Long Live Revolutionary China
Poster
1927 (printed and published)
1927 (printed and published)
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This Russian poster proclaims support for the revolutionary struggle in China. Sun Yat Sen, the leader of the Chinese nationalist party (Kuomintang) is depicted in the centre of the poster, surrounded by other Chinese leaders. Under Lenin's leadership in the 1920s, Russia expressed her support for Sun Yat Sen and the nationalist cause, hoping they would bring about the end of imperial rule in China.
Object details
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| Title | Long Live Revolutionary China |
| Materials and techniques | printed, lithograph |
| Brief description | 'Long Live Revolutionary China'; Moscow, 1927 |
| Physical description | poster printed in blue, red and black ink, depicting black and white photographic portraits of Chinese leaders, street scenes of Canton and a map of China. |
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| Gallery label | Photographs can embody the dynamism of large-scale protest. This poster, made in the Soviet Union, illustrates the fierce support for Sun Yat-sen, China’s first president, for the role he played in overthrowing the country’s last dynasty – the Qing – in 1911. Before his death in 1925, Sun formed an alliance with the Soviet Union in cooperation with the Chinese Communist Party. In the poster, the sun radiates above him, symbolising the celebration of this popular uprising against dynastic rule.(May 2023) |
| Credit line | Gift of Michael Voggenauer in memory of Jordan Munteanu |
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| Summary | This Russian poster proclaims support for the revolutionary struggle in China. Sun Yat Sen, the leader of the Chinese nationalist party (Kuomintang) is depicted in the centre of the poster, surrounded by other Chinese leaders. Under Lenin's leadership in the 1920s, Russia expressed her support for Sun Yat Sen and the nationalist cause, hoping they would bring about the end of imperial rule in China. |
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| Accession number | E.617-2014 |
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| Record created | July 17, 2014 |
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