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The Liberation of Tsaritsin from the Bolsheviks 17th June 1919.

Poster
after 17/06/1919 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Russia (made)

The poster shows a series of photographs taken by a White Russian correspondent during the temporary liberation of the Crimea region in general and town of Tsaritsin in particular during June 1919. The area was subsequently re-occupied by the Bolsheviks, who won in the Russian Civil War 1918-1921. The Civil War started soon after the October Revolution. The poster is one of a series of photo-reportages intended to propagate the advancements of the White Russian Army during the war.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Liberation of Tsaritsin from the Bolsheviks 17th June 1919. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Paper
Ink
Lithography
Brief description
White Russian propaganda poster devoted to the liberation of the Southern Russian town of Tsaritsin and the Crimea region from the Bolsheviks, Russia, after 17th June 1919.
Physical description
A series of photographs devoted to the liberation of the Southern Russian town of Tsaritsin and the Crimea region from the Bolsheviks in June 1919.
Dimensions
  • Height: 90.8cm
  • Width: 64.0cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • The liberation of Tsaritsin from the Bolsheviks on 17 June 1919. (Top of the poster - title. Nine photographs beneath it are accompanied by individual captions.)
    Translation
    from Russian
  • On our way to Tsaritsin (A subtitle of another section of the poster. Twenty photographs in this section are accompanied by individual captions.)
    Translation
    from Russian
  • The liberation of the Crimea from the Bolsheviks in June 1919. (The subtitle corresponding to another section of the poster. Five photographs of this section 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: Commission
Subjects depicted
Ideology
Politics
Propaganda
Place depicted
Crimea
Summary
The poster shows a series of photographs taken by a White Russian correspondent during the temporary liberation of the Crimea region in general and town of Tsaritsin in particular during June 1919. The area was subsequently re-occupied by the Bolsheviks, who won in the Russian Civil War 1918-1921. The Civil War started soon after the October Revolution. The poster is one of a series of photo-reportages intended to propagate the advancements of the White Russian Army during the war.
Other number
LS.1767
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1809-2004

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Record createdNovember 15, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O118528/the-liberation-of-tsaritsin-from-poster-unknown/
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