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Soviet propaganda poster

Poster
1973 (made)
Artist/Maker
Volodumirovich Sarenko, Evgen (artist)
Vasyanovich, V.I. (editor)
Tatarenkova, T.S. (editor)
Place of origin
Ukraine (printed)

During the communist regime in the USSR and Eastern bloc, portraits of Vladimir Lenin were found hanging in every public building, including schools and shops. Here Lenin’s portrait is paired with a quote from one of his well-known writings. His was the most frequent image used for disseminating political propaganda across the country. The benevolent, often smiling image of Lenin was used to inscribe socialist ideology with the cult of personality.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleSoviet propaganda poster
Materials and techniques
colour offset lithograph
Paper
Ink
Brief description
Soviet propaganda poster depicting Lenin. Red background. Designed by Evgen Volodumirovich Sarenko. Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 1973.
Physical description
Portrait of Vladimir Lenin on red background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 86.3cm
  • Width: 57.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Bolshevism exists as a movement of political thought and as a political party from 1903!' V. Ulianov (Lenin)
    Translation
    translated from the Russian
  • Publishing House “Mistetstvo (Art)”; Kyiv (Kiev), 1973; Artist - Evgen Volodumirovich Sarenko, Editor - V.I.Vasyanovich, Technical editor - T.S.Tatarenkova; price 10 kopeek.
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
Politics
Communism
Ideology
Lenin
Place depicted
USSR
Summary
During the communist regime in the USSR and Eastern bloc, portraits of Vladimir Lenin were found hanging in every public building, including schools and shops. Here Lenin’s portrait is paired with a quote from one of his well-known writings. His was the most frequent image used for disseminating political propaganda across the country. The benevolent, often smiling image of Lenin was used to inscribe socialist ideology with the cult of personality.
Other number
LS.1402 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1740-2004

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Record createdJuly 21, 2005
Record URL
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