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"Life is becoming happier every day!" is the slogan of this 1953 poster designed by Soviet artist, Aleksei Alekseevich Kokorekin.
The poster's slogan was borrowed from Josef Stalin's speech to an audience of workers attending the First All-Union Meeting held at the Kremlin in 1935. The actual phrase Stalin uttered was, "life has become better comrades, life has become merrier". From a historical context, Stalin's message to the workers let them know that Civil War era shortages, rationing and deprivation were all coming to an end-- all thanks to his leadership.
Stalin's quote was also recycled into a catchphrase that adorned the walls of schools, factories and public buildings. At one point, the quote was put to music by Alexander Alexandrov. His song Zhit' stalo luchshe ("Life Has Become Better") shares a faint resemblance to the Anthem of the Soviet Union also written by Alexandrov.
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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 and poster maquettes. Sizes range from windowpane 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.
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