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Hôtel des ventes Giraudeau

30 - Russian Revolution, 1917–1929

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€30 - 50

Sale fees

24%

Russian Revolution, 1917–1929 Set of Russian posters, official GDR reprints from the 1960s by Gerhardt Verlag in Berlin: - Soviet propaganda poster with text in Cyrillic “The illiterate person is like a blind person: failure and misfortune await them everywhere” Created in 1920 during the campaign against illiteracy. Dimensions: 68 x 48 Small tears along the edges, water stains, and spots. - Soviet propaganda poster with text in Cyrillic: “1917 October 1920” "A call to comrades to redouble their efforts amid shells and bayonets" It depicts a Red Army soldier on horseback (reminiscent of St. George) slaying a dragon, which symbolizes the Tsarist regime and the counterrevolution. Created in 1920 Dimensions: 68 x 48 Tears, missing sections, water stains, and spots. - Soviet propaganda poster with Cyrillic text reading “The mercenary Petliura sold Ukraine to the Polish lord!” “The lords have burned and plundered Ukraine—death to the lord and the Petliurists!” Created in 1920, following the alliance between Simon Petliura and Josef Pilsudski (Warsaw Treaty) Dimensions: 68 x 48 Tears, missing sections, water stains, and spots. - Soviet propaganda poster with text in Cyrillic “Wrangel is still alive; finish him off without mercy” Created in 1920, based on a design by Dimitri Stakhievitch Moor. Dimensions: 68 x 48 Tears, missing sections, water stains, and spots.

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Militaria
Saturday, December 5
10:00 AM
25 Rue Joseph-Cugnot
37300 Joue-les--tours, France

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Hôtel des ventes Giraudeau +33 2 47 37 71 71 contact@hdv-giraudeau.fr
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