Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Poster |
Catalog Number |
1989.48.03 |
Date |
1988 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-22.375 W-17.25 inches |
Description |
This is a poster from the former Soviet Union that has a white background with a red border and a red silhouette of the USSR printed in the lower half of the poster with a soldier depicted in front of the country. There are four lines of black Russian text across the top with a paragraph of red text below and another paragraph located at the bottom. There is a black and white photograph of two men, one of which is Vladimir Lenin, looking at documents printed along the left side of the paper. There is a golden yellow rectangular block located just above the center of the poster with five black and white images of title pages of text from Communist publications, such as Lenin's 1919 "Letter to the Workers and Peasants." |
Notes |
These were a gift to the donor from a young man spending the summer with the donor, Edwin Birdwhistell, and his family. |
Collection |
Edwin G. Birdwhistell Collection |
People |
Lenin, Vladimir Il'ich, 1870-1924 |
Subjects |
Posters Propaganda Propaganda posters Communism Communists Militarism Nationalism |
Search Terms |
Cold War Poster Russia Soviet Union |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |