Publisher: Kontakt-kultura
Publication: 2013, First Edition
Binding: Softcover folder with loose sheets
Pages: 24 sheets
Size: 245 x 335
Text: Russian
ISBN: 9784956959797
(Introduction/Translation) 'After October 1917, the leaders of the young Soviet state felt an urgent need to instill a clear moral compass in ordinary citizens. Human vices and bad habits, constantly evident in everyday life, affecting the moral and social atmosphere in society, and hindering the construction of socialism, were deemed "enemies of the cultural revolution" and outlawed. The poster became the Bolshevik Party's primary weapon in this uncompromising struggle. The late 1920s marked a period of intense conflict between the state's task of fulfilling the first five-year plan (1929-1932) and the traditional "Russian scourge"—universal drunkenness, laziness, theft, lack of culture, and sexual promiscuity...'
Condition: Very Good. Shelf ware consistent with age. Light rubbing to cover/edges. Please note that some product listings use stock imagery, so the item received may not be the item shown.
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