Skip to content

By subscribing to the Second State Military Bonds we are hastening the victory against our enemy

Poster Number: PP 706
Category: World War II
Media Size: 25x19
Poster Type: Lithograph
Publishing Date: 1943
Editorial Information: Editor P.E. Karnilov
Technical Information on Poster: No. 2504; Order No. 788; Price 2 rubles
Glavlit Directory Number: M-01735
Catalog Notes: PP 706 World War II
Artist: Gordon, Mikhail Abramovich — Гордон, Михаил Абрамович
Mikhail Abramovich Gordon completed his training as an artist at the Moscow Architectural Institute in 1936. While in Moscow, he worked on exhibits at the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition (VSKhV), a forerunner to the All-Union Exhibition of National Economy (VDNKh). In addition, his work appeared as part of the Soviet exhibit at the 1937 Paris International Exposition. Returning to the Soviet Union at the end of the 1930s, Gordon prepared the Leningrad streets for the celebrations honoring the ...
Read More About This Artist
Printer: LT UN-9, Leningrad — ЛТ УН-9 (Типография No. 9 Управления издательств и полиграфии Исполкома Ленгорсовета)
LT UN-9 was the abbreviation for the Printing House No. 9 of the Publishing and Printing Department of the Executive Committee of the Leningrad City Council. Research suggests the LT naming convention began during World War II and it was accorded to at least ten printers in Leningrad. For example, Printing House No. 1 (LT UN-1) was located at 57 Fontanka Embankment.
Read More About This Printer
Publisher: Iskusstvo (Art Publishing House), Leningrad — Искусство, ленинград
Iskusstvo was the Art Publishing House (A.K.A. Visual Arts Publishing) that was created in 1936 from Ogiz-Izogiz (State Art and Literature Publishing House). It disseminated books and journals dealing with graphic design and the fine arts, and it issued numerous posters. Since the Iskusstvo banner was part of the State Printing Works in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) and Moscow, its two main offices were located in those two cities.
Read More About This Publisher