Proletariat Collection (#9)

Osoaviakhim. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky, El (1890-1941)
Osoaviakhim. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The Red Army. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky, El (1890-1941)
The Red Army. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Soviet pavilion at the International Press Exhibition, Cologne, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
Soviet pavilion at the International Press Exhibition, Cologne. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Sports Activities of Children. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
Sports Activities of Children. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

General primary education. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
General primary education. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Ceremonial Meeting at Magnitogorsk. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Soviets - the highest form of democracy. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Cotton breeding. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky, El (1890-1941)
Cotton breeding. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The Red Gardener collective farm. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
The Red Gardener collective farm. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Moscow Brick Factory. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
Moscow Brick Factory. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Khibiny. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky, El (1890-1941)
Khibiny. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The timber for Western Europe. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
The timber for Western Europe. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The USSR produces powerful turbines. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Five-Year Plan: Batumi - Baku. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
Five-Year Plan: Batumi - Baku. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Petroleum. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky, El (1890-1941)
Petroleum. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Rioni Hydroelectric Power Plant. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
Rioni Hydroelectric Power Plant. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The first Tractor. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
The first Tractor. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky, El (1890-1941)
Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Cover design USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky, El (1890-1941)
Cover design USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The Gosprom complex (Palace of Industry) in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
The Gosprom complex (Palace of Industry) in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Medicine in the USSR. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
Medicine in the USSR. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The health recovery of the workers. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The fight against illiteracy. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
The fight against illiteracy. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Soviet woman. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky, El (1890-1941)
Soviet woman. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Production of the Food Canning Factory. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

ANT-14 of Andrei Tupolev. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
ANT-14 of Andrei Tupolev. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Chemistry in the hands of the proletariat and the peasantry, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
Chemistry in the hands of the proletariat and the peasantry. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The Red Proletarian Moscow Machine-Tool Plant. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Magnitogorsk - Kuzbass. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Creator: Lissitzky
Magnitogorsk - Kuzbass. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Group of Bolsheviks, 1918-1923. Private Collection

Cover of Les Multituds, collection of stories, edition printed in Barcelona in 1906, work by the Catalan writer and art critic Raymon Casellas

Sketch of the composition Construction of the Palace of Labor, 1918. Found in the Collection of Regional Art Museum, Vitebsk

A Book Is Nothing But a Man Speaking Publically, 1920. Private Collection

In the Storm of the Third Year of the Five Year Plan, 1930. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Pavel Nikolayevich Miliukov (1859-1943), 1920s. Private Collection

Did you fulfill your Prodrazvyorstka (grain delivery requirement)?, 1920. Found in the Collection of State History Museum, Moscow

The demolished study of Tsar Nicholas II at the Winter Palace, 1917. Found in the collection of Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

Workers Keep Your Rifles Within Hands Reach! (ROSTA Window), c. 1920. Found in the collection of State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Womens Suffrage Demonstration on the Nevsky Prospect in Petrograd on March 8, 1917, 1917. Found in the collection of Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

Ironworks, 1873. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Banner of General Kornilovs forces, 1917. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Preparing paintings for evacuation from one of the Italian halls at the Hermitage, 1917. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Demonstrators gather in front of the Winter Palace in Petrograd, 1917. Found in the collection of State Museum of Revolution, Moscow

Regiments summoned back from the war front by the Provisional Government on Palace Square, before the Winter Palace, 1917. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Lenin and Manifestation, 1919. Found in the collection of State History Museum, Moscow

Tsar Nicholas II and family gardening at Alexander Palace during internment at Tsarskoye Selo, 1917, 1917. Found in the Collection of Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

Alexander Ivanovich Guchkov (1862-1936), 1917. Found in the Collection of Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

The Petrograd Soviet of Soldiers Deputies at the State Duma, 1917. Found in the Collection of Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

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"Proletariat: The Backbone of Revolutionary Movements" The concept of the proletariat, depicted in various forms throughout history, has been a driving force behind revolutionary movements and social change. In the early 20th century, American socialists used powerful imagery to expose the flaws of capitalism through posters like "Capitalist Pyramid" (1911), highlighting the vast wealth inequality that existed within society. As we delve into history, we encounter iconic works such as "Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge" (1920) by El Lissitzky. This poster symbolized the Bolsheviks' determination to overcome their adversaries during the Russian Civil War and establish a socialist regime. During Stalin's era, Soviet propaganda aimed at mobilizing workers for industrialization was exemplified by Vladimir Lyushin's poster "The Young Communist League is the Shock Battalion of Five-Year Plan" (1931). It emphasized how young communists played a crucial role in achieving economic growth and transforming Russia into an industrial powerhouse. Artistic representations also captured proletarian struggles. Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo's painting "The Fourth State" showcased impoverished workers fighting against exploitation in Italy during his time. Similarly, Vera Mukhina's sculpture "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, " located in Moscow, immortalizes laborers who contributed to building a new Soviet society. Leaders like Lenin inspired artists to create impactful pieces reflecting their ideologies. Irakliy Toidze's oil painting "Lenin Rallying the People" portrayed Lenin as an influential figure rallying support for communism among ordinary citizens. Post-revolutionary Russia celebrated its achievements through posters such as Ivan Simakov's lithograph commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Great Proletarian Revolution (1922). These artworks served as reminders of collective triumph over oppressive systems. In times of hardship or war, propaganda posters encouraged hard work and dedication from peasants and workers alike.