30 let Velikoi Oktyabr’skoi Sotsialisticheskoi Revolyutsii! [The 30th Anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution!], a poster by Alexandr Mytnikov(1890-1960, Meritorious Art Worker of Dagestan ASSR ). Published by (State) Artistic Fund — Rostov branch, Rostov on Don, 1947. 77.5 x 52.5 cm.

Aleksandr Mytnikov was n Soviet graphic artist and pedagogue. A graduate of the Imperial Arts Academy, where he specialized in printmaking under V.V. Mate, he lived in the large Southern city of Rostov. He was the long time Artistic Director of the regional publishing house, and a professor at the Rostov Arts Institute. Many of his students later rose to prominence; invariably, they talked of Mytnikov as their most important teacher. Mytnikov’s prints and watercolors are found in the collections of numerous Russian museums.