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I will vote for the Communist and Independent Bloc of Candidates!

Poster Number: PP 829
Category: Events
Poster Notes: [Background announcement]: "On February 10, 1946, Everyone to the Elections of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR!"; Historically, the USSR expelled German troops across the Baltic States in 1945 and a pro-Soviet government was re-established in Lativa. The 1946 February elections were for Latvia's representation in the USSR and they were followed by additional elections in February 1947 for the Latvian Supreme Soviet. On January 18, 1948, elections to the local Soviets took place in Lativa.
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Poster Type: Lithograph
Publishing Date: c. 1946
Editorial Information: Editor: A. Shtals; Technical Editor: V. Gravitis.
Technical Information on Poster: Order No. 2081; Price 3 rubles.
Glavlit Directory Number: JT 02743
Catalog Notes: PP 829 Events b; Sister Poster PP 493
USSR Region: Latvian SSR
Language: Latvian
Artist: Vatolina, Nina Nikolaevicha — Ватолина, Нина Николаевна
Nina Vatolina began producing posters in late 1930s and she went to become one of the leading Soviet poster artists of all time. She was a graduate of the Ogiz Technical School for Arts and of the Moscow Art Institute (class of 1942). Vatolina additionally acquired illustration skills from the master poster designer Viktor Deni. In fact, Deni considered Vatolina one of his most talented students. Vatolina married Viktor Deni’s son, Nikolai Denisov. They attended th...
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Printer: VAPP (State Supply and Printing Enterprises Administration) Typography, Riga — ВАПП типолитография, Рига
VAPP (State Supply and Printing Enterprises Administration) Typography, Valsts apgādniecību un poligrāfisko uzņēmumu pārvaldes in Latvian was a printing trust created in 1941 with support from the Soviet Union and via Decree of the Latvian SSR People's Council of Commissars. VAPP controlled the stationary (paper) distribution, book selling repositories and nearly all printing and publishing operations within the Latvian SSR. Its headquarters were located at 11 Moskovskaia Street (today Teatrealnaia Street) in Rig...
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Publisher: VAPP (State Supply and Printing Enterprises Administration), Riga — ВАПП, художественное издательство
VAPP (State Supply and Printing Enterprises Administration) -- Valsts apgādniecību un poligrāfisko uzņēmumu pārvaldes in Latvian -- was founded in January 1941 with support from the Soviet Union via Decree of the Latvian SSR People's Council of Commissars. VAPP controlled the paper distribution, book selling repositories, and nearly all printing and publishing operations within the Latvian SSR. Its headquarters were located at 11 Moskovskaia Street (today Teatrealnaia Street) in Riga.
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