Lot 157: Soviet Political Poster. Aurora Art Publishers, Leningrad, 1973. First Edition

A folio-sized portfolio titled Советский политический плакат (Soviet Political Poster), comprising a collection of loose colour plates reproducing historical Soviet propaganda posters. Published in Leningrad by Aurora Art Publishers (Издательство «Аврора») in 1973. The portfolio consists of card wrappers with a white cover, red border, and a central orange graphic depicting a figure holding a banner that forms the Russian title. The publisher’s imprint appears at the lower right in both English and Russian as Aurora Art Publishers and Издательство «Аврора».

The internal contents include vibrant colour plates of various historical posters. Visible examples include a vertical composition depicting a priest with the text ЧЕРНЫЕ ВОРОНЫ ГОТОВЯТ РАЗБОЙНИЧИЙ НАБЕГ НА С.С.С.Р. ПРОЛЕТАРИЙ – БУДЬ НА ЧЕКУ! (Black crows are preparing a bandit raid on the USSR. Proletarian – be on your guard!) and another plate featuring an 1812 comparison between Napoleon and Hitler with the text НАПОЛЕОН ПОТЕРПЕЛ ПОРАЖЕНИЕ, ТО ЖЕ БУДЕТ И С ЗАЗНАВШИМСЯ ГИТЛЕРОМ!.