Featured Poster of the Week
At the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution, the Soviet Union had a much to celebrate. Josef Stalin's death in 1953 was followed by a loosening of cultural and political constraints. Post-war re-building saw large-scale deforestation projects develop new urban centers and acres of prefabricated housing tracts were built for growing families. By the 1960s, food was no longer rationed and there was abundance (perhaps less in reality verses in appearance) across the nation. The 1960s would be the last prosperous decade for the Soviet Union as the 1970s and '80s ushered in economic setbacks that slid the nation towards permanent insolvency.
About The Collection
Poster Plakat is a private collection of Soviet and Eastern Bloc political ephemera spanning 1916 to 1991. The collection contains over 1,000 original posters, poster maquettes and political leaflets from windowpane-sized posters up to large, multi-panel broadsides. Numerous artists are represented such as Gustav Klutsis, Victor Deni, Nikolai Dolgorukov, Vladimir Stenberg, the Kukryniksy, Viktor Koretsky, and hundreds more. All posters are linen backed and ready for display.
If you are interested in using images from the Collection or exhibiting posters from it, please visit the Contact Us page for more information. You can also email info@posterplakat.com and include the name of your organization, the name of the contact person and provide your phone number. In addition, please provide a general description of the exhibit you are considering or the poster you would like to use.