A Guide to the Russian Lithograph Political Poster
A Collection in the
Special Collections Department
Accession number 11265
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.
Preferred Citation
Russian Lithograph Political Poster, Accession 11265, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
This item was purchased by the University of Virginia Library on October 21, 1996.
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a Russian color lithograph poster, ca. 1917-1924, depicting a man standing proudly, with a large banner in hand, promoting Petrograd for Finland , as an inspiration for people of the Soviet Union to fight for unification with the people of Finland . Several other banners are shown in the background, including one with the Marxist quote, "Working People of All Countries are Uniting." The propaganda poster measures 30 x 44 inches and is backed with canvass.