The Motherland is proud of the bravery of crewmen!
- Object:
Poster
- Place of origin:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (made)
- Date:
1974 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Vertogradov, E. (artist)
Korostelev, E. (editors)
Kulishov, M. (technical editor, editors) - Materials and Techniques:
colour offset lithograph
- 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
- Museum number:
E.1750-2004
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case 3G, shelf DR22
This poster is executed in a style typical of 1970s Soviet propaganda. The composition replies on a palette of deep reds and contrasting white and black. An idealised heroic figure of a military tank's crewman dominates, with a five-point star in the background. Created simultaneously with various pro-peace propaganda, this poster's message reveals that while promoting a pacifist image, the USSR remained eager to emphasise its military strength during the Cold War.
