Lenin and Trotsky

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Russia (made)

This satire presents the Bolshevik leaders Lenin and Trotsky as ridiculous and enfeebled characters. The text indicates that they are looking for a home since there is no place for them in Russia, and they are not recognised by the world. The packing cases may also be shown as a reminder of time that the men had spent exiled and abroad, reinforcing the view of them as 'un-Russian'.

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Categories	Prints Propaganda Politics Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Lenin and Trotsky (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Ink Paper Colour Lithography
Brief description	Russian Civil War poster, monogram CA. Circa 1919.
Physical description	Caricatured depictions of an enfeebled Lenin and Trotsky, displaced from Russia. A tower of luggage and valises in the background. Globe in the foreground.
Dimensions	Height: 26.8cm Width: 39.2cm
Credit line	Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted	Propaganda Satire Communism Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Trotsky
Place depicted	Russia
Summary	This satire presents the Bolshevik leaders Lenin and Trotsky as ridiculous and enfeebled characters. The text indicates that they are looking for a home since there is no place for them in Russia, and they are not recognised by the world. The packing cases may also be shown as a reminder of time that the men had spent exiled and abroad, reinforcing the view of them as 'un-Russian'.
Other number	LS.1793 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.817-2004

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Record created	July 5, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O101263/lenin-and-trotsky-poster-unknown/

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