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Peace

Poster
1976 (made)
Artist/Maker
Kudryashov, E (artist)
Galkin (editors)
Koryagina, A (editors)
Place of origin
Moscow (made)

This poster is a typical example of the Soviet propaganda of the mid 1970s. It was published to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Warsaw Pact (1955) that created the military and economic allience of the East European countries. The allience was initiated by the USSR as the Socialist bloc counterpart to the NATO. Typically for the Soviet propaganda machine the Warsaw Pact was shown as the peace initiator and supporter.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitlePeace (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Ink
Paper
Lithograph
Brief description
"Peace" Socialist Solidarity of the Warsaw Pact countries poster by E. Kudrieshov.USSR, 1976.
Physical description
The globe with the gigantic word 'peace' in Russian and the flags of the countries of the Socialist bloc on a string.
Dimensions
  • Height: 105.4cm
  • Width: 66.4cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Peace (Gigantic word depicted above the globe.)
    Translation
    from Russian
  • The powerful force of the socialist solidarity has made the union of the countries, united by the Warsaw Pact and Mutual Economic Help Council, one of the most powerful organisms in the internetional life. Its politics has become the decisive factor of the defence of the world's interests and peoples independence. (Text beneath the globe.)
    Translation
    from Russian
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.
Production
Publihing House 'Plakat'

Attribution note: Published in quantity of 50,000 posters.
Reason For Production: Commission
Reason For Production: Commemorative
Subjects depicted
Ideology
Politics
Propaganda
Peace
Socialism
Place depicted
Soviet Union
Summary
This poster is a typical example of the Soviet propaganda of the mid 1970s. It was published to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Warsaw Pact (1955) that created the military and economic allience of the East European countries. The allience was initiated by the USSR as the Socialist bloc counterpart to the NATO. Typically for the Soviet propaganda machine the Warsaw Pact was shown as the peace initiator and supporter.
Other number
LS 1789
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.144-2004

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Record createdNovember 1, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O118074/peace-poster-kudryashov-e/
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