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Under the banner of October! Toward communism!

Poster Number: PP 648
Category: Lenin
Media Size: 40.5x29
Poster Type: Offset
Publishing Date: c.1957
Technical Information on Poster: No. 1.
Catalog Notes: PP 648 Lenin (framed)
Language: Bulgarian
Artist: Ivanov, D. — Иванов, Д.
Printer: 1st State Typography named for Georgi Dimitrov, Sofia, [Bulgaria] — 1-я Государственная типография имени Георгия Димитрова, София, [Болгария]
The 1st State Typography in Sofia was named in honor of Georgi Dimitrov (1882-1949), the first communist leader of Bulgaria. From 1934 to 1943, Dimitrov served as secretary-general of the Comintern (Communist International) and he led its European section. Originally a printer and union leader, Dimitrov was a Bulgarian socialist who helped establish the Bulgarian Communist Party. Dimitrov died in the Soviet Union.
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Publisher: Nauka i Izkustvo (Science and Art State Publishing House), Bulgaria — Наука и искусство, Болгария
Located in Sofia, Bulgaria, the origin of Nauka i Izkustvo (Science and Art State Publishing House) dates to at least the early 1950s. The publisher disseminated a variety of content over the years including topics on history, sociological science, natural science, motion pictures, music and theater. While its productivity was chiefly literature, occasionally the publisher emitted posters and ephemera.
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