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KEIL, A. Relentless Struggle Against Opportunists M

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Leninizm rodilsya, vyros i okrep v besposhadnoi bor'be s opportunistami vsekh mastey [Leninism Was Born, Grew Up, and Gained Strength in a Merciless Struggle with Opportunists of Every Stripe], a poster by A. Keil (pseudonym of Sandor Ek, 1902-1975). Published by OGIZ-IZOGIZ, Moscow-Leningrad, 1934. 94.5 x 62 cm.

Painter, caricaturist, and poster artist Sandor Ek left Hungary for Germany after the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic. In 1933, he was forced to flee again, and spent the next 12 years in Moscow. With the end of WWII, he returned to (now Socialist) Hungary. The poster's caption is a quote from Stalin's letter "Some Questions Concerning the History of Bolshevism".

Search extension words / key tags: Russian poster, Soviet propaganda.

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