Soviet Political Agitation Art Collection (#5)

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

Help to Preserve the Art of the Ages Past, 1919. Creator: Kupreyanov, Nikolai Nikolaevich
Help to Preserve the Art of the Ages Past, 1919. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The Birth of the New Human, 1923. Creator: Vogeler, Heinrich (1872-1942)
The Birth of the New Human, 1923. Found in the Collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Long live the Third Communist International!, 1921. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

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

The Red Cavalry at Perekop, Early 1920s. Private Collection

Cover for the childrens book Kuznets Metallurgical Combine: A Socialist Giant, 1932. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Transsiberian express (Brochure of the Intourist company), 1931. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

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

Soviet Union - Friendship of Peoples, 1923-1924. Found in the Collection of State History Museum, Moscow

Worker! You have to master a weapon. Vsevobuch (Universal military training), 1919. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

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

The arithmetic of an industrial-financial counter-plan, 1931. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

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

Illustration for the childrens book Kuznets Metallurgical Combine: A Socialist Giant, 1932. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Advertising Poster for confections from state factories of Mosselprom, 1930. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

RKP (Russian Communist Party), 1924. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Moscow Spartakiada, 1928, 1928. Private Collection

A Message To Ukrainian Peasant, 1919. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

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

Soviet border guard with his dog, End 1930s. Private Collection

Bolsheviks greetings to brave conquerors of the North Pole!, 1937. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Down with the damned parasites! Cover of the Lapot Satirical Journal, 1924. Private Collection

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

Moskau Spartakiada, 1928, 1928. Found in the Collection of State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki

The Moscow-Volga Canal is opened, 1937. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria, 1940. Private Collection

The Papanin Expedition, 1938. Private Collection

Ivan Papanin, 1938. Private Collection

Militiawoman, 1920. Private Collection

Hands off Leningrad!, 1941. Private Collection

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"Soviet Political Agitation Art: Visualizing Ideology and Mobilizing the Masses" In the tumultuous years following the Russian Revolution, Soviet political agitation art emerged as a powerful tool to disseminate revolutionary ideals, rally support, and shape public opinion. Through bold imagery and striking messages, artists like El Lissitzky, Stepan Prokoptsev, and Dmitri Moor captured the essence of this transformative era. Lissitzky's iconic poster "Beat the Whites with the red wedge" (1920) symbolizes the Bolsheviks' determination to overcome counter-revolutionary forces. The red wedge piercing through white represents their unwavering resolve in establishing a socialist state. Prokoptsev's "Mayonnaise Sauce" (1938) takes a different approach by promoting self-sufficiency during times of scarcity. This culinary-themed artwork encourages people to make do with limited resources while highlighting collective efforts towards survival. Similarly emphasizing self-reliance is an advertising poster for pelmeni from 1936. It showcases traditional Russian dumplings as a symbol of national identity and economic progress under socialism. Moor's masterpiece "Capitalism devours everything" (1920) vividly depicts capitalism as a monstrous creature devouring workers' rights and exploiting natural resources. This image serves as a call-to-action against capitalist exploitation prevalent during that time. Zelensky's work titled "To have more, we must produce more. . " (1920) underscores education as an essential component for industrial growth. By advocating knowledge acquisition alongside increased production levels, Zelensky highlights how intellectual development can fuel societal progress. The advancement of technology also found its place in Soviet propaganda art. An illustration from "USSR Builds Socialism" (1933) celebrates Soviet Union's ambitious endeavor to construct dirigibles – showcasing technological achievements that would propel them into modernity. Amidst these grand visions, the importance of individual contributions was not forgotten.