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The Red Plowman "On the wild field, amidst the debris of the vicious nobility and capital let’s plough our little portion and we will harvest a good crop of happiness for all working people!"

Poster Number: PP 382
Category: Agriculture
Poster Notes: At upper right corner "RSFSR"; See PP 928 with a similar theme and design yet created by a different artist.
Media Size: 32x25.5
Poster Type: Lithograph
Publishing Date: c. 1920
Sources & Citation: Soviet Posters of the era of the Civil War 1918-1921 by B. S. Butnik-Siverskii (1960), page 451, poster 2966
Catalog Notes: PP 382 Agriculture b; Sister Poster PP 928 Civil War c
Artist: Zvorykin, Boris Vasilevich — Зворыкин, Борис Васильевич
Boris Vasil'evich Zvorykin was a graphic designer and book illustrator in early 20th century Russia. His rich illustrations are characterized by colorful and decorative details. Zvorykin is principally associated with the Neo-Russian art movement of the early 20th century. The son of a Moscow-based merchant, Zvorykin graduated from his core studies in 1892 and went on to study for one year at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. By 1898 his illustrations were published in ...
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Printer: 2nd State Typography Lithography Workshop, Moscow — 2-я Государственная Типография, Москва
The 2nd State Typography Lithography Workshop was located in Moscow at 9 Trekhprudnyi Lane. Prior to being nationalized, the workshop was the A.A. Levinson Partnership. Levenson's firm dates to 1881 when Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Levenson (1855-1922) acquired a speed press and began his printing operation. The firm expanded to 450 workers by 1913, and at one point, it operated six of Moscow's eighteen high-speed presses. During World War I, Levinson's business was subjugated under the Zemgorom (Chief Army Supply ...
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Publisher: State Publishing House, Moscow — Государственное издательство, Москва
In May 1919, the All-Russian Central Executive Committee created the State Publishing House of the RSFSR (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic), Moscow. The State Publishing House had its origins in Imperial Russia as the Royal Print Yard in St. Petersburg. As the Red Army controlled more provinces and cities in former Imperial Russia, the State Publishing House developed offices outside St. Petersburg. The State Publishing House, Moscow is sometimes cited in historical references as the "...
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