Rare Soviet Russian Zlatoust Presentation Propaganda Axe with Stalin Portrait, 1935. Exceptional Soviet presentation axe produced at the Zlatoust Instrumental Factory-Combine named after Lenin in 1935. The steel axe head is extensively decorated with finely etched and engraved propaganda imagery. One side features a prominent profile portrait of Joseph Stalin above an industrial panorama, with the slogan ("Glory to Labor"). The reverse depicts two hammermen striking an anvil against a dramatic industrial cityscape, beneath the celebrated Soviet slogan ("Labor in the USSR is a Matter of Honor, Valor and Heroism"). The poll is factory inscribed. Retains its original wooden haft. A striking and unusually elaborate example of Zlatoust presentation metalwork of the Stalin-era industrialization period. Haft length: 16.75 in. Axe head: 6.75 x 5 in.