Dlya Povolzh'ya . . . [For the Volga Region . . .] . A poster suggesting that expropriation of Church's valuables would provide a major boost to Volga Famine relief efforts - there is enough gold and silver to fill a train 7 vyorsts (roughly 7 km) long. A poster attributed to Dmitry Moor (Dmitry Orlov, 1893-1946). Printed at MOSKUST Lithography Works, R.V.Ts. registration no. 1157, Moscow, 1922, 36 x 61 cm.

Another poster defending the February 1922 expropriation decree, produced at the same time as the poster offered in the previous lot - note the sequential registration numbers. This raises the likelihood that both posters, executed in similar technique, are the work of the same artist [Moor].

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