Our Strength - Unity!
Poster
1976 (made)
1976 (made)
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This poster promotes a unified vision of global Communism. The nations are represented by their respective flags alongside the social economic bloc headquarters in Moscow. The sense of equality between the countries is symbolised by the flags being of equal size. However, the looming edifice of the Moscow headquarters sends the viewer a message about the USSR holding the ultimate seat of power.
Object details
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| Title | Our Strength - Unity! (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | colour lithograph |
| Brief description | "Our Strength - Unity!" Soviet poster celebrating a unified Socialist bloc. 9 flags. USSR. |
| Physical description | Landscape format poster showing eight flags (forming the Socialist economic bloc):Bulgaria, Cuba, Romania, Hungary, USSR, GDR (East Germany), Poland and Czechoslovakia. Image of the social economic bloc headquarters, Moscow. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "Long live the unity and togetherness of people of the Socialist bloc. Raise higher the banner of Socialist Internationalism! |
| 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 |
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| Summary | This poster promotes a unified vision of global Communism. The nations are represented by their respective flags alongside the social economic bloc headquarters in Moscow. The sense of equality between the countries is symbolised by the flags being of equal size. However, the looming edifice of the Moscow headquarters sends the viewer a message about the USSR holding the ultimate seat of power. |
| Other number | LS.2635 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1218-2004 |
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| Record created | November 16, 2004 |
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