Posted on May 7, 2009 - by Venik
Photos: Russian and Soviet Posters, part 2
The second part of the gallery featuring commercial and propaganda posters from the Soviet days and the time of the Russian Empire. Political and advertisement posters were a highly developed form of art in Russia and the Soviet Union. My favorite period is definitely the 1890-1930 Russian modernism with its avant-garde and supermatism movements. The Soviet government was often criticized for its lack of understanding and intolerance of modern art forms. Nevertheless, one has to give it credit for accepting the avant-garde movement and putting it to good use on the propaganda front. In contrast, American political posters from the same period appear primitive in comparison and reek of amateurishness.
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