--- title: Advertising column with a Bush-Saakashvili handshake poster for the 9-10 May 2005 visit (Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi, 2005) url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/street-column-bush-in-georgia-tbilisi-2005/ description: A glass-fronted cylindrical advertising column on a wide avenue holds a poster of two men in dark suits shaking hands in front of a row of American section: Collection --- 1. [Home](https://propagandaarchive.org/) 2. [Collection](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/) 3. Advertising column with a Bush-Saakashvili handshake poster [![Advertising column with a Bush-Saakashvili handshake, 2005 Georgia poster: A glass-fronted cylindrical advertising column](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/street-column-bush-in-georgia-tbilisi-2005.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/street-column-bush-in-georgia-tbilisi-2005.jpg) # Advertising column with a Bush-Saakashvili handshake poster for the 9-10 May 2005 visit (Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi, 2005) A glass-fronted cylindrical advertising column on a wide avenue holds a poster of two men in dark suits shaking hands in front of a row of American and Georgian flags, with red roses on the table between them. White Georgian lettering gives a two-line headline, the dates '9 - 10 May 2005' and a three-line caption; the column's own header band carries the advertising agency's name. The tells are the Western head of state's handshake and flags used as an endorsement of the Georgian president, and the poster's placement on everyday street furniture. ## Propaganda techniques used in this poster [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/) ## Full record Region, Country, Medium, Issuer type, Regime, Leader, Audience, Purpose, Theme, Source, Rights ## Text on the object Original (Georgian) · read from the image, not independently checked Original (Georgian) · read from the image, not independently checked ``` სარეკლამო საგენტ[illegible] [illegible two-line headline] 9 - 10 მაისი 2005 წელი [illegible three-line caption] ``` English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader) ``` Advertising agen[illegible] [illegible two-line headline] 9 - 10 May 2005 [illegible three-line caption] ``` The photograph is low resolution and the poster is seen through curved glass; only the header band and the date line could be read with confidence. Translation is literal. 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