People in the UK are fine with such images. Soviet imagery (usually fake cyrillic with reversed capital Rs) makes its way into advertisements and such pretty often.
Most youth will only be vaguely aware of the origins of that style of imagery.
It is a bit weird, now that I think about it. It's a bit like Korean bars being "Hitler themed".
It would have been a lot more weird if they were showcasing actual Manchester City Council workers.
EDIT: Here's a great book about soviet political posters. I won an award at school, and I chose this book. It was handed to me by, I think, Baroness Warnock. I can't remember what she said, but it was kind and funny.
Most youth will only be vaguely aware of the origins of that style of imagery.
It is a bit weird, now that I think about it. It's a bit like Korean bars being "Hitler themed".
It would have been a lot more weird if they were showcasing actual Manchester City Council workers.
EDIT: Here's a great book about soviet political posters. I won an award at school, and I chose this book. It was handed to me by, I think, Baroness Warnock. I can't remember what she said, but it was kind and funny.
(http://www.amazon.com/The-Soviet-Political-Poster-1917-1980/...)