Commander of the Armed Forces of South Russia, General-Lieutenent Anton Ivanovich Denikin
Poster
1919 (made)
1919 (made)
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Printed during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922), the poster pictures a Commander of the so-called White Army, Anton Denikin, in the year before his resignation and subsequent exile. His mixed confederation of forces fought a losing battle to protect the Imperial regime against Leon Trotsky’s Red Army who had formed swiftly after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and were challenging the traditional power structures of the Empire. The inscription attempted to assuage the concerns of the people by assuring them the old guard also cared about the working people.
Object details
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| Title | Commander of the Armed Forces of South Russia, General-Lieutenent Anton Ivanovich Denikin (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | White Russian civil war poster, lithograph, General-Lieutenent Anton Ivanovich Denikin, with a portrait of Commander of the Armed Forces of South Russia, Russia, 1919 |
| Physical description | White Russian army civil war propaganda poster, lithograph, black and white line image, portrait of General-Lieutenent Anton Ivanovich Denikin, the Commander of the Armed Forces of South Russia, accompanied by an extract from his speach of 3 February 1919 to a gathering army of the Don: Let us go north to save Russia. To save it from ruin because the Caucasus and the Don cannot exist if the other lands of Russia are ruined. Let us go to these places not to return to the past but to struggle for the good of all classes, to make a new life for everyone, for the Cossacks, the peasants and the workers. |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| 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 | |
| Summary | Printed during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922), the poster pictures a Commander of the so-called White Army, Anton Denikin, in the year before his resignation and subsequent exile. His mixed confederation of forces fought a losing battle to protect the Imperial regime against Leon Trotsky’s Red Army who had formed swiftly after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and were challenging the traditional power structures of the Empire. The inscription attempted to assuage the concerns of the people by assuring them the old guard also cared about the working people. |
| Other number | LS.1761 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1805-2004 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2006 |
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