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10:00 AM PT - Feb 12th, 2012
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[The Communist Party Is Invincible, If It Knows Its Goal, and If It Is Not Afraid of Difficulties], a poster in the Kazakh language, from the Russian-language original by Iraklii Toidze (1902-1985, People's Artist of Georgian SSR). Published by Iskusstvo, Moscow-Leningrad, 1940. 101 x 69 cm.
The poster's caption comes from Stalin's 1933 speech discussing the results of the first Five Year Plan. Iraklii Toidze was one of Stalin's favorites, and in 1947 he was awarded the Stalin's Prize for several paintings showing the Leader. He is better remembered for his WWII patriotic posters. He was also highly regarded book illustrator. Search extension words / key tags: Russian poster, Soviet propaganda. Condition reportCondition reports are available on request, please contact us if you have any questions. A high resolution pdf format catalog is available for download at our website.;
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