£60
Propaganda Poster Scrap Metal Pioneer Recycling Tractors USSR. Original vintage Soviet scrap metal recycling propaganda poster depicting a young Pioneer with a barrel of scrapped metal stood before an army of tractors. He holds his hand to his mouth as he triumphantly delivers a speech. The text above dominates the frame reading a rhyme - ???? ?????? ??????? ????? ????? 100000 ????????? ?? ??????????? ???????! - which translates to - So that our homeland becomes stronger, we will give 100000 tractors out of pioneer metal! Like many propaganda posters from the Soviet times, this poster also captures an air of resilience and fierce patriotism. On the left, the poster features an illustration of Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924). His black and white profile engulfed within a red flame with the caption Always ready! This artwork was designed by Sachkov (1928?2005) and published by Moscow Fine Arts in 1967. Fair condition, folds, creasing, staining, repaired tears, repaired paper loss. Country of issue: Russia, designer: V. Sachkov, E. Artsrunyan, size (cm): 87x59, year of printing: 1969
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