PP 709 | Poster Plakat

The Pioneer is an example to all children. We are preparing for the First Republic Congress of the Pioneers!

**Poster Number:** PP 709

**Category:** Youth

**Media Size:** 37x27

**Poster Type:** Lithograph

**Publishing Date:** c.1950

**Technical Information on Poster:** Order No. 8771

**Print Run:** 3,000

**Glavlit Directory Number:** JT07628

**Catalog Notes:** PP 709 Youth

**USSR Region:** Latvian SSR

**Language:** Latvian

Artist: Janson, Rudolf (Jansons, Rūdolfs) — Янсон, Рудольф

Printer: LPT Typography, Riga —

Publisher: Latgosizdat (Latvian State Publishing House) — Латгосиздат (Латвийское государственное издательство)

Until World War II, Latvia had thriving publishing and printing industries. Between Soviet annexation in 1940 and the German occupation in 1941, Lativa's position as a European publishing hub drastically changed. Around 1940 Lativa's largest publisher, Liesma (Flame), was nationalized during Soviet annexation. The publisher became VAPP (Department of State Book Publishers and Polygraphic Enterprises) and was controlled as a state-run entity. From 1946-1964, VAPP was named Latgosizdat and in 1965, the publisher was re-named Liesma. It specialized in ...

The Pioneer is an example to all children. We are preparing for the First Republic Congress of the Pioneers!