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POSTER ARTISTS - "ABOUT WAR AND VICTORY"
Poster is an example of realistic art - a glimpse of generalized reality
splashed onto a sheet of paper. It is laconic, dynamic and easy to understand,
omnipresent and decorative. It's both a chronicler and a powerful tool
of monumental propaganda.
Political poster played a great role in the anti-fascist struggle.
Poster art developed rapidly during the war, giving rise to new forms of
expression. The posters of 1941-1945 exerted profound influence on the
development of this branch of pictorial propaganda.
War-time posters are very emotional, psychologically sharp, full of
pathetic wrath. They focus on man rather than symbols. To enhance the emotional
message, a human figure is usually placed in the foreground. It's a lyrical
story about living heroes. No symbol can compare by its ideological influence
with the image of an attacking soldier or the image of the Motherland -
a woman 0with a stern face and anxious look, stretching out the text of
a military oath. Often a poster was created by means of generalizing a
certain prototype.
Soviet posterists such as V. Ivanov, A. Kokorekin, V. Koretsky, I.
Toidze, D. Shmarinov, P. Sokolov-Skalya, V. Deni and the Kukryniks team
left behind vivid images showing the unbending will of Soviet people who
stood up staunchly for their Motherland.
Motherland Calls! I. Toidze
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In the early hours of June 22, 1941, Nazi troops perfidiously invaded
the Soviet Union without declaring war. That was the beginning of the Great
Patriotic War waged by the Soviet people for their freedom and independence.
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Red Army Serviceman, Save!
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We Won't Give Up Moscow!
P. Sokolov-Skalya
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- On September 30, 1941, Hitler ordered his troops to attack Moscow.
The great victory won by the Soviet Army in the battle for Moscow was the
first major turning point during the first year of the war.
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The Sons of Russia Are Pushing Forward!
A. Kokorekin
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- In January 1942 the Soviet Army launched a powerful counter-offensive
in several strategic directions of the Soviet-German front.
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For the Soviet Land!
The Kukryniks
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Stalingrad!
V. Deni
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February 1943 saw the crushing defeat of Nazi troops near Stalingrad.
Troops of the Don Front Have Successfully Destroyed the Nazi Forces
Surrounded Near Stalingrad.
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P. Sokolov-Skalya
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How the Kursk Bulge
Hit the Enemy.
N. Denisovsky
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1943 - a hard-fought victory in the Kursk Bulge, one of WWI biggest
battles.
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Let's Liberate the Land of Novgorod!
P. Sokolov-Skalya
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In 1994 the Soviet Army mounted counter-offensives near Leningrad and
Novgorod.
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Westwards! V. Ivanov
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- In the summer of 1944 the Soviet Army began its advance into Poland,
the Baltic republics and Eastern Prussia.
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Czechs, Slovaks, Poles! The Red Army Brings You
Liberation From the Fascist Yoke!
D. Shmarinov
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We'll Get To Berlin!
L. Golovanov
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Victory! B. Berezovsky
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On May 8, 1954, the German government signed a pact on unconditional
surrender. On May 9 Soviet troops crushed the remainder of Nazi forces
near Prague. May 9 was officially proclaimed Victory Day.
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The Red Army Broom
Swept Evil Spirits Away!
V. Deni
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Your Feat of Arms
Will Outlive Centuries!
V. Viktorov
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