The Art of Propaganda: Retro Soviet Posters
written by Nikola LazarevicOne of the great aesthetic legacies of the Soviet Union is the great wealth of magnificent propaganda posters it left behind. Lenin takes responsibility for creating the first truly modern propaganda machine, from postage stamps and Mayday parades to monumental sculptures. Perhaps its most colorful, dramatic and original form was the poster.
Graphic, bright and compelling, soviet propaganda posters are often viewed as the quintessence of an epoch, reflecting the way that the country’s rulers addressed the governed.
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What makes Soviet posters so precious and so valuable is their innovative manner and the talent of the authors. The attention to details is amazing, scope of techniques is endless. Soviet posters are inspiration for any graphical designer.
The Russian avant-garde artists were the first in the world to use photographic images as part of design.
Through the images of posters, you can see how the state encouraged people, and what it did to make them feel optimistic about their future.
D. Moor (Orlov), 1920
Unknown artist, 1920s
Unknown artist, Year unknown
Unknown artist, Year unknown
A. Rodchenko, V. Mayakovsky, 1925
Shass – Kobelev, 1925
M. Bulanov, 1927
Unknown artist, 1927
V. Stenberg, A. Stenberg, 1928
M. Litvak, 1930
V. Deni, 1930
Unknown artist, 1930
V. Kulagina, 1930
Unknown artist, 1930
G. Klutsis, 1933
Unknown artist, Year unknown
Alexander Deyneka, 1933
Govorkov V. I., 1935
Sakharov S. G., 1939
V. Dobrovolsky, 1939
El Lissitzky, 1940
Irakli Toidze, 1941
Unknown artist, Year unknown
N. Vatolina, N. Denisov, 1941
Kukryniksy, 1941
A. Kokorekin, 1942
Ivanov V.S., 1943
Unknown artist, Year unknown
V. Koretsky, Year Unknown
I. Rosanov, S. Sakharov, 1950
Unknown artist, 1950
Unknown Artis, 1952
V. Koretskiy, 1951
N. Martynov, 1952
Koretsky, 1954
D. Pjatkin, 1954
Seleznev V. P., 1954
Unknown Artis, Year unknown
Unknown Artis, Year unknown
Unknown Artis, Year unknown
Unknown Artis, Year unknown
Unknown Artist, 1950s
Unknown artist, 1957
B. Reshetnikov, 1962
V. Koretsky, 1965
O. Savostjuk, B. Uspenskiy, 1969
A . Rudkovich, 1970
A. Leonov, A. Sokolov, 1971
Litvinov N. K., 1972
V. Karakashev, L. Levshunova, 1973
V. Zhabsky, 1975
Belskij L, Potapov V, 1977
V. Kononov, 1978
Luk’janov M. V., Karakashev V. S., 1978
A. Lozenko, 1987
Bukheevy, 2007
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5 Comments
ADD COMMENTDzinepress says:
February 22, 2011inspiring retro art of techniques.
Eric Ross, Ph.D. says:
February 23, 2011An outstanding collection of propagandist posters from the soviet era. Great job of gathering and displaying them all in one place. I’d suggest also making an expo of German Nazi posters.
Thank you.
Nikola Lazarevic says:
February 23, 2011Hey Eric, thanks for stopping by and commenting. I was also thinking about doing post with German Nazi propaganda posters.
It could be interesting to see and compare Soviet and Nazi posters.
patrick james says:
February 24, 2011Yeah, Russian design is really underrated. Such beautiful works! :)
Xiahou He says:
February 28, 2011Such beautiful posters! Though I’m Taiwanese, these posters inspired me to fight for the Motherland!
XD