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The Commander of the Volunteer Army General-Lieuntenant Vladimir Zinonovich May-Mayevsky

Poster
ca. 1919 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
Russia (made)

This poster shows a series of photographs documenting events of the Russian Civil War (1918-1921) from the point of view of the White Russian side. It commemorates the general-lieutenant Vladimir May-Mayevsky, the Commander of the Volunteer army. It also shows the connection of the White Army with the British Royal Navy, which provided help to the White Russian Army fighting with the Bolsheviks. Another section of the poster shows the crimes perpetrated by the Bolsheviks while in power in the Southern city of Kharkiv. Both, the Reds and the Whites, commited multiple war crimes and left countless dead as a result of the Civil war.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Commander of the Volunteer Army General-Lieuntenant Vladimir Zinonovich May-Mayevsky (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Ink
Paper
Lithography
Brief description
"The Commander of the Volunteer Army - the General May-Mayevsky" White Russian propaganda. Russia, ca. 1919.
Physical description
The poster shows a series of photographs documenting events of the Russian Civil War and features a commemorative portrait of General-Lieutenant Vladimir May-Mayevsky.
Dimensions
  • Height: 71.0cm
  • Width: 53.0cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Commander of the Volunteer Army General-Lieuntenant Vladimir Zinonovich May-Mayevsky. (The inscription appears beneath the photo-portrait (oval) of the general. Eight rectangular photos that surround the portrait are accompalied with the individual captions.)
    Translation
    from Russian
  • Help of the British to the Armies of the South of Russia. (The inscription is a title of the next informational bloc of the poster. Three photos in this bloc are also accompanied by individual captions.)
    Translation
    from Russian
  • The horrors of Kharkov CheKa (Emergency Commission). (Last informational bloc of this poster. Four photos in this bloc are accompanied by individual captions.)
    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
Reason For Production: Commemorative
Reason For Production: Commission
Subjects depicted
Ideology
Politics
Propaganda
May-Mayevsky, Vladimir (Zinonovich)
Place depicted
Russia
Summary
This poster shows a series of photographs documenting events of the Russian Civil War (1918-1921) from the point of view of the White Russian side. It commemorates the general-lieutenant Vladimir May-Mayevsky, the Commander of the Volunteer army. It also shows the connection of the White Army with the British Royal Navy, which provided help to the White Russian Army fighting with the Bolsheviks. Another section of the poster shows the crimes perpetrated by the Bolsheviks while in power in the Southern city of Kharkiv. Both, the Reds and the Whites, commited multiple war crimes and left countless dead as a result of the Civil war.
Other number
LS.1776
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.143-2004

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Record createdNovember 15, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O118519/the-commander-of-the-volunteer-poster-unknown/
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