*SPECIAL EDITION 101st ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION and 2nd ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BLOG* Viktor Deni and Nikolai Dolgorukov, 1917 1934 raise higher the banner of Lenin – it carries us to victory!, 1934 Two years on and many more to come. Thanks to all our readers returning every week. All of notable graphic artist Viktor Deni’s poster work is recognisable due to its use of outline sketches rather than photographic or painted material, as are his collaborations with Nikolai Dolgorukov. The 1934 poster ‘1917 1934 Raise higher the banner of Lenin – it carries us to victory!’ shows Lenin as belonging to the past, while Stalin belongs to the here and now. A giant Lenin in the top left of the poster points the way forward, his hand reaching into the sky, which is filled with Soviet aircraft. Beneath Lenin is the Winter Palace with soldiers standing guard next to a large, antiquated cannon. Thus Lenin is associated with the October Revolution of 1917 and is credited with visionary foresight, foreseeing the industrial socialist future. Beneath this is the poster caption with the years 1917 indicating the left half of the poster and 1934 leading to the right. The right side of the poster is dominated by the figure of Stalin and a backdrop of massive industrialisation and construction. He smiles contentedly from behind a podium. Beneath Stalin is a celebratory crowd carrying large red banners. The banner on the left reads ‘Long live the invincible Leninist party,’ while the one leading to the right is not wholly legible but is dedicated to a celebration of Stalin.
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Gene
7/11/2018 17:54:31
Keep up the shock worker spirit, Comrade Dr. Anita! Thanks again for the efforts.
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Lola
19/12/2019 09:21:35
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Dr Anita PischAnita’s new, fully illustrated book, The personality cult of Stalin in Soviet posters, 1929 -1953, published by ANU Press, is available for free download here, and can also be purchased in hard copy from ANU Press. Archives
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SPotW57 Serov 1942 SPotW58 Pinchuk 1943 SPotW59 Petrov 1952 SPotW60 Podobedov 1939 |
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SPotW62 Pen Varlen 1942 SPotW63 Bayuskin 1942 SPotW64 Belopol'skii 1950 SPotW65 Belopol'skii 1952 SPotW 81 Koretskii 1950
SPotW 82 Pravdin 1950 SPotW83 Vatolina 1938 SPotW 84 Deni 1938 SPotW85 Koretskii 1945 |
SPotW66 Dlugach 1933
SPotW67 Zhitomirskii 1942 SPotW68 Toidze 1949 SPotW69 Mikhailov 1937 SPotW70 Cheprakov 1939 |
SPotW76 Toidze 1943
SPotW77 Futerfas 1936 SPotW78 Mukhin 1945 SPotW79 Golub' 1948 SPotW80 Karpovskii 1948 SPotW 96
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