviet leadership celebrating the second anniversary of the October Revolution.  After Trotsky and his allies fell from power, a number of figures were removed from the image, including Trotsky, originally standing on the left of Lenin.