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ANONYMOUS ARTIST. What Have You Done For the Front?

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ANONYMOUS ARTIST. What Have You Done For the Front?

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Chto ty sdelal dlya fronta? [What Have You Done For the Front?], a poster by an anonymous artist. Published by Litizdat PUR, Moscow, 1920, 71 x 43.5 cm.

This Civil War poster could be considered a precursor of Moor's popular poster of the WWII period.

Search extension words: Russian poster, Soviet poster.

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ANONYMOUS ARTIST. What Have You Done For the Front?

Name: ANONYMOUS ARTIST. What Have You Done For the Front?
SKU: 11238661
Price: 1700 USD
Availability: InStock

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