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Russian Revolutionary Posters: From Civil War to Socialist Realism, from Bolshevism to the End of Stalin
The tumultuous events of the Russian Revolution were matched by dramatic shifts in graphic art and design that continue to influence our visual landscape. David King, an expert on Soviet art and an internationally acclaimed graphic designer, selected the more than 165 posters reproduced here from his own unparalleled collection. Constructivist posters, socialist advertising, 1920s film posters, classic photomontage, the heroic posters of the Great Patriotic War, biting political satire, and the cult of personality of the Stalin years are all represented, as are artists such as Alexander Rodchenko, El Lissitzky, Gustav Klutsis, Dimitri Moor, Viktor Deni, and Nina Vatolina. King sets the posters in context and profiles the art directors and creative directors whose vision played such a vital role in creating these striking works.
144 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2012
About the author
David King
505 books68 followersDavid King is the author of "Finding Atlantis", "Vienna 1814", and, most recently, "Death in the City of Light".
A Fulbright Scholar with a master's degree from Cambridge University, King taught European history at the University of Kentucky before becoming a full-time writer.
A Fulbright Scholar with a master's degree from Cambridge University, King taught European history at the University of Kentucky before becoming a full-time writer.
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February 25, 2021
Beautiful, haunting and insightful.
A masterful and honest documentation of a complex and horrific time. It’s not difficult to look at these posters and propaganda and see how indoctrination can happen. You can read about this time period, but it’s not until you’re seeing what they saw on a day-to-day basis that you can even begin to imagine what life was like for them.
A masterful and honest documentation of a complex and horrific time. It’s not difficult to look at these posters and propaganda and see how indoctrination can happen. You can read about this time period, but it’s not until you’re seeing what they saw on a day-to-day basis that you can even begin to imagine what life was like for them.
January 21, 2019
Another outstanding collection by David King.
October 8, 2019
Nice reference.
September 4, 2022
Remarkably wide variety of styles. Analysis image-by-image.
December 8, 2013
A collection of some really fascinating posters of the Soviet Union. A fascinating window into this important historical period.
April 28, 2015
Utterly fascinating book. I only wish it would have had more examples.
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews