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Long Live Revolutionary China

Poster
1927 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Moscow (printed and published)

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

Categories
Posters
War
Politics
Object type
Poster
TitleLong Live Revolutionary China
Materials and techniques
printed, lithograph
Paper
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 107.7cm
  • Width: 71.7cm
Gallery label
(May 2023)
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.
Credit line
Gift of Michael Voggenauer in memory of Jordan Munteanu
Subject depicted
Sen, Sun Yat
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.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.617-2014

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Record createdJuly 17, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1296504/long-live-revolutionary-china-poster-unknown/
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